Creative Writing Workshop

Writing Inspired by Art: A Creative Writing Workshop   I’m running a free online creative writing workshop, based around the Cynon Valley Museum’s online art exhibitions, on Saturday 27th [...]

She Bakes A poem by Rachel Carney in response to ‘Kitchen Votive’ by Karin Mear Today I baked a dozen eyes, adding lashes just for fun, checking them half way through to make sure they [...]

From campaigning to reopen the museum to embedding the museum in our community, volunteers have been essential, and we would like to say thank you to every single volunteer.

Axe A poem by Rachel Carney in response to a photograph of a Neolithic Axe from Mynydd Bwlfa   All we have left of you is this green axe worn smooth in places, shaped and wielded over [...]

Daily Flights A poem by Rachel Carney in response to ‘Nesting Time’ by Karin Mear Search for the softest down, the brightest rain, the drift of a cloud, the blink of an eye. Search for a twig of [...]

Virtual Poet in Residence I’m so pleased to become a Virtual Poet in Residence at the Cynon Valley Museum for the month of June. Just over a year ago, when I visited the museum for the first [...]

Many of us visit Aberdare for shopping and social purposes, but how well do we know and observe it as we walk around? This post reveals some of the histories of Aberdare Town Centre, including [...]

Hi, I am Klavdija Erzen and I am the Project Manager for the Jewish History Association of South Wales (JHASW). JHASW was established in January 2018 to preserve the cultural heritage of the [...]

The Cynon Valley has been home to many talented artists over history. Here we look into the lives of two very different artists – photographer Hans Hoyer and “the Welsh Van Gogh”, Nicholas Evans [...]

Launching a community memory project This year has tested our community, first by flooding, then by the spread of the Coronavirus. Our lives have changed and they may never be the same again. [...]