Museum news

A History Exhibition by Cynon Valley Museum This July Cynon Valley Museum will be hosting a FREE history exhibition ‘The Life of Caradog’ celebrating the life and achievements of [...]

From the very beginning, volunteers have played an instrumental role in the Cynon Valley Museum. From campaigning to reopen to embedding the museum in our community, volunteers have been [...]

Cynon Valley Museum Trust is delighted to be bringing back its Winter Exhibition, celebrating a range of artists from across the Cynon Valley and beyond! The Winter Exhibition has been an annual [...]

Cynon Valley Museum in partnership with Amguedffa Cymru and Welsh Museums Federation as part of the “Winter of Wellbeing” funded by the Welsh Government we will be giving out 200 free [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Important Notice to the Public   Cynon Valley Museum will be closed to the public on 18/02/2022 following the weather warnings issued by The Met Office. A red level warning anticipates winds [...]

Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! Cynon Valley Museum, in partnership with the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Community Cohesion Team, is delighted to be hosting an LGBTQ+ History Month event [...]

Cynon Valley Museum is delighted to be launching ‘Cynon Valley Museum Winter Art Club’ in partnership with RCT Arts and Creative Industries, as part of the Winter of Wellbeing. These [...]

Talk: The Holocaust Memorial Tablet   Join Cynon Valley Museum and the Jewish History Association of South Wales (JHASW) on Wednesday 26th January at 11am for a talk to mark Holocaust [...]

Holocaust Memorial Day at Cynon Valley Museum   Every year Holocaust Memorial Day takes place in January so that we all remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi [...]

Expression of Interest to Run Museum Cafe   Cynon Valley Museum Trust (CVMT), is seeking Expressions of Interest from individuals and organisations interested in running the Museum Café at [...]

Happy New Year! We’re so happy to be open to the public again, and we’re starting off 2022 with a fantastic new art exhibition in our Lower Gallery! ‘Lost Edges’ by Neil [...]

Merry Christmas from Cynon Valley Museum   As we come to the end of 2021, everyone at Cynon Valley Museum would like to wish you a merry Christmas, a happy festive period, and New Year. The [...]

Cynon Valley Museum is disappointed to announce that due to the recent increase in COVID-19 rates and the Omicron variant the two planned Santa’s grotto days on Saturday 18th and Wednesday [...]

Historical Christmas Trail at Cynon Valley Museum From December 1st Cynon Valley Museum will launch its Christmas trail which will be available to families, careers and children! This trail will [...]

This year, for Inter Faith Week 2021, Cynon Valley Museum and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Community Cohesion Team held a day event on Saturday 20th November 2021 at the museum. What [...]

This year Cynon Valley Museum, in partnership with the RCTCBC Inclusion and Diversity Team, is participating in Trans Awareness Week, to help raise the visibility of transgender people and [...]

Interfaith Day at Cynon Valley Museum Cynon Valley Museum is taking part in Interfaith week 2021 with a special event taking place this Saturday at the museum in partnership with RCT Council’s [...]

Enter Poster Competition for Interfaith Week Cynon Valley Museum has teamed up with RCT Council’s Community Safety Partnership invites you to a celebrate Inter Faith week between Sunday the [...]

Cynon Valley Museum has lost a member of its family. Geoffrey Evans sadly passed away earlier this month. He will be deeply missed by everyone at the museum. As many of you know Geoffrey was one [...]

Book Now for Tickets to Prehistory in Wales Join Cynon Valley Museum and Dr Steve Burrow Deputy Head of Public History & Archaeology at Amgueddfa Cymru National Museums Wales Tuesday 2nd [...]