Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight...

And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night
¬Dylan Thomas

6/27/10

At the National Waterfront Museum we see an exhibit on the Welsh School of Architectural Glass while a craft fair is going on in the main hall. The main exhibit had a very cool Ferris wheel method of displaying some of the objects in the collection. Each new car or seat was a new item being displayed in a glass case and with each new item came corresponding information on a touch screen. I found myself going back and forth between the 3 Ferris wheels looking at which item interested me most at that moment. What a novel idea, instead of you going to the displays the come to you. The museum had many interesting things: a 1900 Benz, a tramway locomotive, and exhibits on coins, steelmaking, rugby and best of all an exhibit on The Welsh music industry. The exhibit had a great little film about on the Welsh music industry where I learned about Welsh street dancing and about artists that I didn’t realize were Welsh such as the Super Furry Animals. If you are interested in hearing some Welsh folk music I strongly recommend a group called Calan. Not long after that exhibit an announcement is made that their was going to be a Welsh choir performing in 5 minutes. Hearing them sing in Welsh you really got to hear a strong Welsh accent. They were the Cancer Challenge Singers, a mixed choir for charity.


Ferris wheel of display cases


1900 Benz

Welsh Choir

Swansea Marina