Tenby Museum & Art Gallery

Donations are always welcome to the museum funds for work undertaken. As an independent charity much of ur funds come through admission tickets and donations. Although we are currently closed due to the pandemic, our work to care for the collection and sharing the stories continues. Conservation of important historical artefacts (we have over 100,000 items in our collection including objects of national significance).

The shop sells a variety of goods ranging from postcards, unique gifts, books, stylish greetings cards to prints and original art by local artists. The books range from publications on local histories, works by Dylan Thomas, books on archaeology and geology, local walks, art, including Augustus and Gwen John and Claudia Williams.

The Friends of Tenby Museum and Art Gallery exists to support and actively promote the interests of Tenby Museum and Art Gallery. The Friends raise funds to assist the museum and art gallery by means of subscriptions and fundraising events. You are entitled to free entry to the museum and art gallery for the current year (annual subscribers).

At Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, the oldest independent museum in Wales, we recently began creating online access to our fabulous collections for the visually impaired, via a project called HEAR TO SEE, using audio descriptive podcasts. So far ten podcasts have been broadcast, with several more in the planning and development stages.

The Story of Tenby Gallery traces the history of the town from the 9th century through to the present day. The gallery features bilingual interpretive panels, photographs and artefacts from the museum's collections as well as a Kid's Corner where children can enjoy doing drawings and quiz sheets.

In the gallery you can learn about Henry Tudor's legendary escape from the town, discover which Tenby born mathematician invented the equals (=) sign, read about the decline and growth of the town as a resort, uncover Tenby's exciting involvement in the lead up to the D-Day landings during World War II, learn about the time when pigs roamed the streets and find out exactly what the dramatic building is on St Catherine's Island.