Below you will find a list of events particular to the Museum.  Please contact us for further information.

On Performance

10th January - 26th February

An exhibition of artwork by Sarah and Nichola Hope

Ceramic Painting Workshop

14th - 16th February  11am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm

FREE drop in family workshop

The Big Portrait Project

1st - 31st March

Paintings of Welsh celebrities from Tom Jones to The Blackout, by local artist Steve Samuel.  A charity art exhibition raising money for the local Macmillan Cancer Care

Merthyr Tydfil Camera Club

2nd - 9th April

An exhibition of their latest work

Before the Window

14th April - 31st May

An exhibition of the work of the late Geoffrey Olsen.  The work shows his engagement with the landscape of Merthyr Tydfil.  Geoffrey grew up in the town and attended Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School.

The Olympics

8th - 29th June

To coincide with the hosting of the 2012 Olympics in London, the Gates Art Group Summer Exhibition has chosen the Olympics as its theme.  The group have set themselves the task of responding to, and capturing the essence of the Olympic Games

Are You Sitting Comfortably?

4th - 31st August

An exhibition of chairs from the Museum's collection to illustrate their history design and function through the ages

A decade of Discovery: The Newport Ship

17th September - 12th October

On the 10th Anniversary of the discovery of the Newport Medieval Ship, this exhibition tells the tale of the excavation and conservation of this remarkable vessel

A Question of Sport?

15th September - 13th October

An exhibition asking how museums collect modern-day items using sporting objects collected over the last 60 years in Welsh collections.  From the 1958 Empire & Commonwealth Games in Cardiff to the 2010 Ryder Cup in Newport, this exhibition covers a range of great sporting moments in Wales.

Georgetown

1st - 30th November

An exhibition that uses the photos of Tony Hyde and historical research to tell the story of Georgetown from its construction, to destruction, to reconstruction.

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