All applied art museums to visit in Wales

Discover the beauty of functional art at 13 applied art museums in Wales. These museums highlight the intersection of art and utility, showcasing pieces that are both beautiful and practical.

Are you interested in the intersection of art and craftsmanship? These are the applied art museums you should visit in Wales:

  1. National Museum Cardiff1

    National Museum Cardiff

     Cardiff
    National Museum Cardiff is a museum in Cardiff. The museum features exhibits related to Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Natural Sciences, Coins and Medals and Archaeology. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include Evolution of Wales, Impressionist, La Parisienne, The Blue Lady, The
  2. Powis Castle and Garden2

    Powis Castle and Garden

     Welshpool
    The garden, overhung with enormous clipped yews, shelters rare and tender plants. Laid out under the influence of Italian and French styles it retains its original lead statues, orangery and aviary on the terraces. The castle, originally built around 1200 began life as a fortress of the Welsh prin
  3. Bodelwyddan Castle and Park3

    Bodelwyddan Castle and Park

     Bodelwyddan
    Bodelwyddan Castle and Park is a museum in Near Rhyl. The museum features exhibits related to Social History, Archives, Fine Art and Decorative and Applied Art.
  4. Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery4

    Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery

     Merthyr Tydfil
    Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Merthyr Tydfil. The museum features exhibits related to Natural Sciences, Archives, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Personalities, World Cultures, Costume and Textiles, Social History, Science and Technology, Coins and Medals and Music.
  5. Oriel Ynys Môn5

    Oriel Ynys Môn

     Rhosmeirch
    Oriel Môn, situated in Llangefni, Anglesey (Ynys Môn), Wales, serves as both a museum and an arts centre. This unique combination offers visitors a chance to explore a wide range of exhibits and activities, making it a versatile destination for those interested in various aspects of art and history.
  6. Llandudno Museum and Gallery6

    Llandudno Museum and Gallery

     Llandudno
    Llandudno Museum and Art Gallery is responsible for a unique collection which tells the story of Llandudno over 340 million years. Llandudno museum was founded by Francis Edouard Chardon in 1925. Chardon bequeathed his home, Rapallo House, and his collection of decorative and fine arts and artefacts
  7. Parc Howard Museum and Art Gallery7

    Parc Howard Museum and Art Gallery

     Llanelli
    Parc Howard Museum & Art Gallery is located in a 19th-century Italianate country house, nestled within 24 acres of parkland. This beautiful location is situated north of the town centre of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The museum and art gallery offer a unique blend of history, art, and nature, making it a worthwhile destination for tourists.
  8. Nantgarw China Works & Museum8

    Nantgarw China Works & Museum

     Nantgarw
    Nantgarw China Works Museum is a museum in Nantgarw. The museum features exhibits related to Decorative and Applied Art, Science and Technology and Archaeology.
  9. Oriel Davies Gallery9

    Oriel Davies Gallery

     Newtown
    Oriel Davies Gallery is based in Newtown, Powys in the Severn Valley area of the Welsh Borders. Oriel Davies runs a visual arts exhibitions programme throughout the year, showing national and international art and craft from Wales, other parts of the UK and abroad. Oriel Davies also organises a full
  10. Aberystwyth University Gallery and Museum10

    Aberystwyth University Gallery and Museum

     Aberystwyth
    Aberystwyth University Gallery and Museum is a museum in Aberystwyth. The museum features exhibits related to: coins and medals, fine art, world cultures, decorative and applied art and archives.
  11. Museum Of Welsh Textiles11

    Museum Of Welsh Textiles

     Whitton
    About Museum Of Welsh Textiles... The Old School Whitton is a Museum Gallery and Teaching Centre, and home of the Museum of Welsh Textiles. The Museum Has access to an extensive collection of Welsh Woven Textiles, Blankets, Quilts and Costume, Each year we select a different part of the collection f
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    Narberth Museum

     Narberth
    Narberth Museum is a museum in Narberth. The museum features exhibits related to Science and Technology, Fine Art, Social History, Costume and Textiles, Weapons and War, Archives, Personalities, Coins and Medals and Decorative and Applied Art.
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    Radnorshire Museum

     Llandrindod Wells
    Radnorshire Museum is a museum in Llandrindod Wells. The museum features exhibits related to Fine Art, Social History, Archaeology, Photography, Personalities, Toys and Hobbies, Medicine, Decorative and Applied Art, Coins and Medals and Sport. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include Th