Ceredigion Museum

Ceredigion Museum stands in Aberystwyth, inside a restored Edwardian theatre on Terrace Road. The building itself is a Grade II listed structure, once a busy place for plays and performances. The museum belongs to Ceredigion County Council and traces its origins to 1972, when the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society founded it. In 1974 it passed to the new district council and later to the county council in 1996. Essential repairs will close the museum from May 2025 until spring 2026. Its collections tell the story of the county through furniture, costume and farming objects. Notable holdings include taxidermy by the Hutchings family from the 1870s to 1942 and paintings by Alfred Worthington between 1835 and 1925. Temporary exhibitions focus on local history and art, while displays also appear at Lampter Library, Tregaron’s Kite Centre and New Quay’s Harbourmaster’s office. The museum owns a cottage at Llanon that opens most August afternoons. Visitors find rooms filled with Welsh furniture and costumes, alongside tools and objects from the county’s farming past. Paintings and taxidermy displays bring the region’s heritage to life. The building’s former life as a theatre remains visible in its ornate fittings and layout. Outside, Aberystwyth’s seafront and shops lie a short walk away.