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What's on

Events

JANUARY - DECEMBER 2008

OPENING TIMES

 

Mon - Fri 10.00 - 4.30/Sat & Sun 2.00 - 4.30

small charge but free admission on Wed & Sun

free admission at ALL times to Torfaen Library Card holders.

 

Pontypool Museum has now completed its major over-haul and invites you all to come and visit! Over the past three years, nearly half a million pounds has been spent on renovating the outside of the Grade II* listed building and upgrading the exhibition areas inside. The museum now has full disabled access with an outside ramp and a lift next to the Barker Gallery enabling full access to the Library, Research Room and Training Room upstairs !

Spend some time inside the freshly decorated reception area and coffee shop, after enjoying the new displays and exhibitions, mostly telling the story of your local history.

 

 

Pontypool Local History Society present: talks every first Tuesday of the month at 7.15pm from September 2008 - April 2009:

Please ring for further details - £2 charge on the evening for non-members

Half-Terms
Free activities for children accompanied by adults, please ring the museum for further info nearer the time
Every Wednesday 10.00 - 12.00
Summer Holidays

Free activities Wednesday mornings 10.00 - 12.00

    Free activities for children accompanied by adults, every wednesday during the school summer holidays, please ring the museum for further information nearer the time.

Exhibitions

The Barker Gallery

 

 

May 16 -

August 10

 

JILL & DAVID HOBBS

Welsh Contemporary Landscapes

Private Viewing 16th May 4 - 8 pm opening by Ms Lynne Neagle AM at 6 pm

 

August 16 - October 26

 

MALDWYN CHARLES

Mixed Media Exhibition

November 1 - December 21

Winter Art

Member's Selling Art & Craft Exhibition

PERMANENT DISPLAY

The Glyn Edwards Collection of Musical Instruments from around the World.

A stunning display of unique and unusual hand-made instruments, collected by the late Glyn Edwards on his travels over many years.

PERMANENT DISPLAY
JAPANWARE EXHIBITION - following refurbishment of the Japanware Gallery, the Museum now has a new exhibition of Japanware on loan from the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. This important collection highlights the close links between us as a small independent museum and the National Gallery.

Cafe Art
Jun - Carol Charles Oct - Roger Tuck
Jul - Carol Charles Nov - Jill Mercer
Aug - Alan Bland Dec - Sarah Fisher
Sep - Mary Challenger Jan - Sarah Fisher
   

 

Contact Numbers for further information

Telephone: Pontypool Museum 01495-752036

Email: pontypoolmuseum@hotmail.com

Website: www.pontypoolmuseum.org.uk