Trawsfynydd Hosts Pop Up Museum

Trawsfynydd is hosting its first pop-up museum over the summer by inviting the public to take a stroll down memory lane. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The focus of the mini exhibition that is on-view until 30 August is on the close-knit farming communities of Gwynedd. Farms were once a hive of activity with many tools, traditions and skills. Families and neighbours came together year after year to help each other with shearing and harvesting. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The pop-up museum, held at Caffi Prysor on the shore of Trawsfynydd lake, will run until the end of August. The project was welcomed by Beth Cluer who works at Caffi Prysor: “It’s all very exciting, the exhibition was put together in a few hours, and people are already enjoying the old photographs and artefacts.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The exhibition has been organised by Storiel, Gwynedd’s Museum and Art Gallery in partnership with Gwynedd Council’s Archive Service, staff from Yr Ysgwrn, Snowdonia National Park and Prysor and Eden Trawsfynydd Young Farmers’ Group, who have been collecting audio stories from people who remember the old way of farming in the area. A selection of the audio anecdotes will also be part pop-up museum. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Megan Cynan Corcoran staff member at Storiel who coordinated the event encourages residents and tourists to stop by and enjoy the exhibition: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“We are extremely grateful to Beth and the staff at Caffi Prysor for allowing us to take over a corner of their café. Hopefully this will be the first in a series of pop-up’s and if anyone would like to get involved, or register to take part in audio training for stories, please get in touch with us at Storiel.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

As part of the exhibition there will also be a memory book to encourage local people to record their stories, memories and past knowledge, which will give the exhibition a personal touch and preserve the history for future generations. Once the exhibition is over all items and artefacts will return to Storiel as part of a larger exhibition named ‘On Hill and Field’ which is held between 10 September – 29 October 2016. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Visit the pop-up museum between 8am and 4pm during any day of the week. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​