At Cynon Valley Museum, we host a programme of temporary exhibitions across our two temporary gallery spaces, Mezzanine Gallery and Lower Gallery and our online gallery Exhibition at Home. We are proud to support local artists, artistans and craft people, showcasing the best talent from the Cynon Valley.
Current Exhibitions
Celebration of Contemporary Welsh Painting
28 November – 22 December 2024 in our Lower Gallery with artists:
Barbara Castle
Judith Beecher
Karin Mear
Celebrate with the artists at their opening event this Friday evening: Friday 29th November 6-8pm. All welcome
Cynon Valley Museum, Depot Road, Aberdare, CF44 8DL
Upcoming Exhibitions
Islwyn Thorne ‘Character Drawings’ Art Exhibition
Mezzanine Gallery
Meet the Artist: Saturday 2nd November, 1-2pm
Exhibition Dates: Tuesday 29th October – 28th November 2024
Coming up next in the Mezzanine Gallery
International Brigades Cymru Exhibition
Cynon Valley Museum are proud to be displaying the IB Cymru (International Brigade Wales) Exhibition here in our Mezzanine Gallery this December & next January.
We are hosting a special talk to commemorate the Welshmen and women who went to Spain to serve the Republic during the Spanish Civil War (July 1936- April 1939). Thursday 12th December, 7-8.30pm, Cynon Valley Museum. Donations welcome (recommended £2).
IB Cymru is the creation of Mary Greening, whose father, Aberdare-born miner Edwin, was one of more than 200 Welsh people who joined the I5th International Brigade in the fight against Franco.
Almost 90 years after these tumultuous events, be sure to visit this free exhibition to learn more about these heroic individuals and their struggle for a better world.
Mary, alongside Darren Macy, will be delivering their commemorative talk at Cynon Valley Museum on Thursday 12th December, 7-8.30pm, Cynon Valley Museum. Donations welcome (recommended £2).
IB Cymru (International Brigade Wales) Exhibition Dates:
Sat. 30th Nov 2024 – Sat. 1st Feb 2025
Memorial Talk: Thursday 12th December, 7-8.30pm
To learn more about IB Cymru, please visit their website here:
https://international-brigades.org.uk/…/content-launch…/
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The Mezzanine Gallery and Lower Gallery are home to the museum’s temporary exhibition programme. The Museum holds a diverse programme of exhibitions including local artists and groups, national art bodies, artists and historic exhibitions.
Through our online gallery Exhibition at Home and Stories from the Collection, Cynon Valley Museum brings the culture and history into your homes through regular digital exhibitions and articles researching the history of the Cynon Valley.
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