Rex Shayler, Chairman of Robert Owen Museum wishes a Happy Christmas to everyone and announces the Christmas opening hours below. “The museum will be closed from 1pm on Tuesday 24th […]
SATURDAY OPENING DATE On Saturday 9th November, 2024, there was an event in the Museum to commemorate and remember the 166th anniversary of the death of Robert Owen. A group […]
The Almanack which the Museum has recently acquired was a present by Robert Owen to Miss Mary Allsop, who was the daughter of his long-term friend and ally, Thomas Allsop. […]
This example of Goldsmith’s Almanack was a new year present to ‘Miss Mary Allsop’ by Robert Owen signed and dated 1st January 1850. Mary Lamb Allsop, born in 1836, would […]
There has been a major investment by the Welsh Government into the museum, which has resulted in the completion of a long project to update the information panels in […]
Sofia La Bouchardiere entered her painting in the Newtown Town council “Big Art competition” entitled “Why I Love Newtown” in February 2022. Here it is. It got missed from our […]
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM CHAIRMAN – SUMMER SATURDAY OPENING FOR 2024 This summer, the museum is also being opened on the following Saturdays: 20th July and 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th August […]
Robert Owen Museum held an event on Saturday 11th May with a birthday procession and a celebration of Robert Owen’s 253rd birthday, which started and ended at the museum building […]
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM CHAIRMAN – EASTER OPENING FOR 2024 The museum will open this Easter on Saturday 30th March, 2024 (from 11am to 3pm). We hope to greet many new visitors […]
Downloadable version of timeline with dates Late 1809 Formed new partnership after dispute over new schools. June 1812 Resigned as Manager after dispute over […]
A new digital display with material from Historic New Harmony, in Indiana, USA is to be unveiled at the museum soon, complete with 23 new slides showing Robert Owen’s work […]
Dewi Hughes (Museum Librarian and International Coordinator) visited New Lanark in Scotland on 24th August, 2023. There is a new digital display in the museum now, which displays his photographs […]