Cymdeithas Aberaeron: Our Summer Trip

Submitted on behalf of Barbara Roberts, Aberaeron.

No need to go far. No further than Aberystwyth, to the Ceredigion Museum at the Coliseum.

There was an opportunity to hear some of the stories behind the objects; to handle some of them, and deduce what they were used for; and to marvel at the skills and ingenuity of our predecessors.

There were many questions to ask: When was it built? By whom? What for?

The objects reflect the life and times of Ceredigion. We heard about J.T. Thomas from Llangeitho moving his family and his cows to London to sell milk fom his wheelbarrow; of John Roderick Rhys winning the crown in the National Eisteddfod for his poem about the depopulation of Mynydd Bach; of the local sea captains who travelled the world. We saw the smithy of David James of Llanwnnen; and a video of the early cinema goers; and landscape paintings of Hafod.

It was possible to learn of emigration, of rebellion, of voyages and ship building, and of how the earliest tourists saw our landscape.

And there was more: a temporary exhibition from the British Museum showcasing some of their treasures from all over the world and the reaction of six our local artists, the Global Majority to empire and colonialism.

And then there was tea and cake in the cafe.

Don’t miss our next event.

Barbara