Opened in 1986 in the former Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Chapel, Pontypridd Museum tells the story of an area transformed, from a quiet Valleys community to a thriving industrial town at the heart of the South Wales coalfield. Around this industry sprung a vibrant culture of music, art, sport and political activity which still shapes the town today.

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Mae'r Afon Yn Dyst

The River as Witness

Geraint Ross Evans


Yn y labrinth hwn sy’n cwrdd â darlunio tirluniau gan yr artist Cymreig Geraint Ross Evans, awn ar daith gydag afon wrth iddi fod yn dyst i berthynas newidiol dynolryw â natur dros amser.

In this labyrinth meets landscape drawing, by Welsh artist Geraint Ross Evans, we journey with a river as it bears witness to humankind’s changing relationship with nature across time.

 

Ymwelwch â'r Amgueddfa nawr i weld y llun gwreiddiol yn ei holl ddyfnder a manylder am y tro cyntaf erioed.
Visit the Museum now to view the original drawing in all its depth and detail, for the very first time.

Comisiwn Celf Weledol Gyfoes Arbennig ar Gyfer Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru 2024


14 Mehefin – 20 Medi 2025


Special Contemporary Visual Art Commission for the National Eisteddfod Wales 2024

14 June – 20 September 2025


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By Pontypridd Museum January 21, 2025
Ydych chi’n chwilio am weithgaredd hwyliog sy’n rhad ac am ddim yn Amgueddfa Pontypridd yn ystod gwyliau hanner tymor mis Chwefror? O Dydd Llun 24 Chwefror ymunwch â ni i fwynhau Llwybr Tourmaline a’r Amgueddfa Rhyfeddodau! Chwiliwch am Tourmaline, ei ffrindiau ac amrywiaeth o arteffactau hudol sy’n cuddio yn yr amgueddfa – ac yna lluniwch eich Amgueddfa Rhyfeddodau eich hun! Bydd y tri chynllun buddugol yn ennill bwndel lyfrau Tourmaline a Thocyn Celf Cenedlaethol (a phlant) drwy garedigrwydd @artfund. Cwblhewch y llwybr i dderbyn sticer!
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Through its collection the Museum captures voices from the past and tells the stories of Pontypridd people.
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Pontypridd Town Council manages the Museum, supporting its funding, development and promotion.