:Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier
{{Short description|Museum in Cardiff Castle, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox museum
|name = Firing Line
|native_name = Amgueddfa'r Milwr Cymreig
|image = Museum-2010.jpg
|imagesize = 300px
|coordinates={{coord|51.482|-3.181|display=inline,title|region:GB_scale:5000}}
|caption = Entrance of the Firing Line Museum
|type = Military
|map_type = Wales Cardiff
|map_caption = Location within Cardiff
|established = 2010
|location = Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
|publictransit=
|website = [http://www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk/ Museum of the Welsh Soldier]
}}
Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier ({{Langx|cy|Tanio llinell: Amgueddfa Castell Caerdydd o'r Milwr Cymreig}}) is an accredited, charitable museum which exhibits the collections of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards and The Royal Welsh. It occupies the lower floor of the interpretation centre at Cardiff Castle.
History
The individual collections of the Queen's Dragoon Guards Museum, which had been based at Bowness-on-Windermere,{{cite web|url= https://whichmuseum.com/england/windermere/regimental-museum-of-1st-the-queens-dragoon-guards|title=Regimental museum of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards|publisher=Which Museum|access-date=14 June 2018}} and of the Welch Regiment Museum, which had been based in the Black and Barbican Towers of Cardiff Castle,{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8jYdEyVnQn4C&q=Cardiff+Castle+new+museum&pg=PA208|title= The Pleasures and Treasures of Britain: A Discerning Traveller's Companion |first= David|last= Kemp|page=208|publisher=Dundern|year=1992|isbn= 978-1550021592 }} were brought together at Cardiff Castle in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8521882.stm |title=Regimental museum to open doors|work=BBC News|date=19 February 2010|access-date=12 June 2018}}
Collections
The museum is dedicated to the history of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards and the Royal Welsh. Its mission is to commemorate and celebrate regimental culture and ethos whilst highlighting the stories of ordinary people who have done extraordinary things in the line of military service.{{cite web|url=https://cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk/|title=Welcome to Firing Line|publisher= Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier|access-date=11 September 2024}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk/ Museum of the Welsh Soldier]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121202100148/http://www.rrw.org.uk/the-royal-welsh/h/regiment-museum.htm Royal Welsh Museum]
- [http://www.qdg.org.uk/ Queen's Dragoon Guards Museum]
{{Royal Welsh}}
{{Museums and art galleries in Wales}}
{{Culture in Cardiff}}
{{Landmarks and Visitor Attractions in Cardiff}}
Category:Military and war museums in Wales
Category:Regimental museums in Wales
Category:Museums established in 2010