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The Swansea Museum in Swansea, Wales, UK is the oldest museum in Wales.^[1] The building was built for the Royal Institution of South Wales in 1841 in the neo-classical style.

Collections

Main museum

The main museum on Oystermouth Road contains all kinds of objects from the past of Swansea, and the rest of the world. Contents in the six galleries range from an Egyptian mummy to a traditional Welsh kitchen.

Marina

The museum has three boats in its collections which are kept at the marina.^[2]. The boats are a lightship 'Helwick', a tug boat called 'Canning' and 'Olga', a Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter built in 1909. Access to the boats is possible in June, July and August.

The Tramshed

The Tramshed in the Marina displays memorabilia from the former street trams of Swansea and the Mumbles tram that ran around the edge of the bay from Swansea town centre to Mumbles pier.^[3]

Collections Centre

The Collections Centre] in Landore displays reserve and maritime & industrial collections. The collection includes two lifeboats and vintage vehicles.^[4].

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ floating exhibits
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External links

• Swansea Museum
• Swansea Heritage website
• Photo and map at Geograph

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