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Ceredigion Museum & Coliseum Gallery

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  Ceredigion Museum in an Edwardian Theatre EDWARDIAN THEATRE Described as 'one of the most beautiful museum interiors in Britain'. Housed in 3 floors of a magnificently restored Edwardian Theatre built in 1905.

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Ceredigion Museum

Opened as the County Museum in 1982, it has been described as 'one of the most beautiful museum interiors in Britain'. Housed in 3 floors of a magnificently restored Edwardian Theatre built in 1905, in later years it became a Cinema, and is now home of the Ceredigion Museum and Gallery, the headquarters of Ceredigion Museum Services.

The museum's fine collection of historic objects, of all ages, most of which are of the Victorian period and later, which have been collected over many years, showing the furniture, archaeology, agriculture, seafaring and lead mining industries of the people of Ceredigion.

Location

The museum entrance is located between Boot's the Chemists and Peacocks on Terrace Road, 100 metres from the sea front. The deceivingly small entrance leads up the stairs into a stunning auditorium with two gilded balconies and functional stage. You can also access the museum from the Aberystwyth Tourist Information Center, with a staircase and lift to all 3 museum floors.

Visiting the Museum

Schools are welcome to visit the Coliseum at any time during normal opening hours (10 am – 5pm) but an advanced booking prior to visit is advisable to avoid to many schools being in the building at the same time.
Group visits to the gallery and museum can be made in the evening by prior arrangement.

On permanent displays:

• Agriculture
• Archaeology
• Furniture
• Lead mining
• Reconstruction of a cottage
• Seafaring

In addition to the permanent collection there are ever changing art, craft and historical exhibitions.

The collections housed in the museum:

Emphasis has been placed on collecting items that were unique to the county. The majority of artifacts itemised were commonly used in Ceredigion around 1850 to 1950, for domestic and craft use.

The museum collections include:

Links of further interest:

Ceredigion Museum Special Collections

>> Alfred Worthington paintings

>> Aberystwyth Castle and Llanbadarn Fawr Church

>> Aberystwyth Civil War mint

>> Archaeology Display

Gathering the Jewels

>> A selection of nineteenth and early twentieth century quilts from the collection held at Ceredigion Museum

>> A selection of 'traditional Welsh costume' from the collection held at Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth

Coliseum Art Gallery

There are temporary exhibitions, mainly of high quality art, displayed in the Coliseum Gallery. The gallery is housed on the first floor of the museum, this space with its original parquet flooring and large windows overlooking the sea to the West is one of the most attractive galleries in West Wales. Used mostly for exhibitions by local artists.
The exhibition programme is varied to show the best in contempary Welsh art as well as historic displays using the museum's collections, of which about 8 are held each year.

>> Programme of Temporary Exhibitions

Other Museum's & Displays In The Area

• Cardigan
• Lampeter
• Llandysul
• Llanon Cottage
• New Quay
• Tregaron Kite Centre and Museum

>> Link to Museum's within the area

Ceredigion Museum Amenities:

• Admission is free
• Lift to all floors
• Local history
• Refreshments area
• Shop
• Toilets

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