Established 1908 (1908) Visitors 12,889 (2009) Website Official website Founded 1908 | Type Local Museum Nearest car park On site (no charge) Phone +44 1267 228696 Function Museum | |
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Location Abergwili, Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom Address Abergwili, Carmarthen SA31 2JG, UK Hours Open today · 10AM–4:30PMFriday10AM–4:30PMSaturday10AM–4:30PMSundayClosedMondayClosedTuesday10AM–4:30PMWednesday10AM–4:30PMThursday10AM–4:30PM Owner Carmarthenshire County Council Similar Kidwelly Industrial Museum, Ceredigion Museum, Parc Howard Museum, Pendine Museum of Speed, Swansea Museum | ||
Carmarthenshire County Museum is a museum in the old county town of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire in Wales.
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Location
Carmarthenshire County Museum is located at Abergwili, Carmarthen, SA31 2JG. It is managed by Carmarthenshire County Council.
History
The museum is housed a building that began life as a college of priests, founded in the 1280s, which then became the palace of the Bishop of St Davids between 1542 and 1974. It was here that the New Testament and the Book of Common Prayer were first translated into the Welsh language in 1567 during the episcopate of Bishop Richard Davies.
Exhibition & Collection
The museum tells the rich history the county through a diverse collection of artifacts, paintings and portraits. In addition there is a notable collection of Welsh furniture and costume, a Victorian era village schoolroom, articles associated with the county's farming and agricultural heritage and an exhibition on World War II's home front.