8-17 September 2023
Venue: Check website for each event
Free Heritage Open Day Events
To celebrate Heritage Open Days 2023 Reading Museum has organised a series of exclusive free events and activities that will give you the chance to discover hidden gems of our town's heritage.
Heritage Open Days: Reading Abbey Quarter Tour
Saturday 9 September
Book a free ticket for our popular Abbey Quarter Tour as a special treat for Heritage Open Days 2023. Discover the wonderful heritage of Reading’s town centre with one of our experienced volunteer tour guides.
All ages, 11am – 12.30pm
Free, book online via our website
Heritage Open Days: Exhibition, Untold Histories of People and Place
Friday 8 September - Sunday 17 September
Join Reading High Street Heritage Action Zone as we share creative work from residents and communities. Working with local charities - including Alana House, Sadaka, ACRE and Change, Grow, Live - we have been exploring untold histories of people and place. Add your voice to the consultation on public artwork which will be a legacy of the HSHAZ programme.
Open daily, including weekends 10am - 6pm
Adults and older children
Free, drop in
For more information follow this link
Heritage Open Days: Reading Museum Store Tours
Thursday 14 September
Join us behind the scenes at our new South Reading store. This year’s theme is Our Green Stories, focussing on objects linked to the local environment and our relationship with nature. Tours are in small groups (up to 6) led by Museum staff and last about 45 minutes. Directions will be sent by email two days before the tour.
Tours starting at 11am, 12.15pm, 2pm and 3.15pm
Adults and older children
Free, book online via our website
