Museums in Powys - Mid Wales & Brecon Beacons
A rare museum by and about a living artist! The ALMS showcases the sculpture, art, and jewellery of Andrew Logan.
Berriew, Welshpool, Powys, Wales, SY21 8AH
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Museum: A mid-Victorian house that served - as its name suggests - as lodging for a Judge, in this case The Reverend Richard Lister Venables. See the restored Servant's Hall, Withdrawing Room, Parlour, and the original Courtroom, whjere a soundscape recreates an 1857 trial for duck-stealing! In addition, special exhibits trace the history of Radnorshire and the town of Presteigne.
Broad Street, Presteigne, Powys, Wales, LD8 2AD
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This delightful small museum of local history shares space with the Llanidloes Library. The museum has recreations of three typical Victorian rooms and also looks at important events in the region's history over the past 300 years including the lead mining industry and the 1839 Chartist riots.
Town Hall, Great Oak Street, Llanidloes, Powys, Wales, SY18 6BN
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Heritage Highlight: 1912 two-headed lamb exhibit
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Explore the rich heritage of Llanwrtyd Wells as a fashionable Victorian spa town and centre for unusual sporting events and activities in this delightful small museum. The Centre is housed in a restored Grade II listed chapel dating to 1808.
Congregational Chapel, Ffos Road, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales, LD5 4RG
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Heritage Highlight: Housed in a Grade II listed restored chapel
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This comprehensive collection is housed in The Automotive Palace, a restored 1930s showroom, and displays over 250 vintage and antique models. From historic cycles to modern mountain bikes, the museum exhibits trace every aspect of cycling history in Britain.
The Automobile Palace, Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales, LD1 5DL
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This late medieval town house stands on the site where Owain Glyndwr called together a Parliament in 1404 and was proclaimed Prince of Wales. The house now hosts a museum covering the dramatic events of Glyndwr's life and his historic Parliament.
Parliament House, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, SY20 8EE
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Heritage Highlight: Was this actually the building where Glyndwr's parliament gathered?
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This wonderful little museum covers every aspect of life in Radnorshire from archaeology through the present day, including the heyday of Llandrindod Wells as a Victorian spa town. A special display covers the area's connection to Rev Francis Kilvert, the famous 19th-century curate and diarist.
Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales, LD1 5DL
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Heritage Highlight: Very early medieval sheela-na-gig carving
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The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh is home to uniforms, weapons, and other regalia and mementoes of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, 24th Regiment, Militia and Volunteer Units, from 1689 to the 21st century.
The Barracks, Brecon, Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales, LD3 7EB
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Robert Owen was a successful industrialist, but more importantly, he was a social reformer whose ideas on the ethical treatment of workers scandalised his 19th-century contemporaries. His idealistic model village at New Lanark earned him the title, "the father of socialism". Owen is buried in the churchyard of St Mary's here in his birthplace of Newtown, but his life is preserved in this fascinating museum.
The Cross, Broad Street, Newtown, Powys, Wales, SY16 2BB
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