At this poignant time of commemorating the Battle of the Somme, a service of commemoration and reconciliation has taken place at the memorial to Welsh soldiers killed during the battle of Mametz Wood in northern France 100 years ago. The 38th (Welsh) Division attacked Mametz Wood between 7 and 14 July 1916, with more than 4,000 of them killed […]
Jewels of the Firing Line As Curator of the museum, I am often asked about what objects make our museum as special as it is. Without a doubt, the collections that we hold here at the museum are irreplaceable, often aesthetically beautiful; always historically significant and always emanating power from their connection to Welsh soldiers […]
A Perfect Combination Let me take you back with nostalgia to the 1980s. When I was younger I loved Sunday evenings. It was precious family time spent together before returning to school the next day. It was also the day that brought together two of my favourite EVER programmes; ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ and […]
Saturday 26th September 2015 – 10am – 5pm The Firing Line Museum will be hosting this event as part of the HLF Funded ‘Cardiff Remembers Project’. This event explores the role that Cardiff played during the First World War. Visitors will be able to participate in talks, family activities, object handling sessions, cookery demonstrations by Bubbling […]
Today the Firing Line Museum unveiled its new 100 Objects interactive As part of a project funded by the Armed Forces Community Covenant Fund, a new touchscreen interactive has been developed to explore the stories behind 100 objects on display at the Firing Line Museum – 50 Cavalry and 50 Infantry artefacts from the collections […]
On Monday 8th June 2015 Ken Skates AM, Deputy Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport for the Welsh Government officially opened our new exhibition commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Exhibition will commemorate the Welsh soldiers integral role at the Battle of Waterloo. Objects on display include original Waterloo Medals, artefacts on […]
Event claims victory at Cardiff Castle Military re-enactors have gathered today for a Pageant of History with Military Re-enactors portraying historic characters from the English Civil War period right up until the Second World War. All of this has been organised by The Royal Welsh Regiment as part of its commemorations of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe […]
Victory in Europe 70th Anniversary Weekend Our Education officer, Joanna Wenman, was pleased to meet members of the Grangetown Local History Society on Saturday 9th May 2015. The society generously allowed the Firing Line Museum to digitise images, collected by the Society, of VE celebrations around Cardiff in 1945 for use on the museum’s digital […]
Imaging Egypt and Palestine in the First World War A new project seeks to offer a different perspective on the First World War using images taken in Egypt and Palestine during the period of the conflict. The aim is to collect photographs taken by service personnel, postcards, lantern slides and stereo-views. The project will not […]
With the upcoming 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo taking place in June 2015, the Firing Line is delighted to have contributed to the Waterloo 200 Commission that is showcasing 200 national treasures reflecting this history. The Firing Line Museum houses many objects relating to the Napoleonic Wars – some of these have been […]