NATIONAL MUSEUMS & GALLERIES OF WALES

Annual Report of the Council 1998-1999

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PatronsMathew & Angela PrichardCaptain Norman Lloyd EdwardsMajor & Mrs HFR HomfrayMr G Wyn HowellsThe Rt Hon The Earl of Plymouth DL FRSAMiss Mary CashmoreDr Margaret Berwyn JonesMr John & Mrs Jane SorotosMrs Christine EynonMrs Meriel WatkinsMr John Foster ThomasMr Alan SmithMr & Mrs David AndrewsMr Wynford Evans CBENeil & Glenys Kinnock

BenefactorsDr Roderic BowenSir Kyffin WilliamsDr Hilary YewlettMr Dafydd Bowen LewisJohn Lovell

Seat EndowersMr HG JonesG & AP Robinson

Gala Dinner in-kind sponsorsGardner Merchant LeisureTheatre VisionGolley Slater & PartnersZenith MediaSA Brain & Co LtdIn-Plant DesignTy Nant Spring WaterEPC K2 (Cardiff) LtdCardiff Bay Development Corporation

LegaciesClara Ellen Smith Will TrustMiss H A Rees

Other donationsThe Friends of NMGCCardiff & Bristol Channel IncorporatedShipowners’ Association

Sponsors and In-KindGrosvenor WatersideLegal & GeneralCoutts & CoRoyal MintCableTelTower ColleryMarathon Oil UK LtdLloyds Bank Commercial ServiceCywaith CymruAlfred McAlpine Slate Products LtdThe National Heritage Arts Sponsorship SchemeHeritage Lottery Fund

Trusts & FoundationsAnonymousHeadley TrustG C Gibson Charitable TrustNational Art Collections FundDerek Williams TrustEsme Fairbairn Charitable Trust

Founder and Corporate MembersGolley Slater GroupSA BrainCoutts & CoMEM GroupPalser GrossmanNCMWhitbread Beer CompanyBarclays Wales & WestLloyds Bank Commercial ServicesMidland Bank

Research GrantsCADWCardiff University

The President and Council would like tothank the following, and those who wish toremain anonymous, for their generoussupport of the National Museums &Galleries of Wales in the period from 1st April 1998 to March 1999

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© National Museums & Galleries of Wales, 1999Editor: Penny FellTranslation: Siân Roberts, Elin ap HywelDesign & Production: Arwel HughesPrinting: Mid Wales Litho

ISBN: 0 7200 0475 6

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD BY THE PRESIDENT

REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES

NATIONAL MUSEUM & GALLERY CARDIFF

Archaeology & Numismatics

Art

Biodiversity & Systematic Biology

Geology

Access

MUSEUM OF WELSH LIFE

INDUSTRY

MUSEUM OF THE WELSH WOOLLEN INDUSTRY

WELSH SLATE MUSEUM

ROMAN LEGIONARY MUSEUM

SEGONTIUM ROMAN MUSEUM

TURNER HOUSE GALLERY

PRIMARY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR FIGURES

MAKING THE MUSEUM’S WORK POSSIBLE

APPENDICES

i. Court of Governors and Council

ii Staff

The Summary Financial Report for 1998-99 is published as acompanion volume to this Report.

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Richard Trevithick’s Penydarren Locomotive, 1804Painting by T. Cuneo

The Mission

The National Museums & Galleries of Wales(NMGW) exists for the advancement of educationof the public, through a general knowledge of thearchaeology, art, biodiversity, geology and socialand industrial history of Wales. Its aims are:

1. To advance knowledge of Welsh culture andheritage in a worldwide context and thus improveunderstanding of Wales as a nation, and of its placein the world.

2. To be the best possible repository for thecollections of national and international renownand importance held in its care.

3. To enable the study and appreciation of thearts, humanities, sciences and technology in orderto promote an understanding of the present, andinspire informed discussion about the future.

4. To inspire an increasing number of people tovisit our museums and to make use of their diverseresources.

Underpinning all these aims is the need to developwisely and to use creatively all our resources, so thatwe might adapt successfully in a climate of cultural,economic and technological change.

During this year, NMGW saw the retirement of itsDirector Colin Ford who made innovative changesat many of our museums, in particular at the WelshSlate Museum (WSM) and Roman LegionaryMuseum (RLM) and increased emphasis on richerinterpretation and access throughout NMGW.During his five years, he laid foundations forsignificant developments planned for the nextdecade. We also welcomed his successor, AnnaSouthall, who was Assistant Director of NMGW

with responsibility forOperations &Developments.

At a pivotal time inWelsh political history,we have reformulated aStrategic Corporate Planwhich will build on pastevents and achievements,and take us into the newMillennium.

The Future

This Annual Report starts by addressing key issueswhich have concerned our museums during theyear, and outlines some of the major issues for theimmediate future.

1. To create an industrial museum,and a wider strategy, fitting for theworld's first industrial nation.

The sale of the Welsh Industrial &Maritime Museum in Cardiff Bay(reported on page 20) gives us, forthe first time, money which can beused to match grants from fundingbodies. With this we shall create anew National Waterfront Museumin Swansea, a city which can claim asignificant place in the industrialstory of Wales.

Swansea was chosen as the key industrial sitebecause it offers the space to display the technolog-ical giants of industry and maritime history; theproactive involvement of the City and County ofSwansea; and a chance for NMGW to serve moreclosely the people of west Wales.

A consultation document Wales - the first industrialnation - was circulated in 1998/9, outlining NMGW'Sconcern to co-ordinate its industrial interpretationon a national scale. We plan that the NationalWaterfront Museum should act as a signpost toother industrial sites: WSM, already in develop-ment; the Museum of the Welsh Woollen IndustryDre-fach Felindre, for which a Heritage LotteryFund (HLF) bid is being prepared; and Big PitBlaenafon, also the subject of developmentproposals, with whom we will be working inpartnership to tell the story of coal mining inWales, combining its industrial and social history.

2. To improve the care of our collections, in particulardeveloping the new Nantgarw Collections Centre.

Our collections of genuine objects differentiate usfrom a university on one hand, and a theme parkon the other. Most museum objects are nevershown to the public, but are collected for theknowledge they can give us. We hold some7,000,000 items or groups, collected during thepast century. Only a third of these are currently

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Mathew PrichardPresident

Anna SouthallDirector

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adequately curated: we wish urgently to address thisbacklog, so that we can look forward and collectproperly for the future.

The acquisition of a new Collections Centre, atNantgarw in Rhondda Cynon Taf, gives us a basefrom which to plan so that all our industrial collections, an Archives Resource Centre, andfacilities for conservation and reserve collectionscan be housed beneath one roof. We are planningto develop this centre to cater better for researchcollections held at all our sites.

3. To take a key role in national and internationalstrategies on biodiversity.

Our extensive collections form the greatest pool ofinformation about the natural history of Wales and,in some cases, about other parts of the world.The Museum is uniquely placed to bring togetheraspects of Welsh culture with the environmentwhich influences it, as articulated in Agenda 21,the global action plan promoting sustainable useof resources.

Biodiversity (the variety of living things) is a majornatural resource from which we derive food,medicines, industrial material and culturalenjoyment. Through our Departments ofBiodiversity and Geology, we will continue tocontribute to the understanding of the variety oflife in Wales by undertaking surveys and carryingout research on critical species, both in marineenvironments and on land. By continued research,and by making this information available to thepublic, we shall contribute to government and localinitiatives in biodiversity, helping to safeguard ournatural resources, and develop a sustainableeconomy.

4. To make our Museums, and what they offer,available to the widest number of people

We will achieve this by inspiring an increasingnumber of ‘real’ visitors to our museums.Exhibitions and activities help to encourage newvisitors and stimulate repeat visits. During this year,NMGW undertook to streamline its programme,concentrating on fewer and more powerfulexhibitions.

Until three years ago, our museums undertook nosustained visitor research, a serious gap in ourprovision. The second summer visitor survey tookplace at five museums, in 1998, commissioned fromBeaufort Research. We discovered, for instance, that70% of visitors to our Cardiff museums come fromwithin thirty minutes drive time: this gives usvaluable information on which to base futureMarketing strategies.

Virtual visitors - and their potential for conversionto ‘real’ visits - have been encouraged bydevelopment of our World Wide Web site. Re-launched in July 1998, with a full time WebOfficer, the site has already won critical acclaim. Wewill develop the web as an information resource,and become an active part of the Government'sNational Grid for Learning.

In 1998/99, we planned for the introduction of freeaccess to school groups, introduced on 1 April1999. A major thrust of our future planning is towork for free access to all school-age children andsenior citizens, empowering NMGW to fulfil itsmission for lifelong learning.

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The Collections Centre at Nantgarw

A family visit to Rhyd y car at the Museum of Welsh LifeSt Fagans

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5. To use our resources effectively and wisely, adaptingto new climates of funding and priority.

NMGW staff are its most valuable resource: towardsthe end of the year, the museum underwent a staffrestructuring exercise, with the help of consultantsKPMG. In the spirit of devolution, theirrecommendations were designed to empower eachof our individual museums, and involved are-alignment of Senior Management with thecreation of a pan-NMGW Management Forum.

The future of museums depends on the quality oftheir staff, and this subject has been at the forefrontof resource planning during the year. We are underno illusion: traditionally, Museums have found ithard to create a climate which nurtures youngertalent. Some difficult changes have been made tocreate that climate. A pay and grading review hasalso been put in train, to ensure that we cancontinue to recruit, retain and reward theappropriate people in the coming years.

New funding sources will be sought, both throughentrepreneurial income generation and throughpartnerships with business and funding agencies.Our Development Department is working toidentify potential partnerships, including Europeanand Lottery funding and private companies and individuals. A list of this year's successfulpartnerships is shown on the inside cover.

A major thrust of our strategy depends oncollaboration with other like-minded bodies. Today,no one institution can afford to exist in isolation:partnerships with Swansea City and Council, withBig Pit and Torfaen County Borough Council, withGwynedd County Council and with environmentalagencies will help us to deliver our aims; and, bycollective activity, to enhance the internationalreputation and standing of Wales.

Mathew PrichardPresident of Council

Big Pit

ARCHAEOLOGY & NUMISMATICS

Display & Interpretation

The euro arrived in 1999 and NMGW seized theopportunity to examine periods in history whenforeign currency has been used in Wales andEngland - both officially and unofficially. Towards aSingle Currency was a collaborative venture with theRoyal Mint, and also featured entries to theinternational design competition for euro coinage.

During Spring half term Grunal the Moneyer setup camp in the Museum, enthralling largeaudiences by producing Anglo-Saxon coinage.During this period around 2,500 commemorative‘coins’ were struck by Grunal and the public.

Courts & Kingdoms was an exhibition about thetimes of the Welsh princes Rhodri Mawr and HywelDda, a counterpoint to Princes as Patrons, and timedto coincide with the Fourth InternationalConference on Insular Art. Drawing on new findsfrom recent fieldwork at Llangorse Crannog, Powysand Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey, it also involved anelegant redecoration for the Early ChristianMonuments gallery.

The Coins and Medals Gallery was enriched, fromMay 1998, by the addition of the spectacularTregwynt Treasure Trove, a Civil War hoard of some33 gold and 467 silver coins and a gold ‘posy’ ring,one of the most significant aquisitions of recentyears

National Archaeology Weekend saw theDepartment of Archaeology moving spade, shoveland trowel to the Museum of Welsh Life (MWL).Over 800 people participated in the event whichincluded the opportunity to work on excavationsand demonstrations of ancient iron and woodcrafts. This event also marked the launch of theArchaeology & Numismatics website, with much-acclaimed pages, including a catalogue of theTregwynt Hoard, information on the CelticWarrior's Grave and an interactive cartoon conservation game - The Adventures of Henry -created entirely in-house.

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Grunal the Moneyer striking ‘coins”

Early Christian Monuments gallery

Page from the Archaeology website

Fieldwork and Research

Excavation work continued on the foundations ofSt Teilo's church, Llandeilo Tal-y-bont nearPontarddulais. Information gained will feed intothe project to re-erect the church at MWL.

Excavation also continued on the site of the earlymedieval settlement at Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey.Work revealed evidence for a remarkable defensivewall around this Viking settlement.

On Burry Holms, Gower, an archaeological evaluation uncovered Early Mesolithic arrow tips,a scraper and waste blades from the manufactureof stone implements, dating back to c.7000 BC.

Conservation of the timbersfrom the Magor Pill medievalboat continued, with the helpof Laing's Charitable Trustand the Esmée FairbairnTrust.

NMGW published TheMedieval Tiles of Wales byJohn Lewis, former AssistantKeeper of Medieval andLater Archaeology. Part of aUK wide census of medievaltiles, it illustrates 800 designsfor floor tiles from medievalbuildings in Wales and is ofgreat interest both toarchaeologists and studentsof design history.

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Demonstrations of ancient iron and wood crafts during National Archaeology Weekend

Recording the Burry Holms excavation

ART

Princes as Patrons, The Art Collections of the Princes ofWales from the Renaissance to the Present Day was theyear's major exhibition at the National Museum &Gallery Cardiff (NMGC).

It attracted a record number of visitors fromoutside Wales, raising long overdue publicawareness of NMGC as one of the major UK artgalleries. A collaboration with the Royal CollectionTrust, Princes as Patrons comprised over 300 exhibitsincluding paintings, sculpture, silver, arms andarmour, porcelain and furnishings. These camefrom the personal collections of five Princes ofWales, from Henry (1594 - 1612) to HRH ThePrince of Wales, who loaned items for theexhibition and was guest of honour at its opening.

A complex exhibition set transformed the galleriesinto a succession of palatial interiors; Princes asPatrons attracted 34,228 visitors, the highestaudited figure for an art exhibition at NMGC; andraised £86,250 in commercial sponsorship, with

major supporters being Legal & General andCoutts & Co, the private bank.

Art in Wales GalleryOctober 1998 marked the opening of Oriel Celfyng Nghymru/Art in Wales Gallery, a spacededicated to changing displays exploring differentaspects of the country's visual culture.The opening season of three exhibitions -Landmarks, Reconnaissance: Josef Koudelka; andHenry Clarence Whaite (1828 - 1912) - featuredartists' responses to the land of Wales.

A much publicised exhibition of work from farbeyond the borders of Wales was Kalighat Icons:a display of 19th century Indian popular art.A substantial group of Kalighat paintings, by streetartists of 19th century Calcutta, was probablybrought back to Cardiff by Welsh missionaries. This collection is one of the finest known examplesof the genre and the exhibition provided thestimulus for a rich programme of arts events,including Indian music and dance.

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Robert Peake, Henry Prince of Wales in the Hunting FieldThe Royal Collection © Her Majesty the Queen

Princes as Patrons

Acquisitions and Collections careTwo splendid portraits by Joshua Reynolds wereacquired during the year. Charlotte Grenville, wife ofSir Watkin Williams-Wynn with her three childrenwas bought for £1,410,913 with the assistance ofthe HLF and National Art Collections Fund(NACF), depicting the family of Wales's most lavish patron of the arts. Watkin Williams-Wynn andHenrietta Somerset his first wife (c. 1769) was alsoacquired with the help of the HLF. An outstandingSwansea porcelain dessert service, painted withbotanical flowers was added to the Welsh ceramics

collection, also withNACF support.

Conservation work included material for St FagansCastle and the restoration of the magnificent CliveSofa, (c. 1768,) in memory of the past President,CRT Edwards.

The year marked the departure of the Keeper ofArt, David Alston, to join themajor new initiative TheLowry, in Salford. During hisyears with NMGW (1994 - 98),he worked closely with contemporary artists, inspiredan exciting programme ofexhibitions and events, andbrought the long-awaited Artin Wales Gallery to fruition.We welcomed his successor,Oliver Fairclough, previouslyAssistant Keeper, Applied Art.

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Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92), Charlotte Grenville and her children

Kalighat Icons

BIODIVERSITY & SYSTEMATICBIOLOGY

Biodiversity and Art joined together in a popularexhibition Animal Magic, opened by Rolf Harrisbefore Christmas 1998. A combination of art andscience, it explored, for a family audience, whatscience tells us about animals and the ways in whichanimals have inspired artists. The education andinterpretation team set out to engage even theyoungest; a fusion of theatrical display, activities,workshops, and a large interactivity gallery ensuredthat NMGC echoed with the sounds of enthralledchildren (and adults) – 49,629 in all.

Biodiversity in WalesA major part of NMGW’s science work is nowconcerned with biodiversity, the variety of livingorganisms. Understanding biodiversity is essentialto nature’s conservation but is also part of Agenda21 – working towards the development of a sustain-able economy. Contributions to local biodiversityaction plans (LBAPS) included pond and hedgerowsurveys in the Cardiff area. For the national plan,surveys were carried out on freshwater mussels,mosses and lichens, insects and flowering plants.

NMGW is working actively with other agencies inthis area: many of these projects were supported bythe Countryside Council for Wales, theEnvironment Agency and commercial concernssuch as Hyder. Studies on the Irish Sea faunacontinue jointly with Bangor University, TrinityCollege Dublin and Aqua-Fact Galway via the EUINTERREG programme. The Museum continuesits membership of the Wales Biodiversity Group,the Environmental Education Council for Walesand individual Species Action Plan steering groups.

Central to biodiversity work is NMGW’s role inraising public awareness. It provides a focus fornational and regional promotion of Agenda 21,and this year has continued to host the Schools andCommunities Agenda 21 Network (SCAN) whichwill link environmental information throughoutevery classroom in Wales.

The influence of the Welsh environment on itscultural heritage is immense because the naturalresources of coal, iron and wood formed theindustrial core of Wales. Conversely, the influencesof human culture on nature continue to be pro-found. With its expertise in social and industrialhistory, archaeology and natural and earth sciences,NMGW can provide a focus for the understandingof sustainability in Wales.

Research is another mechanism for enhancingcollections and ensuring that we are able torespond to current needs and trends.

A major publication was the Plant Crib which is aguide to the identification of those British specieswhich are most difficult to determine. Papers werepublished on new species of fossil plants, molluscsand bristle worms; while the entomology sectionmade several additions to the Welsh insect fauna.Of exceptional significance to the latter was thedonation of the Bangor University InsectCollection, built up over many years by JoanMorgan, and containing around 50,000 specimens.

Biodiversity beyond WalesNMGW’s role in international research and trainingis linked to collections of international standing,acquired during the heyday of the British empire,or which illuminate the relationships of Welshfauna and flora to other parts of the world.

A major advance in access to these came with thelaunch of an interactive website which allowsremote searching of a database of some 100,000objects. The customer can search by name, region,collector or status. For molluscs this allowsrepatriation of data from the important Tomlinbequests back to developing countries; in the caseof mounted vertebrates it allows us to promoteexhibition material available for loan.

Staff expertise and collection strength brought survey, contract and research opportunities in areassuch as lichens in Ireland; consultancy on rareplants in England; mollusc and marine invertebrateprojects in Africa and the Indian Ocean; and amajor review of fossil plant sites throughout Britainfor the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

Collections placing Wales in its wider contextincluded fossil plants from coalfield sections inPoland and Bulgaria. A new involvement is withthe Shoals of Capricorn Programme, a majorcontribution to the marine biology of theMascarene Ridge (Seychelles to Mauritius),organised by the Royal Geographical Society.NMGW will contribute expertise on molluscs,polychaetes and sea bed sampling.

Staff presented research papers at the internationalcongresses of molluscs (Washington, USA),polychaetes (Curitiba, Brazil) and fossil plants(Krakow, Poland).

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FFIIISSSHHH by Jess Stephensfrom the exhibition Animal Magic

Display and Interpretation

Collaborative projects and involvement with manyindividuals and organisations at both national andinternational levels continue to emphasise the wideremit of the Department of Geology. Close tohome, the very successful Tracking Dinosaursexhibition continued to tour within the UK,drawing large crowds at museums in Hull,Barnstaple, Bristol, Liverpool, and York.

The Evolution of Wales exhibition saw the addition ofa new cast of the Shropshire Mammoth skeleton.

International collaboration

The Department of Geology's commitment toenvironmental matters saw it hosting a majorinternational symposium entitled A Future for Fossils,which considered numerous aspects of theconservation of fossils themselves and of fossil sites.Partners in organising the symposium were EnglishNature, Countryside Council for Wales, Departmentof Earth Sciences Cardiff University, and thePalaeontological Association.

Research and fieldwork were equally wideranging. The Keeper attended international symposia in Lyon, France and Isfahan, Iran, inboth cases reading keynote papers, and in the lat-ter case also carrying out fieldwork as part of amajor initiative on palaeodiversification across theancient continent of Gondwana. Research alsotook place on low grade metamorphism inArgentina and Chile, trilobites from China; andother research visits ranged as far afield asKazakhstan and Sweden. Much of this work out-side the UK was supported by grants from theRoyal Society of London, as was the SeniorResearch Fellowship - for work on early Palaeozoicbrachiopods - awarded to Dr Leonid Popov fromSt Petersburg who joined us for the year.

UK initiatives

Nearer home, another highlight was thecompletion of Phase 3 of the Minescan project,covering the mines and quarries of Clwyd incollaboration with the Countryside Council forWales. Reports were also completed on theCaledonian igneous history of Wales, thePrecambrian rocks and the Ordovician rocks ofWales, as part of an initiative by the Joint NatureConservation Committee.

The Department of Geology fronted NMGW's bid,with the School of History and Archaeology atCardiff University under the NERC Joint ResearchEquipment Initiative, for the purchase of a newscanning electron microscope complete with a fullrange of chemical analytical facilities. Our successmeans that the Museum now has available the mostup to date equipment for investigative andconservational research.

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GEOLOGY

The Evolution of Wales exhibition

Photo: Andrew Molyneux

NMGC forms the focus for many multi-disciplinaryactivities for NMGW. In this year, the Library'sequivalent to the computerised CollectionsManagement System was acquired. By 1999/2000,a terminal will be installed in the Main Library foraccess by staff and visiting researchers.

In April 1998, to coincide with the Lewis CarrollCentenary celebrations in Cardiff, the exhibitionCarroll through the Viewfinder was accompanied byInteractive Alice, a theatrical performance by MovingBeing Theatre Company and the Museum's theatregroup, Anterliwt. An imaginative project, it wasseen by 1385 people, and put Carroll's writing andphotography in its context. A trail linking theexhibition to our multidisciplinary displays allowedaudiences to experience Carroll, the Victorianpolymath.

Holiday workshops and events, from animalthemed film shows for Animal Magic to workshopson portrait painting, ensured a high number ofrepeat visits from local families.

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ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM & GALLERY

Illustration from Nocturne inWales, by Shirley Jones,Red Hen Press, Brecon,acquired by the Library.

The Christmas Event in Cathays Park, featuringsteel bands, opera and a visit from Santa Claus,drew record numbers for this event.

The appointment of full time, permanent EarthSciences and History Education Officers to the education team, made certain that cross curricularthemes could be developed; and has helped ensurea flourishing pattern of schools visits - 29,400 in all.

Both Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences wereexplored in a Science Week outreach project inMarch 1999, when curators travelled south Wales,with a ‘museum on the move’, arriving in workscanteens and hospitals carrying objects from thecollection and an array of panels, quizzes andinterpretational techniques.

During the year, an NMGW-wide Visitor Handbookwas developed to help all staff to welcome andanticipate the needs of visitors at every level: apriority for the future.

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Entertaining visitors during the Christmas Event at the National Museum & Gallery Cardiff

Carroll through the Viewfinder

During the year the Museum of Welsh Life (MWL)celebrated its fiftieth Anniversary with an ambitiousprogramme of events, exhibitions and activities.The centre piece of the celebration was the re-fur-bishment andre-display of St Fagans Castle in which a majorstructural refurbishment of the external fabric ofthe building was followed by the first phase of therestoration of the interior to its appearance at theturn of the century, the period when it was mostheavily used by the Plymouth family. The Castlewas officially re-opened on Friday, 3rd July by theEarl of Plymouth whose original gift of the buildingto the National Museum of Wales in 1946 allowedthe creation of an open air Museum for Wales.The Fiftieth Anniversary was celebrated onSaturday, 4th July. 1948 admission prices (oneshilling or 5p!) attracted 12,000 visitors, almostoverwhelming the Castle itself.

Work on the Castle Gardens ran in parallel withthat of the Castle. Phase one involved restorationof the Edwardian Rosery to its original appearance.The canal and trelliswork were restored and thebeds planted with the varieties of roses noted onthe original planting lists. The Rosery gates wererestored with the aid of the generous gift of£18,200 from the Friends of the National Museums& Galleries of Wales and a significant proportion ofthe roses purchased with the aid of the ‘Sponsor aRose’ scheme initiated by the Welsh HistoricGardens Trust.

Work began in earnest on the re-erection ofLlandeilo Tal-y-bont Church which will be MWL'smajor building project over the next three years.

The project has been given a further financial boostby the award of £5,000 from the GC GibsonCharitable Trust.

In November, the Museum took delivery of its latestbuilding, a type B2 pre-fab donated by CardiffCounty Council. Originally built at Gabalfa,Cardiff in 1948, it was occupied until 1997.

Events

The marketing slogan for the year was that ofan ‘all year party’ and events and special pro-motional activities brought 372,000visitors to the Museum in the calendar year.The May Fair took the form of thereconstruction of the Battle of St Fagans(marking its 350th Anniversary). 2,000members of the Sealed Knot Societyprovided a spectacular climax to three daysof living history, attracting 30,000visitors and generating £75,000 inadmission and shop income in a record year forretailing at MWL.

As cultural life and working practices changethroughout Wales, MWL focuses more sharply onthe interpretation of our recent industrial history,fast disappearing as a way of life. A Miners' Gala,sponsored by Tower Colliery, featured speakersincluding Paul Robeson Jnr, Anne Clwyd MP,Tyrone O'Sullivan and Professor Hywel Francis.A packed Paul Robeson Centenary concert(commemorating the singer's relationship with theminers of Wales) was held in the evening.

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The Edwardian Rosery

Traditional Fairground attraction at the May Fair

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Youthful events proved a great draw. On a rainySaturday in July, over 2,600 visitors, withwater-logged teddies, turned up for the TeddyBears' Picnic; 1,600 braved the historic floods ofHallowe'en night; and the Diwrnod yr Urdd - with4,139 children - was probably the biggest schooltrip ever organised to a museum in Britain. Overthe year, 23.4% of all visitors to MWL came ineducational groups.

Another Anniversary first - the Eisteddfod SainFfagan - was an outstanding occasion withhigh calibre entries in the literary competitions.The Annual Conference for Folk Life Studies wasalso held at St Fagans.

A programme of theatrical interpretation andperformance brought the site to life on frequentoccasions with Anterliwt Theatre in Museum

performing solo programmes in chosen buildings,and contributing Cwm Donkin with Dylan to theChristmas Fair. The Fair completed a resoundinglysuccessful calendar year, with 4,000 visitorsattending the Saturday Matinee session alone.

Research

During the celebration year, most resources atMWL were concentrated on front-of-house activitiesand events. Research and conservation focused onthe restoration of the Castle and Garden. The staffrestructuring at the end of the reporting year laidthe foundations for a higher level of researchprofile, which will yield results in the coming year.

This year, Dr Elfyn Scourfield, Keeper of Social &Cultural History retired; we thank him for almostthirty-five years of scholarship and enthusiasm.

View of the restored castle and gardens

The reconstruction of the Battle of St Fagans

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The Welsh Industrial & Maritime Museum (WIMM)in Cardiff Bay closed at the end of May 1998.Planned in the 1970s as a four-stage developmentthat was never realised, this industrial museum hadmany friends, and its closure was accompanied by

real regret.

It did, however,give us anopportunity toplan for theopening of anew museum,with adequatespace and scopeto tell properlythe story ofWelsh industry.In June, withseed funding inplace, we began

a public consultation on Wales - the first industrialnation, initially to assess views on location for thenew museum. Strong support was given toSwansea, the eventual choice. We invited responseson our collecting and interpretation policies forindustry. Sixty individuals and organisations tookpart, and their involvement has proved invaluable.

Our Wales-wide strategy involves a central museumat Swansea which will point to enhanced individualmuseums throughout Wales. In addition, we shallstrengthen the interpretation of industry at MWLand NMGC.

The sale of the land also enabled us to buy theexcellent Collections Centre at Nantgarw, to whichmany of the Museum’s industrial and maritimecollections were moved. Over 2,000 large artefactswere re-located safely and can now be viewed byappointment, by the public. Other parts of the collection are still housed at the Cardiff DockGallery, 126 Bute Street, which was open to thepublic during this year.

Some of the staff formerly at WIMM retired duringthe year, including the Keeper, Dr Stuart Owen-Jones, who had been with the Museum since 1976.We are delighted that he has accepted an HonoraryResearch Fellowship, allowing us to maintaincontact with a much valued colleague.

Plans were made to strengthen the Department ofIndustry, whose members would include curatorsfor coal, industrial archaeology and contemporaryindustry. NMGW continued to forge a partnershipwith Big Pit to ensure the future of that museum,and work together on a new social and industrialinterpretation of the coal industry.

The programme of publications and acquisitionscontinued. Among the acquisitions were three shipportraits, of the steamers Rebecca and Snowdonian,and the brigantine Clara Novello, and two shipmodels – Cambria and Melrose Abbey. Anextensive and fascinating archive of brochures andpublicity material was given to the Museum byBritish Steel.

INDUSTRY

Inside the new Collections Centre at Nantgarw

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Twenty-five years ago, NMGW acquired theCambrian Mills in Dre-fach Felindre, the largestmill in the Teifi Valley. The site was originallyleased and then purchased in 1984 for £50,000. It was renamed the Museum of the Welsh WoollenIndustry (MWWI).

Closely involved with the immediate region, theMuseum's 1998/99 programme has includedMillstones, showing work of students fromCarmarthenshire College of Technology and Art,influenced by machinery at MWWI; and anexhibition of embroidery, textiles and weaving fromThe Makers' Guild of Wales; other exhibitionsincluded More Black than White, a celebration ofJacobs sheep; and MWWI’s own Animal Magic.

For MWWI, however, 1998 was a milestone year –the Museum was acknowledged as a site of nationalsignificance and as an integral part of theIndustrial Strategy for Wales.

A MWWI Project Team was established to work withconsultants on a development plan to upgrade allelements of the operation of the site. We plan tocreate a national museum of quality – lively, infor-mative, educational and dynamic, where collectionsrelating to the woollen industryare curated, managed anddisplayed to the highest modernstandards. In this context,collections encompass buildings,people, and their artistic andcraft skills of design andproduction, as well as artefactsWe shall interpret the full storyof the Welsh woollen industry,including the maintenance andpromotion of working woollenproduction processes, reflectingboth the skills of the past andbest practice for the future.We shall also maximise theaccessibility of the collectionand the site, providing andpromoting opportunities forincreased numbers and wideraudiences to visit and use theassets of MWWI for enjoyment,lifelong learning, andscholarship.

The golden triangle in Wales ofslate in the North; coal/steel inthe South and wool in the West,has proved irresistible. Theyear ended with a strategy inplace for the reinterpretation ofthe site and for raising funds forthe development plans, including a HeritageLottery bid. It has been observed that the projectwill “require both persistence and good fortune” but withthe support of NMGW neither is in short supply –unfurling the important story of this exceptionalsite will continue to be an inspiration.

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This proved the most rewarding year in the historyof the Welsh Slate Museum since its creation twentysix years ago. On 17 July 1998, Lord Cledwyn ofPenrhos opened the first stage of the Museum's£2.1 million Heritage Lottery funded development.

Changes to this scheduled monument site hadbeen carefully planned to retain the authenticatmosphere of a slate quarry workshop whilstenriching interpretation and access to the NationalMuseum's flagship in north Wales.

Newly unveiled on 17 July were:

● a restored Victorian slate-carrying incline (theV2)● an access tower, allowing all visitors to see atclose hand the largest working water wheel in main-land Britain● new visitor orientation/interpretation in keepingwith the site● a very comfortable and welcoming cafe

● a remarkable 3-dimensional filmintroducing themes

from the story ofslate - from the

dramaticnature

of quarrying itself, to the harsh and risky lives ledby the quarrymen. (This film To Steal a Mountainhas subsequently been shortlisted for the 1998/9Gulbenkian Prize for exceptional achievement by amuseum.)

Visitor figures to the Museum, which had ebbedwhilst building work took place, built slowly againover the year, but much work remains to be done todraw attention to this unique site. An encouragingfactor was that the Padarn Forum, led by WSM, wasawarded a £0.5 million package includingEuropean Regional Development (ERDF) fundingfor Llanberis, opening the way for destinationmarketing of the village, to enhance the proactivepromotion and programming already undertakenby the Museum.

The Welsh Slate Museum has continued a calendarof events and exhibitions, including Kyffin WilliamsSlate Sculptures, based on objects which haveprovided inspiration for this celebrated artist. TheChief Engineer's House, authentically refurbishedfor the period 1911, provided the backdrop forHelpu Hannah, a drama-based project on domesticlife, in which 320 children were involved, part of aflourishing educational programme made possibleby the appointment of a full-time EducationOfficer.

The year's major conservation project was there-erection, with help from colleagues at MWL, of arow of mid-19th century quarrymen's houses fromTanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog. They are beingrefurbished in key periods from the history of theslate quarrying industry, and will open as thesecond stage of HLF development in 1999.

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The Roman Legionary Museum (RLM) retains ahigh educational profile, 48% of its visitors in1998/99 being schoolchildren. The highlight of theyear, therefore, was the opening of The Studio, aninteractive discovery zone where children can learn

what life was like in a civilian settlement duringRoman times.

The Studio is based on what we know of the nearbycivilian settlement of Caerwent (Venta Silurium).With help from a facilitator, youngsters can use aquern and explore replica food items; handle a stylus and play Roman games; and use a strigil andvisit a communal latrine!

A well-chosen programme of events exploredaspects of Roman life from weaving and dyeing toherbal health and hygiene. The year's highlightwas Merchants and Men-at-Arms, a summer holiday

event during which visitors were put through theirpaces in the amphitheatre by the Centurian fromthe Legio 2nd Augusta. The Museum recruited itsown Junior Legion for workshops held during theprevious week.

The Museum's collections were enhanced by theacquisition of Roman metalwork, glass and bonefrom the 1965 - 76 excavations at the legionarybase at Usk (Burrium), the predecessor ofCaerleon. RLM has also acquired a temporaryexhibition case which will be used to exploreaspects of Roman technology previously held in thereserve collections.

In 2000, RLM, originally one of the great Victorianmuseological initiatives, will be 150 years old.Some of this year was spent planning for thisoccasion. Permanent legacies of the celebrationswill include the refurbishment of an unused build-ing for further educational facilities, and thecreation of a Roman garden in the grounds.

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In partnership with GwyneddCounty Council and Cadw:Welsh Historic Monuments,various initiatives were taken for-ward. A new marketing strategywas developed and these initia-tives resulted in an 11% increasein visitors during the year.

Summer activities featured story-telling (The Dream of MacsenWledig from the Mabinogi), face-painting, sitetours and archaeological ‘discovery’. An INSETcourse for teachers was held in the Autumn.

Discussions continue with partners to raise the profile of the site and to explore the opportunitiesthat Segontium presents. The year ended with aneducational initiative in place, and school groupsnow have access to a facilitator, at a small chargeper head, to enhance their visit.

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Dedicated to a changing programme of art, thisgallery displayed the work of artists of Wales duringthe year. Starting with En Plein Air, a 2000 milewatercolour tour of the country by one of its mostexciting young artists, Catrin Webster, theprogramme then featured the work of Sutherland inWales - drawn from NMGC's own collections.

Ivor Davies' The White Book found inspiration in theMabinogi; and, in the autumn of 1998, the gallerywelcomed once again the annual exhibition of theSouth Wales Art Society.

A notable exception to thistheme was the extraordinarydocumentary photography ofJosef Koudelka: early work,including his famous series onthe Soviet invasion of Prague,and complementing theKoudelka exhibition whichformed part of the inauguralArt in Wales Gallery season atNMGC.

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Ivor Davies' The White Book

“Shoreword” Brendan Burns

The Museum’s performance against its Primary Performance Indicator targets set by the Secretary of Statefor Wales are as follows:

Visitor numbers were slightly below an ambitious target; this needs to be set in the context of a country-wide reduction in the number of visitors to Welsh tourist attractions in 1998/99. Of greater concern wasthe number of specimens curated, documented and conserved to a standard appropriate to a nationalmuseum. The figure achieved fell worryingly below target: considerable investment in electronicdocumentation systems and storage will be needed to redeem this figure.

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PRIMARY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR FIGURES

Actual Target Previous Year1998-99 1998-99 1997-98

1 Visitor Numbers (000’s) 718 770 739

2 Numbers (in 000’s) of specimens 61 160 184which were curated, documented,conserved and stored to or aboveminimum standards

3 % of time Galleries are open 84% 84% 83%

Actual Previous Year 1998/99 1997/98

National Museum & Gallery 208,063 218,510Museum of Welsh Life 363,727 341,819Welsh Industrial & Maritime Museum (up to June 1998) 14,876 57,609126 Bute St 4,058Roman Legionary Museum 52,903 52,377 Museum of the Welsh Woollen Industry 14,455 18,272Turner House Gallery 8,292 5,629

SHARED SITES WITH CADW Welsh Slate Museum Llanberis 42,722 36,836Segontium Roman Museum 8,716 7,738

TOTAL 717,812 738,790

VISITOR FIGURES FOR THE PERIOD 1 April 1998 - 31 March 1999

Private support for the National Museums & Galleries of Wales is crucial to our success.This support means we are able to expand our collections and show more of these treasures tomore people. On the inside cover of this Reportwe gratefully acknowledge the generosity of themany trusts, individuals and companies who helpmake this work possible.

If you would like to become more involved insupporting our work then these are just some ofthe ways you can help.

Friends and Season Ticket holders £12- £32.50Thousands of individuals support the Museum bybecoming a Friend or Season Ticket holder. Inaddition to gaining free access, and the opportunityto take part in exciting events and many morebenefits, you will be providing essential financialassistance.

Benefactors £100Benefactors enjoy exclusive previews, guest lecturesand many more benefits including an annual eventhosted by the Director.

Patrons £250The patrons scheme offers a closer relationshipwith privileges for your guests and family. Patronscan enjoy behind the scenes tours, priority bookingfor events and exclusive invitations to an annualPatrons function with NMGW’s President. Patronsare also acknowledged on the Donor Wall of theNational Museum & Gallery Cardiff.

Life Patrons and Benefactors £1,000 - £2,500Life membership of these exclusive schemes areavailable for a one-off gift of £1,000 or more.

BequestsThe National Museum has been very fortunate toreceive a number of legacies over the years: thesehave had a major impact on our work. They haveranged from valuable items, which we are able toadd to our collections, to cash gifts in excess of£500,000. Indeed some of the most significantacquisitions over recent years have only been madepossible by individual bequests.If you are considering remembering the NationalMuseums & Galleries of Wales in your will, thenplease let us know so that we may make theappropriate acknowledgements.

Company supportCorporate membership £1,250 - £1,750A range of corporate memberships is available.These entitle companies to use the impressivefacilities at any of our sites for entertaining clientsor staff, at a discounted rate.

Sponsorship £5,000 - £250,000The National Museums & Galleries of Wales hasforged a number of close links with companies inWales and beyond. As one of the largest culturaland heritage organisations in the country, we havemany opportunities for partnership through ourextensive exhibitions and events programme, aswell as through many new and excitingcapital projects.

For further information on any of these schemes,please contact Richard Tynen or any member of theDevelopment Department on 01222 573483.

Friends presenting a cheque in front of the new gates in

St Fagans. The Friends of the National Museum & Gallery

Cardiff gave over £27,250 in 1998/99

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Making the Museum’s work possible

PRESIDENTM.C.T. Prichard, C.B.E., D.L., B.A.

VICE PRESIDENTAlun Thomas, B.A., F.C.A.

TREASURERG. Wyn Howells A.C.I.B.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL NOT OTHERWISEMEMBERS OF THE COURTSir R. Hanbury-Tenison, K.C.V.O., J.P., K.St.J., F.R.S.A.B.K. Thomas, C.B.E.Mrs A. Carey-EvansW.B. Cleaver

APPOINTED BY THE LORD PRESIDENT OF THEPRIVY COUNCIL AND THE SECRETARY OF STATEFOR WALESM.J.M. Clarke, M.A., D.L.R.G. Thomas, OBE LLB CIMgtEirlys Pritchard Jones, BASusan J. Davies, Q.A.A. Ph.DMr Adrian Ellis (to January 1999)Nancy M. Edwards, Ph.D

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALEST.A. Owen, M.A. (OXON), M.A. (WALES), F.R.S.A.

THE UNIVERSITY OF WALESRoderic Bowen, Q.C., M.A., LL.D.Councillor H.M. Morgan, M.B.E.

WELSH JOINT EDUCATION COMMITTEECouncillor D. Parry Jones

MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FOR WALESA.E. Michael, B.A., J.P.Barry Jones, B.Sc.P. P. Murphy, M.A.R. Morgan, M.A.Dafydd WigleyW. Griffiths

APPOINTED BY THE COURTT.G. Jones, B.A.J.A. Davies, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.D.C. Jones-Davies, O.B.E., J.P., M.Phil., F.R.S.A.Sir D.C. Mansel-Lewis, K.C.V.O., J.P., B.A., K.St.J., F.R.S.A.Capt. Gwyn D. Pari-HuwsH. JonesD. Bowen Lewis

REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL AUTHORITIESCardiff: Councillor A. EarleCarmarthenshire: Councillor S.M. RichardsCeredigion: Councillor J.G. JenkinsDenbighshire: Councillor R.W. HughesGwynedd: Councillor P.G. LarsenMerthyr Tydfil: Councillor T.G. DaviesNeath Port Talbot: Councillor P.M. ThomasNewport: Councillor Mrs R. ButlerSwansea: Councillor D. PhillipsTorfaen: Dr. C. GraceVale of Glamorgan: Councillor D.A. EastwoodMerthyr Tydfil: Councillor C. JonesWrexham: Councillor S. Matthew

ORGANISATIONS IN WALESCambrian Archaeological Association: K. MascettiThe Council of the Royal National Eisteddfod:

G.E. HumphreysThe National Museum of Wales Society: Dr H. Cairns (to

November 1998)The Council of Museums in Wales: J. PembridgeWales TUC Cymru: Ms. A. WellingtonThe Welsh Council of the CBI: D.K. Jones, B.Sc.The National Trust: M.A. McLaggenThe Arts Council of Wales: Sir Richard Lloyd

Jones, K.C.B.Wales Tourist Board: J.P. FrenchThe Welsh Wildlife Trusts Ltd.: Mrs J. Raum,

B.Sc., M.I.Biol., C.Biol.

Countryside Council for Wales: P. LoveluckCouncil for British Archaeology: F.L. LlewelynThe Federation on Museums and Galleries in Wales:

C.J. Delaney, B.Sc.

COUNCIL (at 31 March 1999)

PRESIDENTM.C.T. Prichard, C.B.E., D.L., B.A.

VICE PRESIDENTAlun Thomas, B.A., F.C.A.

TREASURERG. Wyn Howells, A.C.I.B.

APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FORWALESSusan J. Davies, Ph.DMr A. Ellis (to January 1999)Mrs E. Pritchard JonesNancy M. Edwards, Ph.D

ELECTED BY THE COURT OF GOVERNORSR.G. Thomas, OBE, LLB, CIMgtM.J.M. Clarke, M.A., D.L.D.K. Jones, B.Sc.D. Bowen Lewis

ELECTED BY THE COUNCILSir R. Hanbury-Tenison, K.C.V.O., J.P., K.St.J., F.R.S.A.B.K. Thomas, C.B.E.W.B. Cleaver, O.St.J., B.Sc., C.Eng., F.I.Min.E.Mrs A. Carey-Evans

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COURT OF GOVERNORS ( at 31 March 1999 )

DIRECTORColin Ford (until 31/10/98)Anna Southall (from1/11/98)

DIRECTOR’S OFFICEPersonal Assistant to DirectorNerys HumphriesSecretaryGill Sewell

DIRECTORATEAssistant Directors:Collections & ResearchEurwyn WiliamEducation & InterpretationIan FellPublic ServicesCeri ThomasResource ManagementTim Arnold (until 30/9/98)Operations & DevelopmentsAnna Southall (until30/10/98)

COLLECTIONS &RESEARCH DIVISION

Office of AssistantDirectorSenior Personal Secretary:Laura HarrisSenior Personal Secretary:Helen Lovell

Archaeology &NumismaticsKeeperRichard J BrewerNumismatistEdward M BeslyCurator of Medieval & LaterArchaeologyMark RedknapCurator of Earlier PrehistoryStephen BurrowCurator of Later PrehistoryAdam GwiltSenior ConservatorPenny HillConservatorLouise C MumfordConservatorMary DavisIllustratorTony DalyAssistant IllustratorJackie ChadwickCollections ManagerElizabeth WalkerCuratorial OfficerEvan ChapmanCuratorial AssistantMark LodwickFinds Co-ordinator: WalesPhilip E Macdonald

Departmental SecretaryMorag RedmanDepartmental SecretaryWendy J Ladd

ArtKeeperDavid Alston (until 30/9/98)Oliver Fairclough (from 1/11/98)Assistant Keeper, Fine ArtMark EvansAssistant Keeper, Applied ArtOliver Fairclough (until 30/10/98)RegistrarTim EganCuratorial Assistant (Fine Art)Juliet CareySenior Conservation Officer(Applied Art)Judi PinkhamCuratorial Assistants (Applied Art)Rachel DuberleyJane Fraser Chief Conservation Officer(Fine Art)Kate LowrySenior Curatorial AssistantMike JonesTechnicianKeith BowenAdministrative OfficerKay KaysDepartmental SecretaryCarolyn GreeneSylvia Richards

Biodiversity & SystematicBiologyKeeperGraham P OliverAssistant KeeperA. Roy PerryAssistant Keeper: EntomologyMichael WilsonHead of Vegetation HistoryChristopher ClealHead of Vascular PlantsTimothy RichHead of Marine InvertebratesAndrew MackieHead of MolluscaMary SeddonScientific IllustratorChristopher MeechanResearch Assistants:Alan OrangeHeather PardoeJohn DeemingBrian LeveyPeter HowlettGeorge HutchinsonAnna HolmesEva SharlandAlison Trew

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Conservation OfficerPiers LangheltCollection ManagerAnn Harriet Wood

Senior Curatorial AssistantAnthony TipperCuratorial Assistants:Kathryn CliffeTheresa DarbyshireHelen FraserMaureen LazarusMark PavettJoanna NichollsKerry HowellsJessica CareyDanielle CowellGraham DaviesJoanne LewisJoanne HayesAnna HendersonAnne marie KaneRobert RandallDepartmental SecretaryMichelle FortyDepartmental TypistSarah Lendrum

GeologyKeeperMichael G BassettAssistant Keepers:Head of PalaeontologyRobert M OwensHead of Mineralogy/PetrologyRichard E BevinsCollections Manager(Palaeontology)Stephen R HoweCollections Manager(Mineralogy/Petrology)Jana M HorakCurator (Palaeontology &Archives)Tom SharpeSenior Curatorial AssistantValerie K DeislerLaborotary Manager (ResearchAssistant)Michael P LambertCuratorial Assistant(Mineralogy/Petrology)Sara L ChambersCuratorial Assistant(Palaeontology)Cindy HowellsCuratorial Assistant(Mineralogy/Petrology)Neil A BalderstoneJames CleverlyCartographerD Gaye EvansCartographerLinda C NortonLaboratory TechnicianEsmé Stark

Departmental SecretaryPaula J KnapmanDepartmental SecretaryDebbie HarringtonDocumentation AssistantBeryl E ChantSenior Research FellowLeonid E PopovHonorary StaffDouglas A BassettWilliams T Dean

LibraryLibrarianJohn R KenyonAssistant LibrarianLouise CareyLibrary AssistantMelanie ProsserLibrary TypistEleanor Jones

DocumentationHead of DocumentationGayle EvansAssistant Documentation OfficerSally CarterCMS Assistant - ArtBryony DawkesCMS Assistant - ArtBeth McIntyreCMS Assistant - ArtMererid RobertsCMS Assistant - BioSyBMark EvansRichard SewellCMS Assistant - GeologySusan GodfreyGraham DaviesCMS Assistant - MWLLucinda WillisCynthia Ring

ConservationHead of ConservationRobert E ChildSenior ConservatorCaroline ButtlerSenior Conservator (Prints &Drawing)Christine MackayConservation AssistantJulian CarterConservation Mount CutterAnette TownsendConservation Mount CutterLisa ChildsConservation OfficerVicky PurewalPersonal SecretaryLynn Weaver

STAFF LIST (from 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999)

RESOURCEMANAGEMENT

Office of AssistantDirectorSenior Personal SecretaryAnna Harris

FinanceFinancial ControllerNick SrdicPurchasing OfficerGordon F AndersonAccounts SupervisorRay AnthonyFinancial Services OfficersNicola CallowMark W RaineyAssistant Financial ServicesOfficerAndy HoeyPurchasing AssistantLinzi TierneySalaries & Wages OfficerJulie BurkeSales Income OfficersDawn EdmondsSusan CanterPurchase Ledger OfficerJonathon W MarshJane CrookDepartmental TypistMelanie LangJane Crook

Buildings & EstatesManagementBuildings OfficerChris Bradley (until 18/9/98)Mark Richards (from 25/1/99)Building Services OfficersBrynley DaviesPaul BrookesMaintrnance OfficerGoronwy WilliamsEnergy & Cost Co-ordinatorWayne Antony ChildsPainterMichael DeanBuilding SurveyorRichie GarlandGallery/Exhibitions TechnicianColin KnapmanFitter/PlumberBernard LarsenMaintenance Assistant Eng.Rhidian EvansMaintenance AssistantDavid RogersHandypersonMark WesterlandDepartmental SecretaryPam J HudsonDepartmental SecretaryMelanie Lang

Information TechnologyIT Manager

Beth LawtonComputer OfficerDavid BoundsComputer OfficerGavin T JonesAssistant Administrative OfficerEmma Ashley

PersonnelHuman Resources ManagerDenise WilliamsPersonnel OfficerGwylan WilliamsAssistant Personnel OfficerCerian GoodbournAssistant Personnel OfficerElizabeth MartinPersonnel AssistantSiân PhillipsBryony SpurwayPay & Benefits AssistantClaire LewisPersonnel AssistantLeanne CowleyDepartmental SecretaryElaine RoszkowskaCatrin Hughes

AdministrationHead of AdministrationTony LloydHead of SecuritySteve DaviesAdministrative OfficerNeil HarrisonAssistant Administrative OfficerLisa HuishTypistAlison HallJane Crook

PhotographySenior PhotographerKevin ThomasPhotographic OfficerJim WildPhotographic OfficerTony Hadland

PUBLIC SERVICES

Office of AssistantDirectorSenior Personal SecretaryAngela JonesRhiannon James

DevelopmentDevelopment ManagerJeffry Malter (until 6/10/98)Development OfficersLlinos JamesKatie-Jo LuxtonTracy OgdenDevelopment SecretaryClaire E Davies

Publications & DesignHead of Publications & Design

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Penny FellGraphics Officer (Publications)Arwel Hughes3-D DesignerSimon P TozzoGraphics OfficerMartin ReesWeb OfficerBeth ThomasTranslator/Editorial AssistantElin ap HywelDepartmental SecretaryCatrin E HughesHelen Lovell

MarketingHead of Marketing & PublicRelationsHuw ThomasDeputy Marketing ManagerHelen JonesPress OfficerSiân HughesPromotions OfficersClare ReddyJulie WilliamsMarketing AssistantKathryn JenkinsGeraint BowyerPress & Public Relations AssistantJulie RichardsEsyllt LordSeason Ticket AdministratorLynn HudsonDepartmental SecretaryMargaret A Williams

CommercialCommercial ManagerMark HumphriesRetail OfficerJo CollinsShop Supervisor (NMGC)Diana GwyndafShop Supervisor (MWL)Peter WebbShop Assistants :Emma CanterSarah ChandlerRuth EvansJane FentonElizabeth GeorgeGwen GriffithsMarie HippesleyMargaret JohansonMargaret JohnElen LangmanEinir LewisKatherine ParsonsClive RoperShirin ShahRosina Worth

EDUCATION &INTERPRETATION

Office of AssistantDirectorSenior Personal Secretary

Gaynor WilliamsNMGCOperations ManagerPhil GibbinsSenior Education OfficerGeraint PriceVisual Arts Education OfficerEleri W EvansHistory Education OfficerNia WilliamsHelen TurnerArchaeology & History EducationOfficerKen BrassilNatural Sciences EducationOfficerJudith ScottEducation Co-ordinatorRhina JonesExhibitions Co-ordinatorDeborah SpillardsEvents Co-ordinatorCeri LlewellynEvents OfficerEssex HavardBranch Co-ordinatorRhian ThomasTechnical Services OfficerIan HoldenIllustratorLiz ForrestTechnicianTom DaviesTechnicianPhilip TunnicliffeLoan Collection ManagerBryony SpurwayStoresman / Van DriverPaul EvansRichard WaltersAdministrative Assistant -EducationDanielle CowellElin HowellAdministrative AssistantExhibitionsMartha da Gama HowellsDona HughesDepartmental SecretaryDave ElliottActorsBruce McInnesRupert RowbothamDylan Jones RobertsJoanne Marie WeeksEmma ThirwellJoe Price

MWLEducation OfficerMatthew DaviesAssistant Events OfficerJuli PaschalisEducation Co-ordinatorEilir EvansDavid Colin DaviesEducation InterpreterBetsan EvansEducation AssistantSonia Jenkins

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Education AssistantJayne MurphyDepartmental SecretaryEleanor Jones

RLMEducation OfficerBethan LewisEducation & Events FacilitatorVictoria Hutchings

WSMEducation OfficerCelia Wyn Parri

OPERATIONS &DEVELOPMENT

Office of AssistantDirectorSenior Personal SecretarySiân Webb

NMGCVisitor Services ManagerChristine HitchinsDeputy Visitor Services ManagerColin PlainAssistant to Visitor ServicesManagerAlison JonesAssistant Visitor Services ManagerNeville StoneMuseum Assistants:Roy AllardDawn BaldwinLen BatesDon BradfordLes BuseMike BrownAlan CarpenterGary CelmerLesley ClarkBrian ClarkeJohn ClearyAngela CleePaula ColemanPeter CollinsMax ComrieTom CritchellGareth DavidNeil DaviesWindsor DaviesPaul DevonshirePeter DoublerCharles DunphyRex EnochFrank EvansGraham EvansBob EvansJennifer EvansJim FlelloMike GoldsmithDave GoughAlan GriffithsBryan GriffithsTerry HaganTony HammondGareth Hayes

Tony HillKen HooperRoy HorrobinColin JonesGraham JonesPaul KnapmanMike KnowlesBrynley LathamDavid LloydNeil MathewsJim McNeilGill MellingsMalcolm MorganMargaret MorganVictoria MynardAlan ParkerDennis PellowDoug PughColin ReesDean RogersJohn SendellArabella SmithBob StylesJoe TaylorPeter ThomasSylvia Thomas Terry ThomasAllen TylerCelia VincentBryn WilliamsDavid WilliamsIdris WilliamsMalcolm WilliamsMike Brown Bryn PhilipsCarlos Juan-RamonJohn SeamanLaurie James Max Comrie Gerald Thomas Tony Smith Charles Dunphy Paul Coleman

Cleaners:Wendy BattenPat BlowCarol ClarkSusan CoughlinRonnie DavidMarie DonoghueJenny EcclesJoyce FeneckJackie FulthorpeSandra GilesPeter GoughJack HorneBev JenkinsLynne MurphyAnne ParkerCheryl PercyMarilyn PooleyPaula PowellKay PurcellChris SargeantElizabeth SimmondsMargaret ShanahanMo Morris Carol Sexton Ishmael Mohamed

MWLVisitor Services ManagerJohn Owen HuwsDeputy Visitor Services ManagerGlyn WilliamsAssistant Visitor Services ManagerRobert Karl DaviesMuseum Assistants:Sharon BeaumontGeraint BowyerDavid Heath DaviesIwan DaviesJ Alun DaviesHywel DaviesMagali DaviesWilliam DaviesDavid Gareth EvansDavid Howard EvansJ Stanley EvansKate R EvansPeredur EvansGwynfor GriffithsPhylyp GriffithsDerek HarperRonald Arthur HigginsNigel Richard HughesDerrick JenkinsAngela Suzanne JonesArwyn JonesCarwyn Rhys JonesClodwyn JonesGerald JonesDafydd JonesDennis JonesEndaf JonesGareth JonesGwenda Eirlys JonesHugh Glanville JonesIwan Bryn JonesJonathon JonesBrian JonesLowri Orinda Towyn JonesRobert JonesDylan Jones RobertsAlun JonesWilliam Owen JonesBryant KeddyMenna Edith LangfordPhilip LewisRowland LewisStuart LewisColin George MathewsLouise McNaughtonRhian MorrisColin MurphyBethan PageGeraint ParfittTrefor ParryDavid ProtheroeCalvin ReesCarla Louise ReesJohn Eryl RobertsLeighton Sault-JonesSian Ceri Shapland-DaviesAndrew SnellDaniel SwainGareth ThomasBleddyn WilliamsD Arthur Williams

Cleaners:Norman BallAngela BulmanRosalind DaviesJosie EvansColin GoddardPamela GriffinBeverley HicksAnthony HughesSusan HughesHeather M JamesJames MageeValerie MaquelineLinda PalmerSusan SearleJuliette SmithAnn WarnerChristine Wood

MUSEUM OF WELSHLIFE

Social & Cultural HistoryKeeperElfyn ScourfieldJohn Williams-DaviesSenior Personal SecretaryBethan Aur LewisDepartmental SecretaryMeinir WilliamsAssistant Curator: TraditionalMusic, Sports & CustomsEmma LileLibrarianNiclas WalkerArchivistArwyn Lloyd HughesArchival AssistantJoy BowenSound TechnicianHywel EvansSound Archive AssistantMeinwen RuddockCurator of Domestic & RuralCollectionsChristine StevensAssistant Curator of RuralCollectionsGareth BeechAssistant Curator of Domestic LifeMared SutherlandAssistant Curator (Furniture)Sioned Non WilliamsCuratorial AssistantDylan JonesCuratorial AssistantJonathan Wheeler

Conservator, Social HistorySusan RenaultConservation Officer, Rural LifeBrian DaviesConservation Officer /HousekeeperJanet ReesTextile ConservatorClare Stoughton-HarrisConservation OfficerJoel Taylor

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Conservation Officer, FurnitureMichael Dos SantosMargret RobertsWheelwright/CoachbuilderEurwyn ReesAssistant Keeper, FolkloreRobin GwyndafCurator of Historic Buildings &CommerceGerallt NashAssistant Curator of HistoricBuildings & CommerceSioned HughesSenior Conservation Officer,Re-erected BuildingsRay SmithConservation Officer / StoneMasonAnthony L GriffithsStone MasonPaul SullivanBricklayerAndrew PriceTrainee MasonGavin BeechConservation PainterClive LitchfieldConservation CarpenterIan C MorganHGV DriverAnthony R LewisLabourerMichael ConwayTemporary LabourersChristopher EvansMark Smith

SiteEstate ManagerAndrew DixeyAssistant Administrative OfficerAnwen JonesTypistLois RobertsTelephonist / ReceptionistLinda LaddTelephonistsSharon EllisGina WilmotSenior Garden ConservatorDeborah Jane EvansExhibiting Craftsmen:WoodturnerGwyndaf BreeseCooperAndrew FinchWeaversGareth JenkinsDewi JonesSaddlerPeter Mason

MillerGeraint Rhys ThomasInterpreter / DemonstratorBethan JonesDavid Rhys PriceSenior Agricultural TechnicianKeith JonesAgricultural Technicians

Trefor ColeIan SmithGardenersMartin CrabbePeter JoyceBob BissPaul MeechTerence SmithMalcolm ThomasStephen WoodwardPaul WilliamsHandymen:Dafydd JonesAndrew PrattDavid RichardsPatrick Taylor

MUSEUM OF THEWELSH WOOLLENINDUSTRY

Museum ManagerSally MossTechnicianKeith ReesAdministrative AssistantMarlene JamesMuseum Assistant/DemonstratorGeoff IfansTechnicianNon EvansCafe/Shop/Admissions AssistantOlga JamesMuseum AssistantSheila DriscollCafe/Shop/Admissions AssistantHelen MilesProject AssistantJudith JonesCleanerClaire Powell

WELSH INDUSTRIAL &MARITIME MUSEUM

KeeperStuart Owen-Jones (until10/98)Senior Curator, Maritime &Transport CollectionsDavid JenkinsCurator, Heavy IndustryRobert Protheroe JonesDocumentation OfficerCarolyn CharlesCuratorial AssistantMark EtheridgeCuratorial AssistantPeter H BennettSenior Conservation OfficerNorman WindsorArchive ConservatorJohn Andrew TechniciansChristopher Perry David Lloyd John GreenhallMark Harrison

Supervising Museum AssistantNorman WilliamsMuseum Assistants:Stanley Hardy Cornelius HealanBrian HusbandCleanerMargaret Hardy

WELSH SLATE MUSEUM

KeeperDafydd RobertsAdministrative OfficerNia HughesAdministrative AssistantCeri HughesPromotions OfficerJulie WilliamsExhibitions OfficerTudur JonesTechniciansDavid DaviesDennis R JonesExhibiting Craftsman TechniciansElwyn Wilson JonesHaydn LewisDylan C ParryOwen G RobertsSupervising Museum AssistantDilys JonesMuseum Assistants:Douglas EllisMaldwyn Owen JonesGareth Rolant DaviesMeinir JonesGwion ParriJohn WilliamsCleaners:Joan AllsupLynda ParryCarol RobertsMargaret Roberts

ROMAN LEGIONARYMUSEUM

Museum ManagerDiane DolleryCuratorial OfficerJulie ReynoldsAdministrative OfficerMartin StuddardEducation Support OfficerMartin CollierMuseum AssistantsEmlyn JonesHelen BoltonMary NicholMary JohnsonCleanerAnne ClarkeJim Evans

SEGONTIUM ROMANMUSEUMMuseum AssistantsDennis JonesJohn Parry

TURNER HOUSEGALLERY

Museum AssistantsTony LaceRon NormanCleanerChristine Bowen