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The following cultural venues are located in Cardiff, capital city of Wales.

Sport

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Performing arts

Performing arts venues with seating capacity:

Entertainment venues

Live music venues

  • Barfly (200) - opened in 2001, closed in September 2010 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11156364 "Surprise at closure of Cardiff music venue Barfly"], BBC News, 1 September 2010. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  • Clwb Ifor Bach
  • Coal Exchange (1,000) - Venue closed in 2007, reopened in 2009 and closed again in 2013 because of safety concerns.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23007383 "Cardiff Coal Exchange: Council to do emergency safety work"], BBC News, 22 June 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  • Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff- (160) opened 2013{{cite news|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/future-another-cardiff-music-venue-12805466 |title=The future of another Cardiff music venue could be under threat over a noise complaint |work=Wales Online|date=27 March 2017 |access-date= 2023-06-17 }}
  • The Globe (350) - opened on Albany Road, Roath, in November 2008.[https://www.theguardian.com/cardiff/2010/apr/15/the-globe-cardiff-music-venues-la-roux-jamie-t "Cardiff needs a venue like The Globe"], guardiancardiff.com, 15 April 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  • Inkspot Venue Cardiff - conference rooms, live music events{{Cite web|url=https://inkspot-venue.ueniweb.com/|title=Inkspot Venue - Event Venue In Cardiff|website=Inkspot Venue}}
  • The Moon Club, Womanby Street[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/rock-met-rugby-welsh-stars-8552232 "When rock met rugby: Welsh stars as you’ve never seen them before "], Wales Online, 31 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  • The Point (500) - closed in January 2009, following a single complaint from a neighbour about noise.
  • Tiny Rebel, Cardiff- (80-100) opened 2013, function room upstairs is often used for live music
  • Tramshed (1000) - opened in October 2015 in a converted Grade II listed tram depot in Grangetown.Kathryn Williams (23 October 2015) [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/5-gigs-you-shouldnt-miss-10314340 "5 gigs you shouldn't miss at Cardiff's new music venue Tramshed"], Wales Online. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  • Y Plas - in the Cardiff University Students' Union building in Cathays{{Cite web|url=https://www.cardiffstudents.com/venues/y-plas/|title=Y Plas|website=www.cardiffstudents.com|access-date=2019-10-04}}

Gay venues

Cardiff has number of gay venues in the city, particularly in the area around Charles Street and Churchill Way. Gay-friendly venues include:

  • Golden Cross - a pub featuring regular drag acts
  • Kings Cross, The Hayes - gay-friendly pub for over 35 years,{{cite news|title=Regulars campaign to save Cardiff gay pub |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11496839 |work=BBC News |date=8 October 2010 |accessdate=2015-06-09 }} converted to a gastropub in 2011 {{cite news|title=Bid to save gay Cardiff pub is defeated |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/bid-save-gay-cardiff-pub-1854508 |work=Wales Online |date=23 February 2011 |accessdate=2015-06-09 }}

Historic and architectural venues

This is a list of historic and architectural places and their use as a cultural venue:

Museums and art galleries

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  • Albany Gallery, Roath - established 1965 {{Cite news|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/milestone-moments-during-50-years-10389038 |title=Milestone moments during 50 years at Cardiff's Albany Gallery |work=Wales Online |date=9 November 2015 |access-date=2023-06-17}}
  • Blackwater Gallery, Prospect Place, Cardiff {{Cite news|url=https://businessnewswales.com/highly-anticipated-blackwater-gallery-launches-in-april/|title=Highly Anticipated Blackwater Gallery Launches in April|work=Business News Wales|date=28 February 2019 |access-date=2024-04-06}}
  • Butetown History and Arts Centre (closed 2016), Cardiff Bay
  • Oriel Canfas, Canton - run by artists who were formerly based at the Old Library in Cardiff city centre until the late 1990s{{Cite news|last=Moore|first=David| url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/jul/30/art.canada |title=Obituary - William Brown |work=The Guardian |date=30 July 2008 |access-date=2023-06-17}}{{Cite news|url=https://nation.cymru/culture/art-review-coastal-inspiration-at-oriel-canfas/|title=Art review: coastal inspiration at Oriel Canfas|work=Nation.Cymru |date=26 March 2023 |access-date=2023-06-17}}
  • Cardiff MADE, Roath {{Cite news|url=https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/2020/11/02/how-cardiff-m-a-d-e-is-running-an-art-gallery-during-a-pandemic/|title=How Cardiff M.A.D.E is running an art gallery during a pandemic|work=Alt.Cardiff |publisher=Cardiff School of Journalism |date=2 November 2020 |access-date=2023-06-17}}{{Cite news|url=https://nation.cymru/culture/let-us-now-praise-famous-bins-cardiff-gallery-launches-exhibition-and-legacy-project/|title=‘Let Us Now Praise Famous Bins’ – Cardiff gallery launches exhibition and legacy project|work=Nation.Cymru |date=30 October 2022 |access-date=2023-06-17}}
  • Gallery Celf, Bangor Street, Roath{{cite news|author=Jenny White |title=Major new gallery for the capital |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Major+new+gallery+for+the+capital.+The+former+manager+of+Martin...-a0773235741 |work=Western Mail |date=18 November 2023 |access-date=2024-04-06 }}
  • Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay
  • g39 - artist run gallery, opened 1998 in the city centre and relocated to a larger space off City Road, Roath in 2011.[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/co-director-cardiffs-g39-contemporary-art-2031425 "The co-director of Cardiff’s g39 contemporary art gallery on why it had to relocate from the city centre"], WalesOnline, 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  • tactileBOSCH, Llandaff
  • Third Floor Gallery (2010-2016), Cardiff Bay

Libraries

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Places of worship

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See also

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