Sain Ffagan: Amgueddfa Werin Cymru | |
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 The administration offices in the background | |
  Location in Cardiff, Wales | |
Former name | St Fagans National History Museum |
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| Established | 1948 |
| Location | St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°29′13″N 3°16′21″W / 51.4869°N 3.2725°W |
| Visitors | 610,155 (2010)[1] * Ranked 21st in the UK |
| Website | museum |
St Fagans National Museum of History (/ˈfæɡənz/ FAG-ənz; Welsh: Sain Ffagan: Amgueddfa Werin Cymru), commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in Cardiff chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people. The museum is part of the wider network of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales.[2]
It consists of more than forty re-erected buildings from various locations in Wales, and is set in the grounds of St Fagans Castle, a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house.[3] In 2011 Which? magazine named the museum the United Kingdom's favourite visitor attraction.[4]
A six-year, £30-million revamp was completed in 2018 and the museum was named the Art Fund Museum of the Year in 2019.[5]
- ^ "Visits made in 2010 to visitor attractions in membership with ALVA". Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ Witty, Matthew. "The history of the suburb of St. Fagans". www.cardiffians.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ Clements, Laura (4 August 2018). "The story of Wales' best-loved museum as St Fagans hits 70". walesonline. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ Clare Hutchinson (29 September 2011). "National History Museum at St Fagans soars to the top of UK's favourite tourist sites". WalesOnline. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ St Fagans National Museum of History wins Museum of the Year, BBC, 4 July 2019, retrieved 4 July 2019