Curator Coffee Morning 2024-25
Our Curator Coffee Morning is back for another season! We are so pleased with all of you who joined us last season and how much you enjoyed these sessions. So, we are bringing back the Curator Coffee Morning! Join us…
Clash of Empires: London Event
Clash of Empires - An exciting event is launching July 2023 in London's Spear Museum of Philatelic History at the Royal Philatelic Society. The Anglo-Zulu War is a famous point in our military history and one of the many reasons…
Portrait and Medals Reunited: A New Acquisition
This fantastic portrait of a Boer War officer is a new acquisition and arrived at the museum with only the name ‘Captain Taylor’ scribbled in pencil on the back. After a bit of research, we discovered it is in fact…
Museum Trustee attends State Visit of South African President
Royal Welsh Museum trustee Dorcas Cresswell has been honoured with an invitation to meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The president was in the UK for a state visit, the first to be hosted by King Charles and the Queen…
Zulu Dinner 2022: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Fans of the film Zulu were treated to a wonderful evening of food, film and facts at a fundraising event in Brecon. The Friends of the Royal Welsh Regimental Museum hosted 160 people at their Zulu Dinner on the 15th…
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
It is with great sadness to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen and we offer our sincere condolences to The Royal Family. We thank The Queen for her years of service to our country and as Colonel-in-Chief…
A Brief History of The Regimental Mascot
Within many regiments there is a history of having a mascot which for The Royal Welsh is a goat. The different antecedent regiments typically use the traditional names of Dewi, Taffy, Shenkin, and Sospan. Official mascots have a regimental number…
Halloween Event: A Night at the Museum
We had a delightful time hosting our Night at the Museum Halloween event this past Friday. It was great to see families and children within Brecon come and visit and we loved all of the costumes! There was a range…
Project: The Merthyr Rising
We are delighted to share a recent project that the museum had the pleasure to be a part of. The museum was approached by The Age of Revolution resource to be part of some of the stories they tell. The…
The Loyal and Friendly Society of The Blew and Orange: A Temporary Exhibition
To showcase our new acquisition, we had the opportunity to host a temporary exhibition exploring The Loyal and Friendly Society of The Blew and Orange.