National Museum Cardiff
National Museum Cardiff is a main site of the national museum. It lies inside the built-up area of Cardiff. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building. Its operator is National Museum Wales.
Museum in Cardiff
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#84 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (24 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Cardiff
National Museum Cardiff is inside Cardiff’s built-up area, with 19 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Cardiff has 699 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
Highs of 17–21°C mark May to September in Cardiff.
National Museum Cardiff
Roughly 373K visitors come each year. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 24 languages. Around it, within 15 km, lie 86 more places, Cardiff Castle (500 m) first on our list.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- National Museum Wales
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Visitors
- 373K visitors a year
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 24 languages
- Town
- in Cardiff
- Official site
- museum.wales/cardiff
Before you set off
The way to National Museum Cardiff
The numbers show what else is near National Museum Cardiff, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Cardiff’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near National Museum Cardiff
Cardiff, with 348,511 people, is the largest of the 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Cardiff
Penarth
Broadstreet Common
Dinas Powis
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where National Museum Cardiff is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | It’s in town | 348,511 | 76 |
| Penarth | 3.4 km south of it | 28,391 | 24 |
| Broadstreet Common | 6 km east of it | 390 | 3 |
| Dinas Powis | 6.2 km south of it | 7,891 | 19 |
| St Fagans | 6.3 km west of it | 291 | 52 |
| Tongwynlais | 7.1 km northwest of it | 1,846 | 51 |
| Wenvoe | 7.6 km southwest of it | 1,129 | 49 |
| Marshfield | 9.2 km northeast of it | 2,386 | 3 |
Also near National Museum Cardiff
A visit can add 3 castles, 2 cathedrals and a museum, from 86 places within 15 km.
CastleCardiff Castle500 m away2
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral600 m away3
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral3 km away4CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle10 km away5
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre6.6 km away · 610K visitors a year6
Castle · CadwCastell Coch7.7 km away7
Art galleryFfotogallery1 km away8
Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle6.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to National Museum Cardiff: questions
Where is National Museum Cardiff?
National Museum Cardiff is in Cardiff, South Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is National Museum Cardiff?
Main site of the national museum of Wales, United Kingdom.
Who runs National Museum Cardiff?
National Museum Wales.
How many people visit National Museum Cardiff?
About 373K visitors a year.
When is the best time to visit National Museum Cardiff?
May to September are the warmest months in Cardiff, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is National Museum Cardiff a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near National Museum Cardiff?
Within 15 km: Cardiff Castle (500 m), Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral (600 m), Llandaff Cathedral (3 km) and Caerphilly Castle (10 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ffotogallery: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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