Although the Museum is not open to visitors volunteers are still working from home doing research on local topics of interest, including the slate quarries, the stories of the Corwen public houses and the history of the Edeyrnion villages. If you are interested in helping or have any more | mwy …
Schools Painting Competition
Earlier this year Corwen Museum arranged a Schools Painting Competition for local schools in Edeyrnion, with the help and support of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, through their Picturesque Landscapes Project. Ysgol Caer Drewyn and Ysgol Carrog children chose to take part and produced some lovely artwork more | mwy …
Coronavirus consequences
We are closing Corwen Museum with immediate effect in line with the most recent Government guidelines. We are sorry for any disappointment this may cause. We will review the situation every couple of months and keep the website updated.
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Corwen Museum Open Weekend Saturday 29th February and Sunday 1st March
Corwen Museum is pleased to announce their Open Weekend on Saturday 29th February and Sunday 1st March. The museum will be open from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm and visitors will be able to see the two exciting new exhibitions: ‘Artists and Authors connected to Edeyrnion’ and more | mwy …
Dates for your diaries
Thursday 13th February 2020 6.30 pm AGM followed by a talk from Paul Davies on Thomas Pennant and his Tours of Wales. All are welcome. If you are not a member you will not be able to speak or vote at the AGM but more | mwy …
Museum Christmas Dinner 2019
A group of our volunteers had a great night at 'Old Wives' Tales in Corwen in December to celebrate Christmas
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Come and see our display of bardic chairs.
We are exhibiting Chairs from the 1902 and 1926 Corwen Chair Eisteddfods and from the 1936 Powys Eisteddfod that was held in Corwen. As a contrast, we also have the Chair from the 2009 Bala National Eisteddfod, which was not awarded because it was felt that the standard of more | mwy …
Come and see the past! Anderson Shelter in Corwen Museum!
On September 1st this year we mark the beginning of World War 2 in 1939. Here in North Wales it was a fine, sunny morning, but the future was to be far from sunny. Often people had to hide away from bomb blasts in specially constructed underground shelters, half buried in the more | mwy …
Trips made by our volunteers
17th July 2018
Our trip on 17th July was to the home of the Welsh Poet, Hedd Wyn, at Yr Ysgwrn, Trawsfynydd. This place is really special and we were very moved to see the "Cadair Ddu", the Birkenhead National Eisteddfod Chair more | mwy …
Our trip on 17th July was to the home of the Welsh Poet, Hedd Wyn, at Yr Ysgwrn, Trawsfynydd. This place is really special and we were very moved to see the "Cadair Ddu", the Birkenhead National Eisteddfod Chair more | mwy …Tour of the Royal Welch Fusilier Museum
Corwen Museum Volunteers had a great trip on Thursday 10th May 2018 to the Royal Welch Fusilier Museum at Caernarfon Castle. Our volunteers have been researching the men who are commemorated on the First World War Memorials in Edeyrnion and many more | mwy …The Corwen Museum acknowledges the support in terms of sponsorship and “help in kind” from the following local businesses:-
Haircare,
Nisa Local,
Yum Yums Cafe
Vintage Home Styles,
Pethau Tlws
Glaves Roberts Roofing
Corwen Manor
Ruth Lee Ltd
Bala Rotary Club more | mwy …
Museum Opening Hours for 2019
Our Opening Times this year are 11.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We are closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays more | mwy …
