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Community

At Cyfarthfa Museum, we are dedicated to welcoming the community to explore, learn, and delight in the museum's rich history and artefacts. 


Whether you're a first-time visitor or a long-standing friend, we trust you'll discover something that captivates your interest.

Events

Please click on the link to find out about the up and coming events we are offering from January – April 2025.


For any events that need tickets you can purchase them through this link - https://bit.ly/3M9G5wd 

Cyfarthfa Memories Café

Did you attend school at the castle, or do you cherish memories of time spent in the museum and park? As we prepare for our bicentennial celebrations next year, we've established a Cyfarthfa Memories Café.

Here, you can view photos and artefacts related to the school and museum. The café usually meets once a month inside the museum.

Alternatively, you can share a memory of the school, museum or park by emailing Zoe Driscoll at zoe.driscoll@merthyr.gov.uk.

Current trails and Downloadable Activities

We always try and offer museum trails for children to enjoy when visiting us at the museum. If you would like to download the trail before your visit you can do so by clicking this link.


We also have a downloadable colouring sheet and wordsearch.


Can’t download? Printed sheets are available, just ask at reception. 

Offers for Community Groups

Are you a community group? Our Community Engagement Officer can provide bespoke events for community groups interested in accessing the museum.

 
In addition to inviting you to the museum, we can also visit your group, bringing a range of artefacts and workshops into the community, making history more accessible to everyone locally.


If this is something you’d like to discuss further you can do so by contacting the museum on 01685 727371 or emailing museum@merthyr.gov.uk and ask to speak to our Community Engagement Officer. 

Get involved with us!

  • Share your story – Have you recently visited the museum? Would you like to share your views with us – we’d love any feedback. You can do this by sending us an email.
  • Collaborate with us – are you an artist, historian or educator? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are always looking for new people to work with to help us continue to offer new perspectives and creative ideas to our community. 
  • Become a ‘Friend of the Museum’ - Would you like to become a ‘Friend of the Museum’? There is a group set up that fundraise for the museum, they also host talks/lectures on various historical subjects. If you would like to know more about this group, or would like to join please let us know. 
  • Join our mailing list - To be kept up to date regularly with our events we recommend joining our mailing list. Simply send an email to the email address above, state in the email you would like to join our mailing list and you will be added! 

Connect with us

We love hearing from our community! Follow us on social media to stay connected and up to date with what is going on at Cyfarthfa Museum.

Things to do in Merthyr

Whether you are a resident of Merthyr Tydfil or are on holiday and looking for things to do in the area, we recommend browsing the Visit Merthyr site.

Visit Merthyr

 

Thank you – we’d like to thank you for stopping by our community section and taking the time to be a part of our museum community. Together we can explore the past, engage with the present and inspire the future!