Celebrating Windrush: 75th Anniversary project with a local school 18 Oct 2023 Find about how we marked the 75th anniversary of Windrush Day in collaboration with Reading's Caribbean community.
Abstract Art: Poetry on the wall 29 Jun 2023 Art Curator, Elaine Blake, explores abstract art and suggest how you might engage with works on display in our Abstract exhibition.
Celebrating 300 years of the Kennet Navigation 6 Jun 2023 Read on to learn about the beginnings of Kennet Navigation in this guest blog by Matthew Girling for the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust.
Our Green Stories: Create a Buzz 2023 14 Jun 2023 Find out about our Create a Buzz project that explored the importance of bees in the natural environment, working with local children to get creative inspired by our collections.
Our Green Stories: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 21 Jun 2023 This blog explores sustainable development issues in Reading, with examples from our collections.
Our Green Stories: Citizen Science 10 Oct 2023 Read about conservation citizen science projects to help monitor and protect wildlife.
Huntley & Palmers - a Local History In this session children will take part in a local history study and discover how the famous biscuit manufacturer, Huntley & Palmers, changed Victorian Reading from 1822 to 1900. Children
Coronation Reading – a look back at 1953 14 Apr 2023 We look back 70 years to see what Reading was like at the time of the last coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953