Outgoing
Swansea Museum 1
Fine Arts Exhibition
Swansea Museum 2
Swansea Museum 3
Swansea Museum 4
Swansea Museum 5

Swansea Museum

Maritime Quarter

Wales' oldest museum is a gloriously odd cabinet of curiosities: a lost £3m Flemish masterpiece, an actual Egyptian mummy, and some truly unhinged Victorian taxidermy that'll haunt your dreams. The World War I room hits different for kids just discovering the subject.

Oldest museum in Wales
Recently discovered masterpiece
Egyptian mummy collection
Quirky taxidermy exhibits

Tips

🧸"old museum more than new" — kids' surprising verdict
😱"taxidermy exhibits are nightmare fuel"
🪖WWI room perfect for school-age history buffs

Swansea Museum

Victoria Rd, Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 1SN, UK