Learn to paint at the Cynon Valley Museum!
Want to take up painting? Karin Mear is hosting a beginners painting workshop at the CVM starting Thursday September 25th! Pay just £40 for all four sessions. Limited space, so book with the QR [...]
New Mezzanine Exhibition on display from Saturday 12th!
NEW Mezzanine Exhibition next week on display from Saturday the 12th of September! Come see sculptures, paintings, photographs and more at the CVM
‘Spectrum’ Opening Event at the Cynon Valley Museum!
On Saturday the 12th at 6pm, come along to the opening event for our latest Lower Gallery Exhibition ‘Spectrum’. Wine and nibbles provided and entry is FREE!
FINAL WEEK ‘Painting out of the Darkness’ Exhibition by Radical Rhymes
FINAL WEEK! After this week, ‘Painting out of the Darkness’ by Radical Rhymes will be leaving the Mezzanine Gallery. This is your last chance to see this amazing display. Many works [...]
Year 9 ACS Exhibition Goes on!
Currently on display at the Cynon Valley Museum is the Artwork of Year 9’s students in ACS! These are beautiful illustrations and collages of the local community, and you won’t [...]
‘Everyone is From Somewhere’ Opening Event!
Meet the artists and join in the Opening Event THIS SATURDAY for ‘Everyone is from Somewhere’! From 2pm to 4pm
‘Everyone is from Somewhere’ Exhibition Opens!
The Museum’s latest Exhibitions opens TODAY! ‘Everyone is From Somewhere’ is a collaborative Mixed-media Exhibition on themes of identity and place. These are beautiful [...]
Chinese Brush Painting Exhibition
From the 6th of June we are once again proud to host the Exhibition of CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING at the Museum. Come Thursday 10th of June to Meet the Artist
Community Showcase Exhibition
Community Showcase Exhibition Official Announcement!🎉 All the details are below, but if there’s anything you’re unsure of, send all enquiries to office@cynonvalleymuseum.wales
Bug’s Exhibition in the Lower Gallery
Coming up: Bug’s photography exhibition in the Lower Gallery! Bug, an autistic photographer from Llantrisant, South Wales, UK, uses photography to navigate the visual overload of the world. [...]
Community Showcase Art Exhibition 2026!
Are you an Artist from South Wales? We are hosting a Community Showcase Art Exhibition, to celebrate and uplift local artwork. Please do reach out if you’re interested!🎨 📱 – 01685 [...]
The Festival of Britain 1951 in the Valleys
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 [...]
Outdoors Indoors: Episode Two of Cynon at Home
Outdoors Indoors celebrates Wales a “country opulent in dramatic backgrounds, glorious seascapes and beautiful countryside that demonstrates an extensive diversity covering forests, [...]
Photography imitating art
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 [...]
