Welcome to Cyfarthfa Park!
Below you will find information about events held around the park and the opening times and entrance fees for attactions within the parkland.
Events
The First 100 Years of Photography: Seated talk by Dr. Michael Pritchard - Feb 8, 2020
The First 100 Years of Photography: Seated talk by Dr. Michael Pritchard
Dr Michael Pritchard, the Director of Education at the Royal Photographic Society, looks at how photography changed over its first one hundred years, from its introduction in 1839 through the cameras and equipment, the processes and the images being made by photographers.
Standard Entrance Fees Apply. Booking Essential. Starts at 2:00pm
For information on entrance fees and opening times or to book, contact us or visit our Facebook: @cyfarthfa website: www.Cyfarthfa.com Phone: 01685 727371 E-mail: museum@wellbeingmerthyr.co.uk
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Capture the Crawshays: Create a unique picture to take away! - Feb 19, 2020
Capture the Crawshays: Create a unique picture to take away!
Come along and create Cyanotype copies of Robert Crawshay photographs. Drop in and look at different pictures on display to inspire your own creation. Drop-in workshop, details below.
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Pit Girls by Hilary Barry - Mar 3, 2020
The centre-piece of the exhibition consists of the 12 head and shoulder “Pit Girls” portraits by Hilary Barry, based on the photographs taken by William Clayton. Around these, Cyfarthfa Castle Museum has drawn on its own collection of artefacts to add to and expand on the story of the women and the conditions in which they lived and worked.
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Cyfarthfa Castle Open Art Exhibition 2020 - Mar 17, 2020
March 17 - June 14 – Cyfarthfa Castle Open Art Exhibition 2020
If you would like to be a part of it and submit a piece of art then please use the contact details below and email or call for more information.
Standard entrance fees apply to all exhibitions, please check opening times
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Easter Toy Theatre - Apr 8, 2020
April 8 - 9 – Easter Toy Theatre
Making a toy theatre was popular during the Victorian era. Come along and create your own Easter themed theatre to take away with you. Drop-in workshop, details below.
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April 16 - 17 – Make your own paper teacup & saucer! - Apr 16, 2020
April 16 - 17 – Make your own paper teacup & saucer!
Cyfarthfa Castle has an amazing collection of ceramics, from teapots to plates and everything in between. Come along and create your own tea cup and saucer out of paper inspired by our collection. Drop-in workshop, details below.
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