About Us
The Abertillery and District Museum is run by the volunteers of Abertillery and District Museum Society, which was founded at an inaugural meeting, held in Carmel Chapel Schoolroom on 30th September 1964.
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Its membership is open on payment of an annual subscription fee.
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The aim of the Society is to set up and maintain a museum in Abertillery, and to promote history in the area.
Our Story
The Abertillery and District Museum originally opened on 13th of January 1972 on the ground-floor of Abertillery library. This was the Museum home until August 1996.
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The Museum was then temporarily put into store in the Metropole Building. During this period the Society began an intensive fundraising campaign, seeking funds for a new Museum building.
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On 21st June 2001 a new Museum was opened on the ground floor of the Old Market Hall in the Metropole Building by our late President Sir Richard Hanbury Tenison and Councillor Nigel Daniels.
A grant was obtained from the Heritage Lottery Fund for new cases, displays, and a children's education area in 2006. A refurbished and a very much improved Museum re-opened in July 2007.
Abertillery and District Museum Opening Times
The museum is open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
10am until 1pm
Free Entry
Abertillery & District Museum
Market Street
Abertillery
Gwent
NP13 1AH
United Kingdom
01495 211140
*Please phone the Museum to check that we are open.
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