Two of Wales’ cultural organisations have come together to form a partnership which will see the National Library of Wales offering a programme of events on the National Eisteddfod’s virtual ‘maes’ this year.

The events will focus specifically on the history and status of women and include events about eminent women and a discussion on diversity in our national collections, evaluating how women are represented in history and archival records.

The various activities will include a Q&A session by the Welsh Music Archive with Gwenan Gibbard (Caneuon cuddiedig yn archif Mered a Phyllis – the hidden songs in the Mered and Phyllis archive), a second chance to watch some of the Curators Present series, O’r Archif (From the Archive) sessions with the Welsh Music Archive and Ty Gwerin, and performances and presentations by some of the artists that were recently commissioned by the Unlocking Your Sound Heritage project.

To crown it all, two special events will be broadcast during the week of the eisteddfod.

On Monday, 3 August, at 6.30pm, the National Library’s art curator, Morfudd Bevan, will look at the life and work of artist Brenda Chamberlain, winner of the first two gold medals presented by the National Eisteddfod.

Then on Friday, 7 August, at 12.30pm, a special discussion panel will be held: Where are the Women? – Rebalancing Our Historical Record. Chaired by Meri Huws, president of the National Library of Wales, the panel will include Elin Jones MS, Efa Lois, Ceridwen Lloyd Morgan and Catrin Stevens.