Two men have been arrested on suspicion of a burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff.
The men aged 43 and 50 from Northampton were arrested and are in custody in Northamptonshire.
South Wales Police continues to investigate the burglary which was reported at around 12.30am Monday morning. Several items, including Bronze Age gold jewellery, were stolen from a display case in the main building.
Searches are continuing for the stolen items.
A museum spokesperson said: “We are pleased to hear this significant development in the investigation. We are hugely grateful to South Wales Police for the speed in which they have responded to this incident and will continue to work with them on their ongoing enquiries. Once again, we’d like to thank our staff, the local community and the wider public for their support whilst we have been responding to this incident.”
Main Image: St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff