Museum sights in Swansea (Abertawe)
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National Waterfront Museum
Housed in a 1901 dockside warehouse with a striking glass and slate extension, the museum's 15 hands-on galleries explore Wales' industrial history and the impact of industrialisation on its people, from 1750 to the present day, making much use of interactive computer screens and audiovisual presentations. The effect can be a bit overwhelming, but there is a lot of interesting stuff here, enough to occupy several hours.
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Swansea Museum
It would be hard to find a more complete contrast to the Waterfront Museum – Dylan Thomas referred to it as 'the museum which should have been in a museum'. Founded in 1834, it remains charmingly low-tech, from the eccentric Cabinet of Curiosities to the glass cases of archaeological finds from Gower caves. Pride of place goes to the Mummy of Hor.
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Egypt Centre
Swansea University is in the suburb of Sketty, halfway between the city centre and the Mumbles, and possesses the UK's biggest collection of Egyptian antiquities outside the British Museum. It displays a fascinating collection of everyday ancient Egyptian artefacts, ranging from a 4000-year-old razor and cosmetics trays to a mummified crocodile.
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Dylan Thomas Centre
Housed in the former Guildhall, this centre contains an absorbing exhibition on the Swansea-born poet's life and work. Aside from the collection of memorabilia, what really brings his work to life is a series of recordings, including the booming baritone of Richard Burton performing Under Milk Wood and Thomas himself reading Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, the celebrated paean to his dying father.
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