Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery — Open to the public

Museum or gallery in Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful)

312 artworks
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About the venue

Cyfarthfa Castle itself was built by the wealthy Crawshay family to overlook their hugely successful Cyfarthfa Ironworks. When the family fortune declined, they sold the building to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in 1908. The Museum and Art Gallery opened in 1910. At the core of the Collection is the work of Penry Williams, who was the finest artist to come out of Merthyr Tydfil. At the height of his powers, the critics compared him to Turner, which is why he is known as ‘the Welsh Turner’. There is also a broad collection of nineteenth and twentieth-century art on display.

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Brecon Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful) CF47 8RE Wales

01685 727371

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http://www.cyfarthfa.com

Netherlandish School
Edward Morland Lewis (1903–1943)
Keith Baynes (1887–1977)
Charles Robert Leslie (1794–1859)
Rafael Senet y Pérez (1856–1926)
William Hoare (1707–1792)
Ivor Williams (1908–1982)
William Richard B. Shaw (c.1813–1882/1883)
Colin Jones (1928–1967)
John Scarlett Davis (1804–1845)

Penry Williams' 'Merthyr Riots'
Benjamin Price
Saint George: a multicultural icon
Lydia Figes

On now 1 July - 2 October 2022
Celebration of Welsh Contemporary Painting
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
7 July 2022
Life Drawing
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
21 July 2022
The Uncovering of Penydarren Roman Fort
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
27 - 28 July 2022
Make your own Roman Pot
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
10 - 11 August 2022
Create a Crest
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
14 August 2022
An Introduction to Pointillism: Create unique art in a unique way
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
14 August 2022
An Introduction to Pointillism
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
24 - 25 August 2022
Create a Cyfarthfa Collage
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
11 September 2022
Keeping up with the Joneses: A seated talk & Art Tour of the work of the Jones family
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
18 September 2022
Painting with Watercolours: An Introductory Workshop
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery