'The Journey To ?' Works by Chris Hall

'Y Daith I ?' gan Chris Hall

20 January - 14 April 2013

Works by Welsh artist Chris Hall - a decade of digital media narratives

Private View - Sunday 20 January 2 - 5 to be opened by Professor Pitts, Professor of Art, Middlesex University

FREE Social Media Taster Session

Sun 7 April 2.30 - 4.30

Learn about twitter - facebook - pinterest

for volunteers or community workers

Pontypool CC Inter Schools Eisteddfod

Art & Craft Display on until April

Pontypool Community Council's Inter Schools Eisteddfod arts and crafts winners - come and see the prize winners of 2013 - with a Jungle Theme

HLF 'My Valleys House Display' and free accompanying booklet

until July

Park Display

Do you live in a Valleys house? Would you like to know how to research it and conserve it's unique architectural history? Come to see this exciting and informative display with a short TV programme with Roy Noble commissioned for the Heritage Lottery Fund in Wales.

A Centenary Celebration of Pontypool Poet & Artist -

Myfanwy Haycock

Saturday 23 March 2013

Open Afternoon of the Museum

Poetry Competition for All Ages (open from 23 Mar - 7 Apr) - call in, email or ring for an entry form

2.30pm Poetry Recital with Lorna Pearson & Gill Harris

3.30pm Free Afternoon Tea with homemade cakes

Artist, Poet, Journalist & Eisteddfod Winner, Myfanwy endures as one of Pontypool's most famous people. A display of her work is also on show in the Museum's Hanbury Gallery alongside Leo Abse, in the exhibition 'The Poet & The Politician'

There will also be other events linked to the life & works of Myfanwy during the year!

From 27 April to 25 May

ICI Boardroom

Display on Winners of the Trust's Poetry Competition 2013

(to celebrate the centenary of Myfanwy Haycock)

Adult 1st Prize Mary Calway

Joint 2nd Prize Valda Prosser & Sue Allford

Juniors Joint Winners Melissa & Alice

plus poems highly commended by the Judges

Free Family Fun for Easter Holidays

Wed 27 March & 3 April

Art & Craft Activities for Easter holidays Wednesday mornings 10 - 12

DINOSAUR EGG HUNT

GOOD FRIDAY to EASTER MONDAY 2 - 5

complete the Egg Hunt for free mini egg (under 12yrs)

Children up to 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult (up to 3 children to 1 adult)

sponsored by Pontypool Regeneration Fund

Sat 13th April 2.30 - 4.30

Journey's End Party - All Welcome

Gwanwyn Festival FREE workshops for aged 50+ students in

the artistic style of Myfanwy Haycock

Workshops on Fridays 3, 10, 17, 24 May 10 - 2

exhibition of workshop pieces from 25 May

As part of the Gwanwyn Festival - a chance for over 50s to learn new and exciting artistic skills with professional artist Jill Hobbs. Take home your best work framed for free, following the exhibition. Booking early recommended as only 10 places per workshop. Learn the style of Myfanwy Haycock's line & pen and ink drawings and scraperboard printing skills. Come for one session or four and have your works displayed at the museum...

Funded by Gwanwyn - Age Cymru

Works by Ania Czepulkowska Abse

27 April - 27 October 2013

Works from the collection of Ania Abse, graduate of the Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art. Ania has a design studio in West London but has family links to Torfaen.

Textile designer with work in many international institutions and used by international textile companies and fahion houses including Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Jones of New York, Armani and GAP.

View her unique style and vision from life drawings to textiles.

Vintage Tea Room at Pontypool Museum

The Vintage Tea Room will be open on

Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays 2-4.30 pm

for teas, coffees, sandwiches, cream teas, home made cakes and scones.

for full afternoon teas please book in advance c/o 01495 752036

Cafe Art

Throughout the year

Popular selling displays of arts, crafts and photographs from local artists and groups

every two months

May & June 2013 - Bronte Woodruff

Beautiful show of watercolour landscapes, still life and images from the popular Welsh borders artist, Bronte Woodruff. All for sale.

A purchase from Bronte's show supports both the artist and the museum charity.

Cafe Art

Throughout the year

Popular selling displays of arts, crafts and photographs from local artists and groups

every two months

July & August 2013 - Mosaics by Clair Watkins

New display of Clair's now famous, stunning, mosaic mirrors.

A purchase from Clair's show supports both the artist and the museum charity.

The missing link between dinosaurs and birds!

'Archaeopteryx'

A late Jurassic exhibition from the Dept of Geology of the Amgueddfa Cymru / National Museum Wales

12 July - 6 October 2013

From the Welsh National Collections comes the history of the discovery of the famous winged dinosaur specimens known as 'Archaeopteryx'. Long known as the missing link between dinosaurs and birds, this exhibition includes replica casts of feathered dinosaurs from Germany & China which also explores the debate on evolution, the origin of birds & their relationship to dinosaurs & the development of flight

FREE entry for all school age children during the School Summer Holidays

(but must be accompanied by a fee paying adult)

The missing link between dinosaurs and birds!

'Archaeopteryx'

the free exhibition activities include:

'follow the timeline' from the Big Bang to today

colour your own Archaeopteryx

do our Achaeopteryx quiz or

draw the museum your favourite dinosaur, Archaeopteryx or bird for the museum drawing wall !

Free Family Fun for Summer Holidays

Wednesday mornings 10 - 12 throughout the holidays

with a dinosaur theme!

Art & Craft activities based on dinosaurs and fossils

(all free!)

For the Family Fun children up to 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult

(up to 3 children to 1 adult)

sponsored by Pontypool Regeneration Fund

Room Hire

Training or meeting room 10 - 4 Tues-Fridays

Hire our rooms for meetings, training sessions, committees, crafts or socials. The Schoolroom - only £60.00 per day session will seat 20 Seminar style or 60 Theatre style or the Boardroom - only £30.00 per day session will seat 12 around a large Board table. Ring or email for further details/booking (special rates for charities or community groups)

Outreach Reminiscence Sessions

available by prior booking all year round

Professionally led, hour-long sessions for nursing homes, hospices or day centres of touch and talk with genuine artefacts from the past.

only £35 per session for Torfaen / Newport / Monmouthshire area only - further afield by request.

Winter Art 2013

12 November - 20 December

Selling exhibition of works by Torfaen Museum Trust Members in both the Oriel Barker Gallery and Cafe Art.