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 […]
Our curator, Colin Laker, has written a new short essay on Robert Owen and slavery. We have now added it to all the articles and writings about Robert Owen here. […]
There will be be additional opening on mainly Saturdays (also one Monday) by volunteers this year too. The museum will be open 11am to 3pm on the dates below. Saturday […]
In 2023, there have been many changes and additions at the museum. These are :- Refurbished research area Digital display in the golden key display cabinet Digital display used in […]
‘The Co-operative Movement Needs Women & Women Need the Co-operative Movement’. International Co-operators Day online event 1/7/23, 10.00- 11.40 am. You can register with this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-co-operative-movement-needs-women-and-women-need-the-co-op-movement-tickets-647283250627? Mae angen Menywod […]
“Yesterday, on the 22nd of May, 114 school students aged 11 to 13 from Newtown High School, descended on the Robert Owen Museum to learn more about this great Newtonian. […]