National Museum Wales

Exterior of National Museum Cardiff

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales is a Welsh Government sponsored body that comprises seven museums in Wales focusing on art and science exhibitions as well as interactive experiences and talks. Combined, the seven national museums in the Amgueddfa Cymru family attract visitors more than 1.9 million people any given year.

Direct Access worked with Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales to undertake accessibility audits of all seven museums plus the National Collections Centre. Each site will be visited over the next few months to review accessibility following Part M of Building Regulations (Welsh Government) and British Standards BS 8300:2018. Direct Access provided a trilingual approach to audit reports with Welsh, English, and Sign Language versions.

National Museum Wales are thoroughly committed to improving access for disabled people throughout their museums to provide inclusive visitor experiences for everyone.

Direct Access is very much looking forward to visiting the seven museums:

  • National Museum Cardiff – formerly the National Museum of Wales
  • St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff
  • Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon
  • National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre near Llandysul
  • National Slate Museum, Llanberis
  • National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon
  • National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
  • National Museum Cardiff Exterior
An exterior view of the front of the National Museum in Cardiff on a cloudy day. A grand Greek style building with pillars supporting the front entrance ceiling.

As part of our work with NMW, Direct Access also delivered improved access for Neurodivergent disabled people. Amgueddfa Cymru is leading the way with increased awareness of neurodivergent access issues and was keen to engage with us to provide improved visitor information and accessibility consistently at all their museums.

Direct Access relished the opportunity to work with Amgueddfa Cymru on this project and has been encouraged and impressed by the knowledge, experience, and appetite for accessibility and inclusive design amongst museum management teams. 

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