And whilst these models are on display we have put this diorama model of Metridium anemones - one of three known to have been made by the Blaschkas ♥️

Sneaky previews.....

A model of a Portuguese Man-of-War, ingeniously made out of coloured glass and copper wires and god knows what else by 19th century model makers, father and son Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka

Our genius project photographer Rhian is taking new photos of the museum’s Blaschka collection (this is the old pic as hers aren’t online yet), and all I want for Christmas are Blaschka baubles for my tree…

Snow, hill, dog.... Great day for a mountain run on the Mynydd Ddu with the dog ❤️

Billy lived in the zoo at Victoria Park 1915-1939, surviving on half-rations during the First World War. Posthumously it was discovered that Billy was female. Another famous figure of Victoria Park was Modernist art darling Henri Gaudier-Brzeska who lived in Cardiff 1908-9 and drew the birds there.

Our iconic skeleton of Cardiff's legendary 'Billy the Seal' is on the move! She is about to undergo a conservation spruce up by our conservation intern Kaitlin, and we're looking to put her on public display next year 🙂

White tailed sea eagle egg from 1876 soon to be sampled for DNA based research supporting conservation work on these remarkable birds.

Caving fun! Exploring newly discovered cave on the Gower, Wales. This cave is becoming a challenging trip...

A successful install of a selection of #Blaschka Glass Models from the collection at Amgueddfa Cymru into the wonderful 'Oceans' Exhibition at the evocative Louisiana Modern Art Museum, Copenhagen.

Cool aren't they!

Pancake tortoise specimen collected in 1928 in preparation for taking tissue samples for DNA research aimed at supporting efforts to protect and conserve this endangered species in the wild.

Rescuing taxidermy! Modern taxidermy is very tasty to insects such as clothes moths and we are having to deal with increasingly regular outbreaks affecting our exhibition specimens. After freezing we remove the damage and carry out conservation before returning to display.
#AmgueddfaCymru

Exploring newly discovered cave, Gower, Wales.

Cruib bothy, Jura. A wild and beautiful place.

Speleological meandering in the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu cave system