On Saturday 13th May 2023, there will be a procession starting from the museum building in Broad Street, Newtown, to mark the 252nd birthday of Robert Owen. This public event […]
“This is our first step into the world of modern technology inside our museum and has given us the opportunity for further considerations for greater use of the same in […]
1. Thomas Allsop As well as being a leading Owenite, Thomas Allsop was also important in the history of Chartism which, in turn, has an important part to play in […]
“An email came in to us from a Mr. Moffatt, a rare book dealer from Torquay asking us if we would be interested in a small pocket sized, leather bound […]
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 […]
Pioneer Robert Owen’s Impact: Learning lessons for Co-operation & Education Sat, 12th Nov 2022, 9.55am – 12 noon – on Zoom Why does Owen still offer so much for […]
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 […]
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), […]