NEXT THURSDAY: Glamorgan Family History Society Branch Meeting 12 February, 2–4pm at Cynon Valley Museum Interested in local or family history? Join us to start your research, get help [...]
Here’s what lies ahead for February in the Cynon Valley Museum! All new weekly events as well as workshops and activities. We hope to see you there! Bilingual welsh version soon to be uploaded!
Black History Cymru 365 is being hosted at the Cynon Valley Museum on Saturday the 21st of February. A Family Event where all are welcome for FREE. You can experience live music, spoken word [...]
We’ve received these very kind donations from The Shed in Aberdare for our board games social this Friday at the CVM from 10am to 1pm! We hope to see you then!
Make Space in your calendars! On the 14th, the first Saturday of February Half Term, Jerzy Jones is reading his kids book, ‘Where do Snowmen Go?’ followed by an Arts & Crafts [...]
Attention all Stereophonics fans: we have Stuart Cable’s drum set in the Cynon Valley Museum and all you’re more than welcome to come take a look! Open 10am – 4pm Tuesday to Saturday
Next Friday, the 23rd of January, we will be hosting a Drop-in Board Games social. All are welcome, so feel free to pop in, get a cuppa from our Tearooom and and play some classic board games. [...]
From today until the 7th of Feb, Islwyn Thorne’s Exhibition at the Cynon Valley Museum is on display! You won’t want to miss his Sketches at the British Museum
The Women & The Valleys art exhibition is now in its 5th year at Cynon Valley Museum and submissions are invited from women who either live in the South Wales Valleys or have a connection to [...]
Santa Claus came to the Museum this past weekend and it was a roaring success! Thank you so much to everyone who attended, we hope we brought a bit of Christmas cheer to your family
Food from the Principality Foodbank is now found at the Cynon Valley Museum. Please bring your own bags and collect as much as you need. Open Thursday – Saturday, 10am to 4pm.
On December 13th Santa Claus is coming to the Cynon Valley Museum. To book a place, either visit the museum or call on the poster above
Get ready for the December Newsletter for the Cynon Valley Museum! Everything you need to know is here!
☃️Announcement☃️ Jerzy Jones is reading his children’s book ‘Where did the Snow Men Go?’ followed by a kids Arts & Crafts session. To book: 🎄Call the Cynon Valley 🎄Sign up [...]
THIS SATURDAY- Carwyn Jones is hosting a book reading of Vanished Wales — based on the ITV Series — in the Cynon Valley Museum on November 22nd at 11:30am. Admission £2 Admission Plus [...]
Starting Today, Nigel Lewis will be hosting an exhibition in the Mezzanine Gallery with original pastel landscapes for sale. It’ll be on display for the next three weeks, so be sure [...]
A night of ghoulish fun was had at the Haunted Museum Trail this Tuesday! We wanted to wish a big thank you to all who attended, thanks to Crazy Joe’s Pizza for taking part, and a Happy [...]
Get yourselves ready for the Cynon Valley Museum’s November Newsletter! See what’s on and come visit! Welsh Translation
THIS SATURDAY October 25th, we are hosting the Pengwyn Autumn Craft Fair from 10am to 4pm and we hope to see you there!
We are proud to announce that we are hosting the custom clothing of Draig Wear in our Shop! He offers £12 for a shirt of any size, and if the print you like is in the wrong size, he’ll make [...]
🎃Here’s the Newsletter for the Month of October! Big or small, you do not want to miss out 🎃 Responding to popular demand, we are changing our opening hours from 10am – 4pm starting [...]
You will find them in the downstairs foyer and the upstairs gallery for £10 per print!
This blog post tells the story of local celebrations linked to the National Festival of Britain 1951 through objects in our collection, such as a theatre safety curtain and paper dresses. In [...]
Jazz Bands in 1926 – A political and social history. In 1926, the country experienced a bitter general strike followed, in some areas, by a longer lock-out in the coal industry. The event [...]
Welcome back to the second part of the Bernard Baldwin blogs! This article is inspired by the objects from the Cynon Valley Museum collection, which are featured throughout. They concern the [...]
This article is inspired by the objects from the Cynon Valley Museum collection, which will be featured throughout. They concern an event, the Nos Galan Race, founded by Bernard Baldwin in 1958. [...]
The Jewish community in Aberdare dates from the 1860s. Slater’s Directory of South Wales for 1858/59 includes the name of Harris Freedman, and Lyons and Hyman are listed as trading in Aberdare as [...]
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 [...]
