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  • Characters of the Quarter: our new shop range!

    Museum Shop Sunday: Meet the Makers

    26 Nov 2020

    Meet two of the star makers of items for our popular gift shop: Martina Hildebrandt and Sally Castle.

  • An embroidery of a blue fish

    ANIMAL: World Art Journeys is here!

    24 Sep 2019

    Find out about the brand new exhibition in the Sir John Madejski Gallery – ANIMAL: World Art Journeys.

  • Charlotte handling objects from a Reading Museum loan box

    My Adventures at Reading Museum

    30 May 2019

    Hello everyone!

    As you may have seen from a previous blog posts such as Kirstin’s...

  • A young woman posing in a gallery of sculptures.

    Kirstin's #RMDiscoveries

    1 May 2019

    We’re trying something a bit different here at Reading Museum. Meet Digital Content volunteer Kirstin.

  • Historical costumed interpreters

    The search for King Henry I goes on

    15 Feb 2019

    Fancy being a talkative Tudor, a loitering laundress or even King Henry himself? We're on the hunt for new historical interpreter volunteers.

  • A leaflet of a child's work

    A Virtual Tour: Takeover Day 2018

    28 Nov 2018

    Find out about our second Reading Abbey Take-Over Day with St John's Primary School.

  • Exterior of the Abbey Gateway

    Being a Reading Abbey tour guide

    18 Oct 2018

    What's it like to be a Reading Abbey tour guide? One of Reading Museum's volunteers shares her experience.

  • Fake Shoes Project

    Fake Shoes and Fake News!

    21 Aug 2018

    The Summer Holidays are a chance to get creative here at Reading's museums!

  • Abbey on Wheels set up at Forbury Fiesta 2018

    Rolling around Reading: Abbey on Wheels

    2 Aug 2018

    Find out about our latest intern's adventures taking 'Abbey on Wheels' across Reading.

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