The Museum Collection
The museum is primarily concerned with history in South Wales focused on the ancient county of Monmouthshire. The museum itself is set on two levels and takes visitors from the prehistoric age to the late Victorian era. There is great emphasis on Isca Augusta, the city's Roman fortress at Caerleon. Other exhibitions of interest include artifacts from the Chartist Newport Rising of 1839 in which John Frost of Newport was a prominent figure.
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