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Discover the story of Sir Gâr

What's here

A young woman points at the detail of a tall standing stone. Her two young sons look at the stone next to her.

Visit

Find out all you need to know to get the most out of your visit to the home of stories in Sir Gâr.

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A museum visitor stands with two children in front of a glass display cabinet containing taxidermy specimens. The display includes a barn owl, a duck, a bird of prey, and a fox, all arranged in naturalistic settings within framed cases.
Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm

What to see

Discover the stories of the people of Carmarthenshire, and what makes this such a special county.

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Black and white photo of the front facade of a building. The building has a gabled entrance and porch and two floors of windows stretching across the front and a small cupola rising from the roof.

The Old Bishop's Palace

Read the story of one of the oldest and most important buildings in Sir Gâr.

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A family of four sit around a picnic table in a sunny outdoor setting with grass and trees in the background.

Eat, Drink, Shop

From coffee breaks to lunches, to thoughtful local gifts, we offer a great range of refreshment and shopping options.

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Plan your visit

Exterior

Real People, Real stories

Exhibition poster for Romantic Wales, 23.05.2026 - 16.10.2026 at Carmarthenshire Museum.
12/08/26

Romantic Wales brings J.M.W. Turner to Carmarthenshire Museum

An exciting new exhibition, Romantic Wales: Turner and his contemporaries, is now open at Carmarthenshire Museum in Abergwili until 16 October 2026.

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Standing stone in foreground, with a green banner behind, in a large top-lit gallery
17/04/26

New Galleries at Carmarthenshire Museum

CofGâr, the Carmarthenshire County Council museums and arts service, are delighted to announce that the first physical phase of an exciting programme of works to Carmarthenshire Museum will begin on 19 January 2026. 

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A large, weathered standing stone carved with ancient symbols is displayed inside a museum gallery beneath a bright vaulted skylight.

Rock and Roll - the time the standing stones moved

How do you move a 6-foot tall standing stone? This is how we did it...

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Sculpture of a woman in a glass display case
Ground Floor

Create, Commission, Collect

Why do we create art? Why is art commissioned? And why do museums collect some art and not others? This new exhibition explores those questions!

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    Woven basket on display in a glass case within a museum gallery.
    Ground Floor

    Carried Away: Baskets of Carmarthenshire

    This exhibition explores the long history of basketry and celebrates the skill, ingenuity and working lives of people in Carmarthenshire whose livelihoods depended on these versatile objects.

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      Proudly part of CofGâr

      Carmarthenshire Museum tells the stories of people and places in Sir Gâr across 50,000 years of human history. The museum has been housed in the Old Bishop’s Palace of St David’s since 1978 in the village of Abergwili, just outside Carmarthen, in south-west Wales. We’re owned and run by Carmarthenshire County Council (CofGâr).

      We are a family of five museums based in Carmarthenshire. Together, we represent the Carmarthenshire County Council museums and arts service, and we're excited to welcome you to our wonderful venues.