Museum news

Cynon Valley Museum Trust is pleased to announce that the museum will be extending its opening hours to include Tuesdays. This is another important step in the museum’s reopening phase since the [...]

Cynon Valley Museum Trust was delighted to welcome to the museum, Vattenfall, Pen Y Cymoedd Community Fund and Vikki Howells MS for the Cynon Valley to Cynon Valley Museum on Friday 8th October [...]

Beth Winter MP Visits Cynon Valley Museum Cynon Valley Museum was delighted to welcome Beth Winter, Cynon Valley’s Member of Parliament to the museum last Friday. As part of her visit, she [...]

Cynon Valley Museum Relaunches Mezzanine Gallery Cynon Valley Museum continues on its journey of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic with another reopening milestone this week. The popular [...]

Cynon Valley Museum Welcomes Visit by National Lottery Heritage Fund   Cynon Valley Museum earlier in August were delighted to receive a visit from National Lottery Heritage Fund. It was an [...]

We’re Recruiting For Trustees to Join Cynon Valley Museum’s Trust’s Board Working to the CVMT’s values of sustainability, accessibility, progression, ambition, flexibility [...]

Cynon Valley Museum Trust (CVMT) are inviting individuals or organisations to tender for a contract to deliver a 5 year Business Plan that supports our future trajectory from 2021 – 2027. The [...]

Cynon Valley Museum has partnered with Amgueddfa Cymru and Cyfartha Castle in a new project titled Valleys Re-told.   Valleys Re-told The Valleys Re-told project, led by Amgueddfa Cymru and [...]

Music at the Museum with Phase Arts Collective Join musicians Rachael Elliot and Beatrice Newman, known as Phase Arts Collective, for live musical performances throughout July and August, hosted [...]

Old Aberdare Volume 11 Now On Sale at Cynon Valley Museum   The latest volume of Old Aberdare is now available for sale at the Cynon Valley Museum. Volume 11 has been produced by Cynon [...]

Cynon Valley Museum Reopens   Cynon Valley Museum has reopened to the public for the first time in 7 months following its temporary closure as result of the change in Welsh Government [...]

We’re Recruiting For a Treasurer to Join Our Board of Trustees Working to the CVMT’s values of SUSTAINABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, PROGRESSION, AMBITION, FLEXIBILITY & [...]

We’re recruiting! Working to the CVMT’s values of SUSTAINABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, PROGRESSION, AMBITION, FLEXIBILITY & REPRESENTATION, the role of the Museum Assistant is to [...]

RCTCBC Sporting Heroes Past and Present Project Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council’s most recent project celebrates local sporting heroes. With the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, [...]

A brand-new photography exhibition, presented by the Cynon Valley Museum in Aberdare and the Wales Co-operative Centre, goes online on Tuesday 11 May 2021. The exhibition reflects the vibrant and [...]

Cynon Valley Museum Trust (CVMT) has secured funding to increase the museums accessibility through the redevelopment of its toilets and creation of ground floor office space.   Redevelopment [...]

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   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 [...]

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 has Closed Following Welsh Government Guidance    Cynon Valley Museum has now closed following changes to Welsh Government guidance relating to museums. Currently we [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

“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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

Its time to sign up and join Cynon Valley Museum in bringing history and art to your home! Join us over the next 8 weeks as we talk about local history, art and much more! Each week we will be [...]