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Film Skills Open Day

Film Skills Open Day

Screen and Sound Digitisation and Curatorial teams host the first of two open days

Category: News

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A scan of a the front page of the Radio Times, Oct. 29 1943. Featured on the page is a listing for the Cairo Eisteddfod which is referenced in this blog post.

The Wales Broadcast Archive and the BBC

Lowri Jenkins picks out some highlights from her time working with the BBC on the Wales Broadcast Archive Project.

Category: Article

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Sue Williams, Unblushing, 2002

The Power of Looking

New exhibition at the National Library unpacks portraiture and the power of looking

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Beti a Phobol Ceredigion

Beti a Phobol Ceredigion

 Join Beti George in conversation with Gillian Elisa Thomas, Ifan Jones Evans, and...

Off the Wall

Off the Wall


Queer Responses to the Portrait and Power Exhibition
For LGBTQ+ History Month 2026,...

Main Character Energy: The Power of the Portrait

Main Character Energy: The Power of the Portrait

Join Mari Elin Jones, Interpretation Officer at the National Library of Wales and...

AR-LEIN / ONLINE: Main Character Energy: The Power of the Portrait

AR-LEIN / ONLINE: Main Character Energy: The Power of the Portrait

Join Mari Elin Jones, Interpretation Officer at the National Library of Wales and...