{"id":608079,"date":"2026-05-28T07:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T07:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/608079\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T07:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T07:38:09","slug":"y-mor-a-ni-national-waterfront-museum-unveils-powerful-new-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/608079\/","title":{"rendered":"Y M\u00f4r a Ni: National Waterfront Museum unveils powerful new commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-322683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2fa211be-1a01-4786-81d7-ad584b461c57-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nation Cymru staff<\/p>\n<p>A new artwork has been unveiled at the National Waterfront Museum, greeting visitors with a powerful expression of Wales\u2019s enduring connection to the sea.<\/p>\n<p>Following an open call to Welsh artists in 2025, the Museum received 30 outstanding and diverse submissions, each inspired by the sea and the rich stories of the Welsh coast.<\/p>\n<p>Jacqui Symons from Carmarthenshire was awarded the commission in January for her textile-based installation entitled \u201cY M\u00f4r a Ni\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The work, which is on display in the Museum\u2019s Weston Hall, creates a tide of colour that responds subtly to the building\u2019s natural air currents, producing a slow choreography of motion and movement.<\/p>\n<p>Amongst the installation are references to Wales\u2019s maritime history and industry, with inspiration taken from the Museum\u2019s collections.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-322684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2211de74-35b3-4bc6-a798-d6778704050b-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nicole Deufel, Head of the National Waterfront Museum said: \u201cWe are thrilled to unveil this beautiful artwork as the first major new addition to the Weston Hall , helping us continue on our journey of transforming the Museum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe installation invites visitors to pause and reflect on their own relationship with the sea that has shaped our nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJacqui has incorporated patterns inspired by objects found in the museum galleries, which we hope visitors will enjoy discovering as they explore the museum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-322682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/aa765a81-8482-451f-9b1f-4355cb6d79ce-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"\/>Jacqui Symons\u2019 textile-based installation at the National Waterfront Museum entitled \u2018Y M\u00f4r a Ni\u2019. Image: Amgueddfa Cymru<\/p>\n<p>The commission forms part of the redevelopment of the National Waterfront Museum, to strengthen its identity as a Museum of the sea, as well as Amgueddfa Cymru\u2019s ongoing commitment to supporting Welsh<br \/>contemporary art and celebrating voices of artists who interpret Wales\u2019s past, present and future through bold new work.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the National Waterfront Museum <a href=\"https:\/\/museum.wales\/swansea\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                                Support our Nation today<\/p>\n<p>For the price of a cup of coffee a month you can help us create an<br \/>\n                                    independent, not-for-profit, national news service for the people of Wales, by<br \/>\n                                        the people of Wales.\n                                <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nation Cymru staff A new artwork has been unveiled at the National Waterfront Museum, greeting visitors with a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":608080,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-608079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}