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Exhibitions

In 2025 we will be celebrating our bicentennial; to celebrate this impressive milestone of Merthyr Tydfil’s magnificent historic and cultural past, we will be presenting a year long series of community events, art exhibitions, lectures and school activities.

In early January 2025 our 1st art exhibition will be held in our Playroom Gallery, Cyfarthfa 200 - Schools and Community, a collaborative exhibition between our local schools, community groups and artists depicting Cyfarthfa Castle as, Home, School and Museum. You will see an array of new artworks, craft and sculptures juxtaposed with a selection of our magnificent photographic, art and social history collections.

In parallel you will see in our Yellow Gallery, a new exhibition that has been commissioned by Cyfarthfa Foundation that details their current engagement with our closed school building using VR technology and their plans for the restoration of the castle.  


We are working with LGBTQ Historian Norena Shopland who will be presenting a talk in February 2025 to highlight the local LGBTQ stories with activities and events in our galleries that you can book onto.


 We are excited to be developing an ‘Open Art and Photography Competition’ that will span across both temporary galleries from May-September, that will encourage emerging and established artists to enter for the chance to win prizes in recognition of their talent in response to a special brief, that will be announced early in 2025.

 
There will also be several Pop-Up exhibitions that will be woven within our calendar to showcase particularly special celebrations including Laura Ashley, Wallpaper Collections, Museum Take Overs, Back Stage Tours and many more.

What You see Is What You Get

Oct - 22 Dec 2024 - ‘What You see Is What You Get’ in collaboration with Ffotogallery and Ffoto Cymru as part of their WALES INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PHPOTOGRAPHY commissioned artists Adeola and Catr...

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Celebration of Welsh Contemporary Painting 2024

29 Jun - 15 Sept 2024 - Yellow Room and Playroom Galleries. This celebration exhibition is part of a series of biennial exhibitions that aims to showcase the vibrancy and talent of painting across Wal...

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Quiet Landscapes- Solo show by contemporary artist Dawn Harries

16 Apr - 7 Jul 2024 Yellow Gallery - Dawn Harries presented her solo show of oil paintings in our Yellow Gallery showcasing Welsh landscapes. Her ‘Impressionistic’ style uses colour to evoke feelings ...

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Merthyr Tydfil Camera Club 2024

29 Jan - 1 Mar 2024 Yellow Gallery - A selection of photographs taken by our local group, showcasing their explorations of our town using both traditional and contemporary techniques and approaches.

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Sarah Daley – Abstract Solo Show

16 Jan - 7 Apr 2024 Playroom Gallery - This exhibition of Welsh artist Sarah Daley, who studied at Howard Gardens, Art College in Cardiff depicted her life and influences of growing up near Llandaff C...

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Pen-Y- Dre High School Exhibition

5 Mar - 11 Apr 2024 Yellow Gallery - A celebration of art student creations in response to the art collection, from Pen-Y-Dre High School, Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, supported by artist Adam Griffiths.

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Industrialised – Art from The First Industrial Nation

3 Jul - 1 Nov 2023 Playroom Gallery - Industrialised was an exhibition bringing together artworks depicting industrialised South Wales held by Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Amgueddfa Cymru,...

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Miners Tribute

26 April - 30 June 2024 - An exhibition to pay honour to the workforce who moulded and shaped our communities

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What You see Is What You Get

Oct - 22 Dec 2024 - ‘What You see Is What You Get’ in collaboration with Ffotogallery and Ffoto Cymru as part of their WALES INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PHPOTOGRAPHY commissioned artists Adeola and Catr...

Learn More

Celebration of Welsh Contemporary Painting 2024

29 Jun - 15 Sept 2024 - Yellow Room and Playroom Galleries. This celebration exhibition is part of a series of biennial exhibitions that aims to showcase the vibrancy and talent of painting across Wal...

Learn More

Quiet Landscapes- Solo show by contemporary artist Dawn Harries

16 Apr - 7 Jul 2024 Yellow Gallery - Dawn Harries presented her solo show of oil paintings in our Yellow Gallery showcasing Welsh landscapes. Her ‘Impressionistic’ style uses colour to evoke feelings ...

Learn More

Merthyr Tydfil Camera Club 2024

29 Jan - 1 Mar 2024 Yellow Gallery - A selection of photographs taken by our local group, showcasing their explorations of our town using both traditional and contemporary techniques and approaches.

Learn More

Sarah Daley – Abstract Solo Show

16 Jan - 7 Apr 2024 Playroom Gallery - This exhibition of Welsh artist Sarah Daley, who studied at Howard Gardens, Art College in Cardiff depicted her life and influences of growing up near Llandaff C...

Learn More

Pen-Y- Dre High School Exhibition

5 Mar - 11 Apr 2024 Yellow Gallery - A celebration of art student creations in response to the art collection, from Pen-Y-Dre High School, Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, supported by artist Adam Griffiths.

Learn More

Industrialised – Art from The First Industrial Nation

3 Jul - 1 Nov 2023 Playroom Gallery - Industrialised was an exhibition bringing together artworks depicting industrialised South Wales held by Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Amgueddfa Cymru,...

Learn More

Miners Tribute

26 April - 30 June 2024 - An exhibition to pay honour to the workforce who moulded and shaped our communities

Learn More