Rhondda Heritage Park

Exploring the Future of Education with Museums: Virtual Reality in Welsh Classrooms

By Richard P Jones In a bid to modernize museum’s contribution to education and align with the new curriculum priorities for Wales, an innovative pilot program was introduced at a […]

Immersive 360° Video Story – The Dr’s Tramroad

Welsh text below / Testun Cymraeg isod We are currently engaged in the production of 360° videos, transforming narratives tailored for a fully mobile audience into immersive experiences for individuals […]

VR at Ysgol Hen Felin (ALN School)

A couple of days ago we had the pleasure to visit, demonstrate and do more testing of the virtual reality (VR) cultural experinces at Ysgol Hen Felin additional learning needs […]

Last Generation of Coalminers….Evaluation….What they said…….

We’ve been digging through pages (and pages) of evaluation records and data as we complete “The Last Generation of Coalminers” project. (AKA “Last Voices of the Rhondda” / “Kings of […]

Kings of the Underground / Last Voices of Rhondda on YouTube / Vimeo and People’s Collection Wales

We’ve just uploaded the “King’s of the Underground” videos to our YouTube Channel, Vimeo and the People’s Collection Wales. These high res versions (embedded from Vimeo) were on display at […]

Oral History in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Great to be back amongst the communities of the Rhondda where we are working with Rhondda Heritage Park / RCT along with various welfare halls and other community centres to […]

Kings of the Underground – Opening

07th November, King’s of the Undergound exhibition had it’s official opening at the National Waterfront Museum – Amgueddfa Cymru. The event was attended by many involved in the project; ex-miners […]

Kings of the Underground – Press Release

Kings of The Underground – Exhibition by Vision Fountain / National Waterfront Museum until 19th March 2023 (part of Amgueddfa Cymru / Museum of Wales) Download Vision Fountain Press Release […]

Kings of the Underground – Project Details

Kings of The Underground by Vision Fountain An exhibition of three-dimensional (3D) portraits of Welsh Miners called “Kings of the Underground” opens at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, Wales 07th […]

Fossil Room – User Testing

We undertook user testing (UT) with the Fossil Room virtual reality experience that was introduced at the open day at Rhondda Heritage Park. Most participants were children, with a few […]