There were four main events planned for Robert Owen’s birthday this year, which the museum was involved in. There was a virtual event and three events held in Newtown. These […]
The museum normally opens Monday to Friday from 11am to 3pm each week. The museum will be open additionally from 11am to 3pm on Saturday 14th May, 2022 and there […]
It is good to see that the roundabouts on the Newtown by-pass (A483), built in 2016 and finally opened in 2019, have now been finally named after the famous local […]
As new laws pass in Wales affecting all parents & carers of children, you are welcome here to read the views of one of the trustees (also a child psychologist), […]
Calendar 2022 Calendr Goffa 250 Mlwyddiant Penblwydd Robert Owen Robert Owen 250th Birthday Commemorative Calendar Price £4.95 excl. P&P Post a Pacio y DU (Llythyr Mawr) / UK P&P (Large Letter) […]
Would you like to help promote and preserve the life and memory of one of Newtown’s most distinguished citizens? The Robert Owen Museum is looking for volunteers to do just […]
Mid Wales Arts Centre received Welsh Arts Council funding for a sculpture competition called “Sculpteen” to encourage young artists to make a sculpture to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Robert […]
This is a short article about a case of mistaken identity, written by our curator, Colin Laker. It involves some exhibits handed in recently with a suspected origin from Russia […]
It probably won’t be out during Storm Barra today, but the Museum has recently had made a new sign to welcome visitors in. This is put out each day the […]
In his 250th birthday year, we also come to the date he died. This was a forward thinking man who was at his last breath, still thinking of only the […]