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IN TWO WEEKS we’re hosting a Quiz at the Cynon Valley Museum! Starting 6pm on Wednesday the 27th, you can win a bag of chocolates, biscuits and a free voucher for Tea/Coffee with Cake!

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

From our Community Showcase submissions to our upcoming Quiz, the newsletter for the Cynon Valley Museum for the month of May is here

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. [...]

Principality Food Bank has kindly sent us another round of donations! Please feel free to come in and take what you need💖

Starting on Saturday the 14th of February, we are hosting the ‘Tangled Narratives and Other Narratives’ Exhibition on our main gallery!

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

📢 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 [...]

*The Cynon Valley History Society’s Talk is on the 15th and titled ‘The Voices of 1842 – The Stories Behind Child Labour in Wales’. Apologies for the mistake   The [...]

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 [...]

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.

NEXT THURSDAY – 📚 Clear a space on your calendars – on the 18th of December the Cynon Valley History Society are hosting a talk on four local account of the First World War! Starting [...]

  Starting today, the Cynon Valley Museum is launching its new Festive Menu! Come into the Museum to have a bite today!

    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!

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!

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!

  🌸Hosted at the Cynon Valley Museum, come and see our Horticultural Exhibition open on the 28th of August in the upstairs Mezzanine Gallery 🌸 These will be paintings, illustrations, [...]

Shwmae, and welcome to Cynon Valley Museum August Newsletter 2025 Please have a look at what’s on and consider popping in to visit the museum.

The Cynon Valley Museum has made the difficult decision to postpone its reopening to help ensure the safety of the public, volunteers and staff. We have made this decision based on recent [...]

The Linton Brothers from the Cynon Valley took the cycling world by storm. They beat the best from across the globe and became some of the world’s first sport stars. This is their story. [...]

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 [...]