Cynon Valley History Society Upcoming Lecture
Cynon Valley History Society are hosting a lecture next Thursday, on the ‘British Army of the Rhine in WW1’. FREE Entry and ALL welcome! 🎖️
New Foodbank Donations!
Principality Food Bank has kindly sent us another round of donations! Please feel free to come in and take what you need💖
WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT – Beth Holloway
WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT – Take a look at the crisp, beautiful illustrations of birds courtesy of Beth Holloway 🕊️🐦
Glamorgan Family History Society Research Session 12th of February
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 [...]
February 2026 Newsletter
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 at the Cynon Valley Museum
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 [...]
New Board Game Donations from the Shed!
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!
Tangled Narratives and Other Stories Exhibition
Starting on Saturday the 14th of February, we are hosting the ‘Tangled Narratives and Other Narratives’ Exhibition on our main gallery!
Kids Book Reading with Jerzy Jones
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 [...]
Games Drop-in At the Cynon Valley Museum
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. [...]
Snow on the Line – Musical Retelling of One Life over a Century of Change
📢 On the 13th of March, the Museum is hosting a new Music, Spoken Word and Visual Show Exploring One Life Through a Hundred Years of Change 📢 Snow Along the Line traces the life of an [...]
Applications Open for Women and the Valleys
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 [...]
Vanished Wales Talk – Success!
Thank you to all who attended the Vanished Wales book talk with Carwyn Jones last weekend, it was a fascinating event that went off without a hitch!
Railways of the Cynon Valley
This blog will take you on a whistle-stop tour of the valley’s railways via photographs from the Cynon Valley Museum collection. This includes some railway ‘outposts’, an example of railways and [...]
