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National Slate Museum aiming to become world-class visitor attraction
With the Bank Holiday weekend underway, Culture Secretary Lesley Griffiths has visited the National Slate Museum in Llanberis to see how redevelopment work is aiming to turn the venue into a world-class visitor attraction and has encouraged people to visit.
Cadw's biggest conservation project taking shape at Caerphilly Castle
Culture Secretary, Lesley Griffiths has visited to Caerphilly Castle to see how a £10m investment at one of Wales’ finest historic sites is progressing.
Home-grown Welsh zombie horror shooter tops international gaming charts
Sker Ritual, a gothic horror game with a strong Welsh backstory, was one of the best-selling PC and console games in the world following its launch last week– reaching the top 3 on Steam, top 5 on Xbox and top 10 on PlayStation.
Animators, Assemble!
A dystopian animation series and an adult animated supernatural comedy are among fledgling projects given a financial boost this week as the Welsh animation industry hits Cardiff.
Site dedicated to thousands of lives lost officially recognised as the National Mining Disaster Memorial Garden of Wales
A memorial garden in Senghenydd, which commemorates those who died in the worst disaster in the history of British mining, has been given the “recognition it deserves” and formally acknowledged by the Welsh Government as the National Mining Disaster Memorial Garden of Wales.
Announcing a family of galleries as Teulu sets to open at Aberystwyth Arts Centre
The first exhibition as part of the National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales project will open to the public this weekend [Saturday 9th March].
Made in Wales film screened at US film festival
A new feature film part funded by the Welsh Government via Creative Wales and Ffilm Cymru is set to be screened at the world-famous international music and film festival, SXSW in Austin, Texas later this week (8th March).
Four-year deal delivers growth and stability for Bad Wolf in Wales.
A new deal between the Welsh Government and award-winning Cardiff-based production company Bad Wolf will ensure a slate of high-end TV dramas will be made in Wales over the next four years.
Independent Venues Week: Funding announced to music venues across Wales
The well-known and much-loved Porters in Cardiff has recently had a new lease of life following a move to a new premises in the city centre.
Plans unveiled for statutory registration and licensing scheme for visitor accommodation in Wales
Plans to introduce a statutory registration and licensing scheme for all visitor accommodation in Wales have been announced by the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Dawn Bowden today (Tuesday, January 9) with legislation expected to be introduced to the Senedd before the end of the year.
Iconic Tintern Abbey features on BBC’s Digging for Britain
Cadw’s ambitious five-year programme of essential conservation works at the iconic Tintern Abbey will be the focus of BBC2’s Digging for Britain on Thursday 4 January.
Creative Wales support gives rise to over £200m for the Welsh economy
The development of Wales’ creative industries is widely recognised as one of the country’s major economic success stories and as new drama ‘Men Up’ airs today (Friday, December 29), it’s a wrap on another year of success.