An Interview with Cynon Valley Museum’s New Chair
Question 1: Tell us a Little bit about yourself? My name is Richard, I am Chair of the Cynon Valley Museum Trust. Alongside chairing the board of trustees at the Museum. I am Vice Chair of the [...]
Thank You To All Of Our Supporters
Thank You to All Of Our Supporters As we approach Christmas and 2021, Cynon Valley Museum, would like to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who has given support to us amidst the [...]
Collecting 2020
The Cynon Valley Museum tells the story of the Cynon Valley from the distant past to the present day; it is the story of our community. As we continue through time we must continue collecting, so [...]
Cynon Valley Museum Temporary Closure
Cynon Valley Museum has Closed Following Welsh Government Guidance Cynon Valley Museum has now closed following changes to Welsh Government guidance relating to museums. Currently we [...]
Cynon Valley Museum Sets Reopening Date
The Cynon Valley Museum Trust following the end of Wales’ second lockdown has set a proposed opening date for the museum for Saturday 21st November, marking an important point in the museum’s [...]
The Cynon Valley in Prehistory: The Bronze Age
The Bronze Age The Bronze Age period stretches across the end of the Neolithic, 1750 years from 2500BC to 750BC to the start of the Iron Age. In comparison, that would be the same as seeing the [...]
Drawing With Carrie Francis
Drawing with Carrie Francis Join artist Carrie Francis on the 19th November at 2pm for a live 20 minute workshop on continuous line drawing. Join in from home, or just sit back relax and enjoy [...]
Trustees Week at Cynon Valley Museum
“Over One Million Trustees” Across United Kingdom there are 196,000 charities, every single one of them requires trustees. There are over one million trustees in the United Kingdom. [...]
Chapel China of the South Wales Valleys
This blog post explores the history behind the use of ‘chapel china’ in Welsh chapels by focusing on objects from the Cynon Valley Museum collection. The object which sparked this [...]
The Sunflower Lanyard Scheme
At Cynon Valley Museum, we pride ourselves on creating an environment accessible for all. On 9th November 2019, we launched the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme, which aims to create a safe and welcoming [...]
Postcard to the Museum
Get your pens and pencils ready! Big Draw is back! As part of the Big Draw Festival 2020 we are this October, asking you to send postcards to the museum. Design your own postcard showing your [...]
Cynon Valley Museum Postpones Reopening
The Cynon Valley Museum has made the difficult decision to postpone its reopening to help ensure the safety of the public, volunteers and staff. We have made this decision based on recent [...]
The Cynon Valley in Prehistory: The Neolithic
A Different Way of Life: The Neolithic The beginning of the ‘early Neolithic’ (c.4100-3000 BCE) saw individuals in society move from Mesolithic foraging to a more domesticated, sedentary [...]
Cynon Valley Museum Sets Opening Date
The Cynon Valley Museum Trust has set a proposed opening date for the museum for Saturday 19th September, marking an important point in the museum’s journey towards reopening. Reopening [...]
A Walking Tour of Aberdare’s Jewish History
The Jewish community in Aberdare dates from the 1860s. Slater’s Directory of South Wales for 1858/59 includes the name of Harris Freedman, and Lyons and Hyman are listed as trading in Aberdare as [...]
