Y Lanfa - Powysland Museum
Temporary arrangements
Due to building works and improvements, Y Lanfa (Powysland Museum) will be closed from Friday 10 May. Normal opening hours are expected to resume from Spring 2025.
The Library will also be closed on the following dates:
Monday 16 December 2024 - Saturday 21 December 2024
During this period you can access eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines 24/7 here. You can find information about our other libraries and services here.
If you'd like to get in touch you can email us at library@powys.gov.uk or call us on 01874 612394.
We apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to welcoming you back to the museum in 2025.
Powysland Museum is part of ‘Y Lanfa: Powysland Museum and Welshpool Library,’ Click here to find out more about Welshpool Library.
The Museum is situated mainly on the first floor, and is accessible by lift or stairs. There are 2 disabled parking bays at the front of the building.
Powysland Museum depicts the archaeology and social history of the county of Montgomeryshire.
The first gallery shows how life in mid-Wales has changed with exhibits on trades, pubs, the railway, and Laura Ashley, as well as displays about the wars and the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry.
The second gallery takes the visitor on a chronological tour of local archaeological finds from the prehistoric, the Ancient Romans to the early Medieval period. The displays include archaeological finds from locals and excavations carried out by the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust.
There is an outreach programme whereby the museum can loan out its handling collection to schools, colleges, nurseries, and residential care homes.
| Opening Hours | |
|---|---|
| ***Last entry to the Museum is 15 minutes before closing time*** | |
| Monday | 09.30 - 18.30 |
| Tuesday | 09.30 - 17.00 |
| Wednesday | 09.30 - 13.00 |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 09.30 - 17.00 |
| Saturday | 09.30 - 13.00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
POWYSLAND MUSEUM
Y Lanfa / The Wharf
The Canal Wharf
Welshpool
Powys
SY21 7AQ
01938 553001
Treasures from the Y Lanfa Collection
ArtUK
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