The exhibitions will visit two locations in Wales.
Explore the relationship between language and the living world
Discover the power of nature to spark the imagination as the best-selling book ‘Geiriau Diflanedig/The Lost Words’ is brought to life in two unique exhibitions this summer.
The exhibition is closed during the autumn and winter seasons.
Group and school visits are still welcome by contacting Yr Ysgwrn beforehand.
Bringing an award-winning book to life
The award-winning book, The Lost Words, uses stirring spell-songs and eye-catching illustrations to reintroduce the fading faces of nature to our vocabularies and in turn, inspire us to join the fight to reverse their plight.
This summer, in an unique partnership between Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales and two Welsh National Park Authorities, the best-selling book will be brought to life in exhibitions at Yr Ysgwrn and Oriel y Parc Gallery at Pembrokeshire.
An unique combination of artwork and poetry
The touring exhibition, organised by Compton Verney, Hamish Hamilton and Penguin Books, will bring together the original artwork by Jackie Morris alongside English language poems by Robert Macfarlane and Welsh language poems written by Mererid Hopwood.
Exhibition events and activities
A series of special events and activities will be held at Oriel y Parc and Yr Ysgwrn during the exhibition allowing you to discover more about The Lost Words.
At Oriel y Parc in St Davids, specimens from the natural history collections of Amgueddfa Cymru will also be used to highlight the level of biodiversity loss and explain the work being done to try and arrest this decline.
School visits
Yr Ysgwrn welcome and encourage school visits to the exhibition. Please contact Yr Ysgwrn directly to arrange a school visit.