A Neolithic Axe from Mynydd Bwlfa

YThe Cynon Valley Museum’s collection stretches back to the Neolithic (4100BC – 2500BC) when people had recently introduced farming in Wales, but had not discovered the technology to manufacture [...]

Among several railway items displayed at the Cynon Valley Museum is the metal British Railways (Western Region) sign from Abernant Station (not the sign pictured above). Abernant Railway Station [...]

This latest article tells the stories of four model wagons in the Cynon Valley collection. G. I. John: Town librarian, Aberdare. The four examples of model wagons in this article belonged to Mr [...]

The Cynon Valley Museum Trust has, in the last week, taken the difficult decision to utilise the Government Job Retention Scheme (furlough) in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. As a young [...]

The Museum holds a significant collection of sketches by the Bacon Sisters, many of which are available to view on the People’s Collection Wales website. Who were the Bacon sisters? The sketches [...]

The Cynon Valley Museum and Green Valley Kitchen will be closed from 4pm 18th March 2020, until further notice to reduce the spread of Coronavirus. The health of our staff, volunteers, visitors, [...]

The Cynon Valley Museum is delighted to bring to the museum “Worship” by Rach Wellbeing. This exhibition funded by Arts Council Wales, explores our relationship with the concept of [...]

On 28th January 2020, the Cynon Valley Museum Trust was proud to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2020, 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. The Cynon Valley Museum worked [...]

This week is Trustees Week! #TrusteesWeek #WythnosYrYmddiriedolwyr The Cynon Valley Museum is run by a Board of Trustees who volunteer their time to contribute to the legal compliance, long-term [...]

We invite you to the launch of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme at Cynon Valley Museum Hidden disabilities can affect anyone, maybe yourself, someone in your family or someone you know and care [...]