A closer look at the beautiful handmade walking sticks by Norman West

Here’s what lies ahead for February in the Cynon Valley Museum! All new weekly events as well as workshops and activities. We hope to see you there! Bilingual welsh version soon to be uploaded!

Starting on Saturday the 7th of February, we are hosting a Tabletop Meetup Session every Saturday! Bring your own paints, minis and dice to a relaxed warm space and meet likeminded hobbyists  

Reminder: We have limited copies of ‘Wales and the All Blacks’ signed by the author, Roger G.K. Penn at the Museum! Cataloguing the fusion of such unique cultures, it includes a chapter on the All Blacks coming to Aberdare!

Black History Cymru 365 is being hosted at the Cynon Valley Museum on Saturday the 21st of February. A Family Event where all are welcome for FREE. You can experience live music, spoken word poetry, kids arts & crafts and Afro-Caribbean food from 12pm to 4pm!

We’ve received these very kind donations from The Shed in Aberdare for our board games social this Friday at the CVM from 10am to 1pm! We hope to see you then!

Starting on Saturday the 14th of February, we are hosting the ‘Tangled Narratives and Other Narratives’ Exhibition on our main gallery!

Make Space in your calendars! On the 14th, the first Saturday of February Half Term, Jerzy Jones is reading his kids book, ‘Where do Snowmen Go?’ followed by an Arts & Crafts session at the Museum. Free Entry and All Welcome!

Attention all Stereophonics fans: we have Stuart Cable’s drum set in the Cynon Valley Museum and all you’re more than welcome to come take a look! Open 10am – 4pm Tuesday to Saturday

Next Friday, the 23rd of January, we will be hosting a Drop-in Board Games social. All are welcome, so feel free to pop in, get a cuppa from our Tearooom and and play some classic board games. Any old board game donations are welcome and appreciated, you’ll be helping to give our visitors a good […]

From today until the 7th of Feb, Islwyn Thorne’s Exhibition at the Cynon Valley Museum is on display! You won’t want to miss his Sketches at the British Museum

📢 On the 13th of March, the Museum is hosting a new Music, Spoken Word and Visual Show Exploring One Life Through a Hundred Years of Change 📢 Snow Along the Line traces the life of an extraordinary yet ordinary woman whose journey spans nearly a century of change. Barbara Jones nee Naisbitt, was born […]

*The Cynon Valley History Society’s Talk is on the 15th and titled ‘The Voices of 1842 – The Stories Behind Child Labour in Wales’. Apologies for the mistake   The January Newsletter now with its Welsh Translation! Please do come on down to the Museum this month, but mind the cold!

The Women & The Valleys art exhibition is now in its 5th year at Cynon Valley Museum and submissions are invited from women who either live in the South Wales Valleys or have a connection to them. Instructions on how to submit your work, in the first instance, are below. Please read them and if […]

Santa Claus came to the Museum this past weekend and it was a roaring success! Thank you so much to everyone who attended, we hope we brought a bit of Christmas cheer to your family

Food from the Principality Foodbank is now found at the Cynon Valley Museum. Please bring your own bags and collect as much as you need. Open Thursday – Saturday, 10am to 4pm.

NEXT THURSDAY – 📚 Clear a space on your calendars – on the 18th of December the Cynon Valley History Society are hosting a talk on four local account of the First World War! Starting 7pm at the Museum 📚

  Starting today, the Cynon Valley Museum is launching its new Festive Menu! Come into the Museum to have a bite today!

    On December 13th Santa Claus is coming to the Cynon Valley Museum. To book a place, either visit the museum or call on the poster above

  Get ready for the December Newsletter for the Cynon Valley Museum! Everything you need to know is here!

Thank you to all who attended the Vanished Wales book talk with Carwyn Jones last weekend, it was a fascinating event that went off without a hitch!

Mythical, Extinct & Endangered is a combined effort from Linda Agostini, Lisa Calnan and Saskia Wagner. I won’t be here for long, so see it while you can!

☃️Announcement☃️ Jerzy Jones is reading his children’s book ‘Where did the Snow Men Go?’ followed by a kids Arts & Crafts session. To book: 🎄Call the Cynon Valley 🎄Sign up at the museum in advance or on the day.

THIS SATURDAY- Carwyn Jones is hosting a book reading of Vanished Wales — based on the ITV Series — in the Cynon Valley Museum on November 22nd at 11:30am. Admission £2 Admission Plus a Signed, Discounted Copy £21 We hope to see you there!

   Starting Today, Nigel Lewis will be hosting an exhibition in the Mezzanine Gallery with original pastel landscapes for sale. It’ll be on display for the next three weeks, so be sure not to miss out!

A night of ghoulish fun was had at the Haunted Museum Trail this Tuesday! We wanted to wish a big thank you to all who attended, thanks to Crazy Joe’s Pizza for taking part, and a Happy Halloween!      

Get yourselves ready for the Cynon Valley Museum’s November Newsletter! See what’s on and come visit! Welsh Translation

THIS SATURDAY  October 25th, we are hosting the Pengwyn Autumn Craft Fair from 10am to 4pm and we hope to see you there!

🎃Here’s the Newsletter for the Month of October! Big or small, you do not want to miss out 🎃 Responding to popular demand, we are changing our opening hours from 10am – 4pm starting from October 1st (Tomorrow)  

The Cynon Valley History Society are hosting a Book Launch in the Cynon Valley Museum on Thursday October 16th, starting at 7pm‘They Buried Them at Home – The Story of World War 1 Cynon Valley Commonwealth Graves’ by Robert E. Jones and Patricia Rees