Museums · North Wales
Ruthin Craft Centre
Ruthin Craft Centre — Craft centre in Ruthin, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Ruthin Craft Centre is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2008. Wikidata describes it as: "Craft centre in Ruthin, Wales". Coordinates: 53.1174°, -3.3084°.
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Official information
Ruthin Craft Centre is a venue dedicated to contemporary applied arts, showcasing a variety of exhibitions and workshops. Visitors can explore a retail gallery featuring handmade crafts, including jewellery, ceramics, and textiles.
From the Wikipedia article
Ruthin Craft Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Grefft Rhuthun) is a craft centre in the town of Ruthin, north Wales. Ruthin Craft Centre shows the best in national and international contemporary applied arts. The original Craft Centre was demolished early in 2007, and a new Craft Centre opened in July 2008 in a £4.3 million scheme which contains six craft workshops, larger galleries and an expanded craft retail gallery, two residency studios, an education space and a tourist information centre, as well as a restaurant. The new building, by architects Sergison Bates has been widely recognised, winning the 2009 Dewi-Prys Thomas Prize, being shortlisted for the 2009 Art Fund Prize and highlighted as a 'Design Delight' by the Design Commission for Wales. The centre is revenue funded by the Arts Council of Wales and is part of Denbighshire County Council. Director of the Ruthin Craft Centre, Philip Hughes, was interviewed by Culture24 during the Art Fund nomination in 2009. In 2025, Mr. Hughes MBE stepped down as director of Ruthin Craft Centre, to be succeeded by Samantha Rhodes.
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- Coordinates
- 53.1174, -3.3084
- District
- Denbighshire
- Parish
- Ruthin
- Postcode
- LL15 1BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clwyd East
- Established
- 2008
- Annual visitors
- ~49,717/year
- Opening
- Open daily 10am – 5pm
- Official site
- ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7383388 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ruthin Craft Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Craft Centre, Ruthin - geograph.org.uk - 1259938.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ruthin Craft Centre?
- Ruthin Craft Centre is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL15 1BB), in the parish of Ruthin.
- What is Ruthin Craft Centre?
- Ruthin Craft Centre — Craft centre in Ruthin, Wales.
- How do I get to Ruthin Craft Centre?
- Drivers can use postcode LL15 1BB.
- When was Ruthin Craft Centre built?
- Built or established in 2008.
- How do I get to Ruthin Craft Centre?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LL15 1BB. It sits within the Clwyd East parliamentary constituency.
- How busy is Ruthin Craft Centre?
- Ruthin Craft Centre draws around 49,717 visitors a year.