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We have an exciting programme of exhibitions, events and activities for everyone.
Scroll down the page for the latest news:
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Diary
Looking for something to do? Our events, activities, talks and tours are all listed here.
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Exhibitions
Information and dates for current and upcoming Exhibitions |
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Just In
View the latest additions to the collection |
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Museum Surgery
Have your mystery object identified |
 Latest exhibition - Modern British Masters
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27 June to 22 November 2009
Enjoy a wide range of the twentieth and twenty-first century art by leading British artists in the Museum's John Madejski Art Gallery. The artworks are selected from the Museum's extensive collection of Modern works ranging from wartime portaits to 1990s abstracts. Artists featured include Stanley Spencer, David Bomberg, John Piper, Keith Vaughan, Elizabeth Blackadder and Alan Davie (image right).
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Brand new Art Fund Loans box
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Inspired to Paint
We are delighted to launch our exciting new loans box packed with a collection of paintings by artists living or working in Berkshire. This new collection, created for schools, is sponsored by the Art Fund and shows how artists take inspiration from the world around them and from collections in museums and galleries.
Why not book your box online? Details on our new look website.
Our school loans booking service Loans Online has already moved to the new format, click this link to see it and search for loans boxes.
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World in a Box Talks
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EVERY FRIDAY 5 JUNE - 4 SEPTEMBER
Meet the experts! A changing programme of talks exploring the boxes in our exhibtion. Includes an opportunity to handle our loans service artefacts.
All ages, 1.00 - 2.00pm
FREE, drop in
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New look for the Museum website - coming soon
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This summer watch out for a radical change to the Reading Museum website!
We love our website but it's showing its age a bit now, so we've got a new one in development - the picture gives you an idea what the home page will look like. We'll be taking the opportunity to make some changes to the layout so things should be easier to find, and it will help us make even more news, activities and collection information available in the future.
We hope you'll like it!
Our school loans booking service Loans Online has already moved to the new format, click this link to see it and search for loans boxes.
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Arts Fund Prize update
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Reading Museum's Outside the Box project was one of 10 museum and gallery projects across Britain long-listed for the Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries 2009.
The Art Fund Prize is the largest single arts prize in the UK and recognises and rewards the best new development of the previous calendar year in a museum or gallery, large or small, anywhere in the United Kingdom.
Graeme Hoskin, Reading's lead concillor for culture and sport, said: "The whole project is fantastic. It has been about getting people really excited about Reading".
Outside the Box is about getting real objects out of store and into the community. The Museum has a strong commitment to making collections accessible to all. Schools, colleges, care homes and local community groups have all benefited from this fantastic loans service, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and our 20 partners.
Local entertainer Chris Tarrant recently visited the Museum to offer his support for our bid to win the Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries 2009. He said "I have very fond memories of Reading as a child, the whole place smelled of biscuits and beer!". Thank you to Chris and all the support we have received from the local community and beyond.
You can find out more on our Outside the Box page
Congratulations and good luck to the final four on the shortlist.
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The Biscuit Tin Café
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The Museum's family-friendly café, just behind the Town Hall reception area, is open daily. Aimed at families and children, the café sells fair trade tea and coffee, homemade biscuits and cakes.
The cafe is open Monday - Saturday, 10-4 and 11-4 Sunday.
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Riverside Museum open every day
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The Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock tells the story of Reading's two rivers. Its centrepiece is the Dunton's gypsy caravan that was built on the banks of the River Kennet. Admission is free. The Museum is open daily in partnership with the Bel and The Dragon restaurant that also occupies the site.
A Riverside Trail leaflet links the Museum with central Reading. Pick up your free copy from our museums or call us on 0118 939 9800. See the ‘About Us’ page for a location map and opening hours.
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