Elaine Morgan Statue Unveiled in Mountain Ash
On Friday 18th March, hundreds of people gathered to witness the unveiling the statue of Elaine Morgan OBE outside the Tŷ Calon Lân Medical Centre, Mountain Ash. Elaine Morgan (1920 – 2013) was a [...]
Women Supporting the Miners
From the onset of mining history, women were involved with the mining industry in their support. Female activists in the mining community protested alongside their husbands, fathers and brothers [...]
Criw Celf Art Sessions at CVM
Criw Celf are back at the museum! Join local artist Caitlin Flood-Molyneux (https://www.floodmolyneuxart.com/) leading a series of collage and mixed media sessions for different age groups, [...]
Women’s History Month Panel Discussion
This year Cynon Valley Museum is happy to be hosting a panel event to celebrate and discuss Women’s History Month. Our panel speakers include Karin Mear, local artist and Heritage and [...]
History Talk – Dr. Daryl Leeworthy: Elaine Morgan and Her Times
To celebrate Women’s History Month and the unveiling of the Elaine Morgan statue in Mountain Ash, Cynon Valley Museum will be hosting a history talk focusing on the life and work of Elaine [...]
History Talk – Dr. Ben Curtis: Cynon Valley Coal Industry
To celebrate the showcase of the Glamorgan Archives ‘Glamorgan’s Blood: Dark Arteries, Old Veins’ exhibition in our Mezzanine Gallery, Cynon Valley Museum will be hosting a [...]
LGBTQ+ History at Cynon Valley Museum
Cynon Valley Museum has been celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month this February; proudly displaying the Pride flags throughout the museum, sharing information and resources from groups such as FFLAG, [...]
Pamela ‘Mother’ Shepherd, 1836 – 1930
International Women’s Day is 8th March each year. This is the opportunity for us to consider the contribution to the public life of a woman who had an enormous influence on the Aberdare [...]
