A lovely group of people now signed up to select & read their favourite extracts of RW's work at this event, including: Patrick Jones patrick jones; Rhian E. Jones Rhian E. Jones; Film Director, Colin Thomas; Rhiannon White; David Anderson; Dr Sarah Lowndes & Gwydion Madawc Williams

I found this elaborate, hand-made enamelled iron candle-holder in a second hand shop. It is a beautiful object - the whale moves across the bow of the ship when the weight is swung. But it is also a reminder of the long, bloody history of hunting of these extraordinary creatures.

For England see Wales

It is wonderful to see Hastings Borough Bonfire Society celebrate the radical Irish writer Robert Noonan (pen name Robert Tressell). He wrote the socialist classic ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ while working as a housepainter in Hastings, the Mugsborough of the novel.

Thank you Ireland CG Cardiff & Wales in Ireland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦 for making culture a key area for collaboration: we’ve so much in common, and so much to learn from each other. Great to see commitment to Ireland-Wales relationship strengthened by reopening of the Cardiff consulate. Beir Bua 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

📯 The Annual Richard Burton Lecture: ‘Do Welsh Museums Matter?’ 📯 Delivered by David Anderson, Director General National Museum Wales. 📅 Wednesday 1 December at 6pm 📍 Faraday Lecture Theatre Book your free tickets ➡️ bit.ly/burtonlecture CanolfanBurtonCentre Daniel G. Williams

“We have a licence to be radical and to explore options for governing Wales as a distinct nation within the existing UK, but also to explore the options for a future for Wales outside or beyond the union.” New Laura McAllister 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 column on the constitutional commission 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A big thank you to David Anderson and his delightful team Sain Ffagan | St Fagans for acting as the host venue for the 36th British-Irish Council Summit just a few days ago.

30 European museums, art spaces, institutions from Portugal to Sweden join forces for a joint African-European learning - Amgueddfa Cymru | Museum Wales The AfricaMuseum Världskulturmuseet @CulturaemLisboa Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology The Warburg Library Bill Sherman David Anderson

Blog: Museums and race equality in Wales 💬 “In making a commitment to being actively anti-racist, the Welsh government is committing itself to an activist role,” says David Anderson (David Anderson), director general of Amgueddfa Cymru | Museum Wales Read 👉 ow.ly/8HCX50HCFln

We as staff and Trustees of Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales stand in solidarity with LGBTQ+ communities tonight. This terrible event shows there is still significant discrimination in Wales, and the threat of violence is real. We all have responsibility to change this.

BLM activists, not museums, are the history makers. We are honoured that they entrusted their placards to us for display at St Fagans. Now if ever is the time to defend democracy & cultural rights; we must collect far more of the histories of Black communities in Wales, not less.

The #BlackLivesMatter protests have found a place in Welsh history with Sain Ffagan | St Fagans in #Cardiff. This is how they are keeping the #BLM movement alive. Amgueddfa Cymru | Museum Wales Nasir Adam David Anderson Black History Cymru 365 @BHMWales #BlackLivesMatterUK Black Lives Matter (BLM) InterCardiff cardiffjournalism.co.uk/intercardiff/p…

Today marks #InternationalRomaDay. The Roma people have been persecuted in Europe for centuries. Here are 5 things to know about Europe's largest minority group.

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Truly thankful to have been invited by The RSA to become a Fellow. I genuinely believe in the power of the Arts to build bridges between peoples. I am blessed honoured & humbled to accept this Fellowship- let's get stuck in🥳🙏🏾💖Black History Wales Menai Owen-Jones (she/her/hi/ei) David Anderson @CraigleeGirl

Big telly news! BBC The One Show are running a piece on The Vulcan being rebuilt at Sain Ffagan | St Fagans and are looking for contributions 👇 #heritage #adamsdown #CF24 I Loves The ‘Diff Maria Ioannou David Anderson Welsh Government Culture and Sport

Brilliant piece on modelling creative skills delivery & priorities across the 4 nations by David Anderson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Much loved Cardiff pub The Vulcan takes shape at ⁦Sain Ffagan | St Fagans⁩. Can’t wait to see it open ⁦Amgueddfa Cymru | Museum Wales⁩ ⁦David Anderson⁩ nation.cymru/culture/much-l…