For over 45 years, the P&O Makower (1974) Trust has commissioned major objects of silver to go on long-term loan to national museums throughout the UK including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Ashmolean, National Museums Scotland and Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales.
The original collection, comprising ten pieces, was moved to Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales in 2006, from its previous home at the Crafts Council, and has been augmented by several newly commissioned pieces since. Works have been added by the makers Sarah Denney (2007/08), Theresa Ngyuen (2009/10), Kevin Grey (2011/12), Adi Toch (2013/14), Claire Malet (2016/17) and most recently by William Romeril with his piece ‘Royal Game of Urm…?’, commissioned in 2024 and accessioned in 2025.
This is the first time this piece and the whole collection, has been shown in public.
The P&O Makower Trust Collection from Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales is at Ruthin Craft Centre from 28 March - 14 June 2026. For more information please head to the Ruthin Craft Centre website.
