U-turn on plans to mobilise Museum of Cardiff

Cardiff Council has dropped plans to turn the Museum of Cardiff into a mobile attraction.

The council proposed the move, which would have resulted in the loss of the museum’s current building and most of its staff, as part of a consultation into its 2023/24 budget in December.

Following backlash against the plans and a protest against the proposal in Cardiff earlier in February, the council said it plans to keep the museum at its current location for now.

Council leader Huw Thomas told Wales Online councillors will instead “work with the trustees of the museum to secure a sustainable future, including looking at options for delivering the service at an alternative location."