The granddaughter of a former dockworker whose hat is displayed at the Museum of Cardiff has opened up on her "shock" over the possibility of the attraction being closed. Cardiff Council revealed in its draft budget consultation, set to go before cabinet this week, that it will consider moving the Museum of Cardiff out of its home in the Old Library on The Hayes and turn it into a mobile attraction.
Louise Morgan said it was her mother's idea to donate the cap of grandfather, Donald Davies, who worked at the docks in Cardiff for 40 years. "I was a bit shocked and upset about it on a personal level," said Louise when asked for her reaction to the possibility of the museum and her grandfather's cap moving out of its historic home.
"It has been a source of real pride for us because my grandfather was such a quiet, good, ordinary man. In the family we joked that he would say 'how could I possibly be in the museum?'. He would never have thought that about himself." The council said that making the Museum of Cardiff a mobile attraction could save the authority money, which could then be used to re-open the museum in a permanent home in the future. You can get more Cardiff news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
