Torfaen Museum (; formerly the ''Valley Inheritance Museum'' and ''Pontypool Museum'') is a

local history museum A local museum or local history museum is a type of museum that shows the historical development of a place/region (local history) using exhibits. These museums usually maintain a collection of historic three-dimensional objects which are ex ...

located in

Pontypool Pontypool ( ) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire in South Wales. , it has a population of 29,062. Locat ...

Torfaen Torfaen (; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. Torfaen is bordered by the county of Monmouthshire to the east, the City status in the United Kingdom, city of Newport, Wales, Newport to t ...

South Wales South Wales ( ) is a Regions of Wales, loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the Historic counties of Wales, historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire ( ...

. It is managed by a trust. The museum is situated within the Georgian

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block that once formed part of residence of the Hanbury family local

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s during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Background

It is an accredited

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, and is located in

. It is managed by the Torfaen Museum Trust ().

Collections

The museum has permanent and visiting exhibitions throughout the year detailing the industrial, social and cultural heritage and history of the Torfaen valley and Pontypool. Collections include local artefacts (clocks, household objects,

ephemera Ephemera are items which were not originally designed to be retained or preserved, but have been collected or retained. The word is etymologically derived from the Greek ephēmeros 'lasting only a day'. The word is both plural and singular. On ...

) and a large collection of Pontypool &

Usk Usk () is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, northeast of Newport. It is located on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. Usk Castle, above the town, overlooks the ancient cr ...

Japanware, which was produced from the mid-18th century. Local artists show at the museum. The Dobell-Moseley Library & Archive is available for doing research into the local area.

References

External links

Amgueddfa Torfaen Museum websiteGathering the Jewels Welsh website
— details a few items held at Amgueddfa Torfaen Museum {{Authority control Art museums and galleries in Wales History of Monmouthshire Decorative arts museums in Wales Museums in Torfaen Local museums in Wales Pontypool