The Royal Welsh Museum will remain closed until at least spring, after burst water pipes caused damage to the museum and its artefacts.

In December, it was revealed that burst water pipes caused damage to the collection, forcing the world-famous museum, located in Brecon, to close a day early for the winter break.

The pipes burst over the weekend of December 17-18 last year - caused by a cold snap in the weather.

The Trustees of the museum have now said that this spring is the very earliest they can expect to reopen. They also confirmed that the museum and its artefacts had suffered damage, and that some of the display cabinets will need to be replaced.

The update reads: “Regrettably, after the recent burst pipes incident within the museum, we will be closed until (at the very earliest) spring of this year.

“At this stage we cannot be more specific.

“There has been damage to the archive collection and the museum itself. We are undertaking a full conservation review of the artefacts which will take time. A number of our display cabinets will require complete replacement.”

The Trustees also revealed that as a result of receiving requests for a donation link, a JustGiving page has been set up for the museum.

The Trustees thanked the public for their ongoing support and said updates would be delivered in due course.

The museum’s collection is made up of artefacts collected from a variety of sources from around the world and which display the regiments’ 300-year history.

The collection boasts over 33,000 objects which aid in telling the many stories of the regiments, including a First and Second World War collection and Victoria Crosses awarded during the Anglo-Zulu war.

The Royal Welsh Museum’s JustGiving page for donations can be found here.