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Until 22 April
Long Gallery
Cold Recall: Reflections of a Polar Explorer
Cold Recall: Reflections of a Polar Explorer, is a photo exhibit and a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen's journey to become the 1st explorer to reach the South Pole. Roald Amundsen led the featured South Pole expedition from 1910 to 1912. The exhibition features images from the lantern slides used by Amundsen in his talks and public lectures and will illustrate the challenges of arctic exploration in the early 20th Century and provides a unique look at the daily lives of polar explorers. The exhibit is on loan from Norway's Fram Museum.
Until 22 April
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Ninety Degrees South - Edgar Evans, Scott and the Journey to the Pole
Ninety Degrees South marks the 100th Anniversary of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's (1868-1912) ill-fated journey to the South Pole.
It is now a hundred years since the five members of Scott's historic expedition perished on the desolate Antarctic ice-cap, marching back from their fateful visit to the South Pole. Their story has become one of the twentieth century's most enduring legends and whilst the names of Scott, Wilson, Oates and Bowers, have been celebrated across the nation, the name of Petty Officer Edgar Evans - the first of the five to die and a Swansea man - is less well known.
10 & 11 March
West Glamorgan Dolls House Display
30 April - 31 May
Abertawe Photographic Society
8 - 29 May
Itchy Fingers Textile Group
12 June - 29 July
City of Sanctuary Exhibition
1 - 30 September
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Tros Gynnal Charity Art Auction
Events
28 February
Talk: Coping with illness and disease during the Expedition
Dr. Peter Jones - Captain Scott Society (Cardiff)
1pm - 2pm
(Part of the Scott Centenary Celebrations 2012)
14 July
National Archaeology Day
22 July
Classic Motorcycle Show
18 & 19 August
Summer Carft Fair
1 & 2 December
Christmas Craft Fair
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Other Swansea Museum Events
Swansea Museum also has a full yearly programme of lectures, smaller displays and exhibitions, and a diary of special events, including Craft Fairs, and community displays.
Swansea Museum is the oldest in Wales, having opened in 1841, and presents local history and heritage in an entertaining and unique way. Alongside these fascinating glimpses into Swansea memory lane, there are lively and up to date exhibitions and special events.
The Museum has an eye for the past, the present, and the future, and welcomes you with a warmth that only this very special building can…The Mummy of Hor the Priest, the delicate porcelain of Swansea, the amazing things in the Victorian Cabinet of Curiousities, and much, much more await you ! As Dylan Thomas – who often would wander the corridors of Swansea Museum – once said fondly “It is a Museum that should be in a Museum”… And it is all to be enjoyed as free of charge as it was to dear Dylan!
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