Exhibition: November 1st – 15th, subject to opening hours Venue: Grangetown Pavilion, Cardiff Join Hub Cymru Africa from November 1st for this exciting exhibition where you can see, hear and experience the stories behind the objects. This pop up exhibition provides a snapshot of Welsh engagement with global solidarity, cultural, political […]
A SciFi Fan’s Dream: Dr Who and the Temple of Peace on Screen
Reproduced from Chris Olsen’s Blog. On the beautiful campus of Cardiff University sits one of the most recognisable buildings in the city, the Temple of Peace. The Temple’s iconic, art deco, neoclassical architecture has been used for the filming of many popular fantasy adaptations for stage and screen, from Doctor Who and Sherlock to […]
Library Placement Georgia Osborne: Cataloguing the 10,000!
Georgia Osborne undertook an Insights Placement with WCIA over Summer 2022 through Cardiff University’s Centre for Student Life, with funding support from the Davies Family Charity, Santander Foundation and Academi Heddwch. Cymru. In October 2022 I completed an Internship Placement with the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, acting as Archive […]
Morgan McCarthy: the ‘Dirty Work’ behind the scenes to preserve Wales’ Heritage
Morgan McCarthy, a History undergraduate at Cardiff University, shares his ‘Insights Placement’ experience with WCIA over Summer 2022. Over August and September, it was a privilege to help the WCIA with their Archivethon sessions through Cardiff University’s ‘Insights’ work experience scheme. The Temple of Peace is a fascinating building, and […]
‘Far from Home’: Remembrance Day Performance & Temple Tour
‘FAR FROM HOME’ by A48 Theatre tells the fascinating story of how seven Australian soldiers came to be buried in Cathays Cemetery in Cardiff during WWI. […]
Insight into Archiving: Georgia Ash
Georgia Ash from Cardiff University’s department of History has been undertaking a workl experience ‘Insight’ placement with WCIA through the Centre for Student Life. Here she reflects on her experience. Throughout August, I have been assisting WCIA with their Archiveathon sessions, through an Insights placement from Cardiff University. The aim […]
National Eisteddfod Event on plans to return the 1923 Women’s Peace Appeal to Wales
A treasure from Wales’ Peace Heritage is to make the journey from Washington to Wales, to mark the centenary next year of the 1923 Welsh Women’s Peace Appeal to America – a campaign petition signed by 390,296 women across Wales. Might your gran be among them? […]
Temple Archives Safeguarding Project
Over Summer 2022, WCIA are embarking on an ambitious project to complete cataloguing of the Temple of Peace Archives, Library and Collections […]
WCIA’s ‘Archiveathon Challenge’ Summer 2022 – call for volunteers!
Can you volunteer a few hours of your time over Summer 2022, to help document the library collections of Wales’ Temple of Peace & Health? […]
WCIA Placement Blog: Clara Finkelstein’s ‘Archiveathon Challenge’ to list the Temple Library
WCIA Placement Clara Finkelstein shares her experience of cataloguing the Library of Wales’ Temple of Peace […]