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This week's ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Wales Arts Show is a mixed bag with Welsh visual arts, literature and music news all crammed in to the 30 minute programme.

Gallery space at the National Museum of Art. Photo: Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales

Wales' National Museum of Art opens to the public on Saturday 9 July at the National Museum, Cardiff. It will showcase the full range of Wales' world-class art collection under one roof in a single series of integrated galleries.

Nicola Heywood Thomas talks to the ' director general David Anderson and director of learning, programmes and presentations Michael Tooby ahead of the exciting opening.

Also on the show, Francesca Rhydderch, the chair of the English language judging panel for the 2011 Wales Book of the Year Award, talks about the literary award ahead of the prize ceremony on Thursday evening.

One English language title and one Welsh language title will each scoop a prize of £10,000 for their respective authors. Take a look at one of my previous posts when I attended the shortlist announcement back in May.

The Taro'r Doc!/Hit The Dock! Percussion Festival takes place in Caernarfon this weekend.

Nicola speaks to musician Dewi Ellis Jones, who will be performing at the festival, and Sioned Webb, the artistic director of the who has been involved in organising the festival.

Plus, folk group Calan drop by ahead of their summer tour. Find out more about it on the .

Listen to the Radio Wales Arts Show on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Wales at 7pm on Wednesday 6 July, and catch it again on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ iPlayer for the subsequent seven days.