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[reissued with updated photos] Ghoulish celebrations, passports to adventure and Nos Galan Gaeaf games are all on offer over the half term holiday as part of the upcoming Welsh Museums Festival.

Ghoulish celebrations, passports to adventure and Nos Galan Gaeaf games are all on offer over the half term holiday as part of the upcoming Welsh Museums Festival.

A Tudor dance troupe, based at Cadw’s Plas Mawr house, recently won a volunteering award for their work in bringing museum learning to life.

A project celebrating the rich heritage of cricket in Wales is one of six cultural schemes to receive funding from the Welsh Government.

[Media are invited to join the Minister's tour of the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket tomorrow, Thurs Sept 19, from 1.45-2.15pm - detail in notes]

The Welsh Government is providing a further £5 million to support and protect Wales’ culture and sport arm’s length bodies and Cadw.

A church in Swansea, a football club in Denbighshire and volunteer centre in Powys are among the 38 projects to receive a share of more than £4.3m support from the Welsh Government.

The first phase of conservation works to the chapels at the iconic Tintern Abbey has begun, Cadw has announced.

Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre, which tells the story of the town including its part in the creation of the iconic Millennium Falcon for Star Wars in 1979, is going from strength to strength thanks to the dedication and commitment of its volunteers and trustees.

Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Jane Hutt, has unveiled free new booklets which will help Welsh learners of all levels learn more about Cadw sites.

With the National Eisteddfod underway, the Welsh Government is encouraging people to provide their views on its vision for the culture sector, with just under a month to go until the consultation closes.

The Welsh Government is providing additional funding to ensure Wales’ cultural institutions are protected and preserved, with £3.2m earmarked this financial year for repairs to be carried out to both the National Museum Cardiff and National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth.