Apologies for very short notice but owing to insurance restrictions, the conference is only open to delegates. The Museum itself will now only be closed from Monday 5th July to Tuesday 13th July.
6th International Conference on Cast Iron
This four yearly event attracting over 200 international delegates and students of the subject, will be held at Kidwelly Industrial Museum from Wednesday July 7th to Sunday July 11th.
In order to facilitate the setting up and the clearing of the conference, the museum will be closed to the public on Wednesday 7th July, Thursday 8th and Sunday 11th. The museum will be open on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th July at the regular opening times with the usual free admission.
Friday 9th - This will be a demonstration day with a pouring of hot metal on display during the afternoon. Free tickets will be available for the public to view this display, Nearer the date, contact the museum 01554 891078 or Kidwelly Town Council 01554 890203 for further details.
Saturday 10th - This is an experimental day with demonstrations of experimental and non-production furnances and smelters.
Other Developments
A major project to complete the museum has been the acquisition and re-erection of the engineering building from the former old castle works, Llanelli. Original funding came from the Prism Grant Fund for the preservation of the Industrial and Scientific material to acquire and re-locate an overhead travelling crane of historic interest. Museum volunteers would then restore the crane to working order. The crane tracks were an integral part of the building so the building was acquired at the same time.
This building will create a link so that visitors will be able to progress through more of the Museum while under cover. It will provide a huge area for the display and interpretation of artefacts deteriorating outside and complete the” tinplate story”
To date, the site has been levelled, side columns erected, roof girders added and roof and sides sheeted. The current phase of the project is to close the ends, level the floor, prepare channels and lay electrical cables, put down aggregate and complete a pathway through the building.
This work has been completed in stages over six years with support and grant aid from CYMAL (Museums, Archives and Libraries Wales) funded by the Welsh Assembly. Future work is to install services, move artefacts and develop interpretation. The building will be put to important use in 2010 when the 6th International Conference on Cast Iron will be held at the Museum. This event is held every four years and attracts delegates from many countries.
During this event the Museum will be open to the public with furnaces operating in the new building and a demonstration of iron pouring and casting. Near the date watch out for further information.
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