Welcome to the Royal Institution web site

For over 160 years the RISW has played a central role in promoting understanding of Swansea's history. We are a varied group of people who share an interest in scientific and cultural topics and a love of history.
        
We have a varied programme of monthly evening lectures, short series of lunchtime lectures, and social activities. We publish books on local studies, and an annual journal, and support research into topics of local historical interest. We have recently launched a series of annual lectures on 'cutting edge' science and technology and are developing activities for young people.

We are the Friends group of Swansea Museum. We purchase books, pictures and artifacts for the museum collection. Over the past few years we have paid for the rebinding of valuable books and journals in the Museum Library, and supported 'living history' projects for the Museum Education Service. Our members give voluntary help in the Museum and provide specialist advice to enquirers. A Museum with 50,000 visitors each year, including 30,000 school children, is never short of small jobs, so our involvement is expanding, and new members are always welcome.

Full details of our activities are listed on the 'Events' page.

Pianists take note
Swansea Museum has a grand piano, which, by prior arrangement, may be used by the public.
You could arrange a recital, choir practice, or even a small concert.
Details from the Museum. Tel 01792 653763.

The RISW Science Prize

A competition will be held this year. Details from
The RISW c/o Swansea Museum, Victoria Rd Swansea SA1 1SN.

or email the President




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