Early Eisteddfodau – a chapter from ‘The Eisteddfodau of Rhondda Cynon Taf’ by Steven Graham
The Early Eisteddfodau – by Steven Graham As excitement builds for the first Valleys National Eisteddfod in decades in Pontypridd this August, Cynon Valley Museum Trust is pleased to be [...]
Rose Davies: local socialist feminist honoured with a Purple Plaque at Cynon Valley Museum
Rose Davies 1882 – 1958: A Purple Plaque to Honour Local Activist The Cynon Valley Museum is pleased to announce that a Purple Plaque in memory of Welsh Labour activist, local Alderman and [...]
Coronation Celebrations: Change and Continuity
Coronation Celebrations: Change and Continuity On the 8th of September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died after reigning for 70 years. She came to the throne, a young woman of 27, her coronation [...]
Donate To The Museum Collection
Donate to the Cynon Valley Museum Collection The Cynon Valley Museum is a fully Accredited Museum under the Arts Council’s Accreditation Scheme; the museum has been accredited since 2006. As of [...]
Paul Robeson and Wales: A Proud Bond (a follow up article)
Paul Robeson and Wales: A Proud Bond Photo by Gordon Parks, Office of War Information, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Introduction ‘There is no place in the world I [...]
Italian Catering Businesses in the Cynon Valley
The old Italian cafes of Valleys’ towns and villages evoke images of cosy, friendly, and warm establishments where you could go with friends and family to relax, eat, and drink. Many of us have [...]
Miners’ Safety Lamps: A Local Product
The museum has safety lamps on display with miners’ tags and other equipment. Only equipment to the layman, but essential and lifesaving to miners who see these artifices as symbols of the [...]
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 [...]
