This mini-exhibition includes work from the Museum's permanent collection, by two of America's greatest wildlife artists, John James Audubon and Earl Lincoln Poole.

Audubon's publication, Birds of America, remains one of the unsurpassed achievements in American art. From 1826 to 1838, he published over 1,000 lifesized portraits of 435 species of birds, engraved and hand colored on sheets approximately two by three feet. Four of these prints were purchased by the Museum in 1952 by Earl Lincoln Poole, himself a noted wildlife artist and naturalist, as well as the second Director of the Museum.

Poole was a leading orinthologist artist notable for his mastery of accurate anatomical details. The exhibit also features works by Poole using a variety of media, including watercolor and oil.

Atrium/Acloves

As part of the Reading Musical Foundation's series of concerts at the Museum, this performance features La Primavera Music. This group has provided Southeastern Pennsylvania with the highest level of musical performance since they were formed in 1997.

La Primavera Music will present a "GREEN" concert, celebrating music focused on the biggest mother of all, Mother Earth.

Sponsored by Friends of the Reading Museum. Free. Auditorium.

Join us for one (or all) of the shows listed below in our digitally-enhanced Planetarium. Tickets for each show: $6.00 Adults (18-60); $4 Seniors/Children/Students with ID; FREE for children under 4 and Members.

1:00 p.m. - "The Enchanted Reef"

A production that sets the standard for full dome shows. The vastness of our planets oceans guards unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is Kaluokahina, the enchanted reef whose magic protects it against humans finding it.

2:00 p.m. - "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity"

Watch the birth of a Black Hole, zip through a wormhole, journey past the event horizon and experience the formation of the Milky Way! Mathematical equations, cutting edge science and Einstein's theories fill in holes along the way, providing the most complete picture yet of this mysterious phenomenon. Can you feel the pull? Narrated by Liam Neeson.

3:00 p.m. - "Icy Worlds"

Explore the solar system and learn about space so cold that water and air can freeze. Focus is on the newly discovered moons of Saturn and Jupiter.

4:00 p.m. - "Oasis in Space"

The first full-dome show will transport you on a startling and beautiful voyage through our universe, galaxy and solar system in search of liquid water. Oasis in Space incorporates the latest results of astronomical research exploring water-that simple mist mixture of hydrogen and oxygen and a key ingredient for life on Earth. See the show that will delight viewers of all ages.

In conjunction with the Museum's Hot House exhibition, we will travel to The Textile Museum where our group will be treated to a guided tour of Indigo -- A Blue to Dye For. This exhibition tells a fascinating story that touches on trade and empire, botany and chemistry, medicine and folklore and the history of textiles, both elite and everyday. We will then tour the Woodrow Wilson House, just one block away in the DuPont Circle area. This 1915 Georgian Revival townhouse on Embassy Row is filled with personal furnishings and mementos of the 28th president's career. Our final destination is the new Newseum, opening this spring! The Newseum -- a 250,000 square-foot museum of news -- will offer visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits. The Newseum also has "The Source" restaurant and a food court both by legendary chef Wolfgang Puck. (For more information - www.textilemuseum.org and www.newseum.org. For reservations to The Source call 202-637-6100.)

Itinerary:
7:30 a.m. - Depart Sears Auto at Berkshire Mall
11:00 a.m. - Tour Textile Museum and Woodrow Wilson House
12:30 p.m. - Depart for Newseum (located across from Nat'l Gallery of Art)
1:00 p.m. - Introduction to the Newseum (10 minutes), Lunch-on-your-own and self-guiding.
4:00 p.m. - Depart for Reading
7:00 p.m. - Approx. arrival in Reading

Cost: $85.00/Member; $100.00/Non-member
(Includes transportation, 3 admissions, 2 guided tours, and driver's tip. Lunch is on your own. Capacity limited to one bus.)

Deadline to Reserve: Apr. 16

For more information about registration. please call Ann at 610-371-5850 ext. 226.

Seats are reserved upon receipt of your payment on a first-come, first-served basis. Refunds are issued only when your seat can be filled from a waiting list when notified at least 48 hours prior to departure.

On the first and third Thursday of each month, the Department of Lifelong Learning staff offers a story reading, brief tour and hands-on activity for ages 4 and 5. Cost: $5 per student, and parents/chaperones are free.

Today's story: "Regina's Big Mistake" by Marissa Moss

"Meet the Artist" Lecture in the Auditorium.

Join Hot House: Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook artist, Warren Seelig for a special talk and reception to meet the artist. Seelig will discuss the history of his textile work leading up to recent wall sculptures including those shown in the current exhibition.

Call 610-371-5850 x227 to register. $10/Member/Lecture; $20/Non-member/Lecture

This exhibition -- a unique educational collaboration with educator Dr. James Delle and 16 students from Kutztown University -- will feature "Archeology in Berks" as a theme to explore the rich history of the Lenape.

Using artifacts from the Museum's permanent collection (many found by the Museum's second Director, Earl Lincoln Poole), you will learn about Lenape culture and westward migration after European contact, North American Indian "hotspots" within Berks County, styles of projectile points, historical changes in subsistence, and models of Lenape life, showing tools and objects "in use."

The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 17th century, organized bands of North American Indian peoples who shared cultural and linguistic characteristics. They are the first people the Europeans met when they first set foot on what is now the United States.

Join us for one (or all) of the shows listed below in our digitally-enhanced Planetarium. Tickets for each show: $6.00 Adults (18-60); $4 Seniors/Children/Students with ID; FREE for children under 4 and Members.

1:00 p.m. - "The Enchanted Reef"

A production that sets the standard for full dome shows. The vastness of our planets oceans guards unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is Kaluokahina, the enchanted reef whose magic protects it against humans finding it.

2:00 p.m. - "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity"

Watch the birth of a Black Hole, zip through a wormhole, journey past the event horizon and experience the formation of the Milky Way! Mathematical equations, cutting edge science and Einstein's theories fill in holes along the way, providing the most complete picture yet of this mysterious phenomenon. Can you feel the pull? Narrated by Liam Neeson.

3:00 p.m. - "Icy Worlds"

Explore the solar system and learn about space so cold that water and air can freeze. Focus is on the newly discovered moons of Saturn and Jupiter.

4:00 p.m. - "Oasis in Space"

The first full-dome show will transport you on a startling and beautiful voyage through our universe, galaxy and solar system in search of liquid water. Oasis in Space incorporates the latest results of astronomical research exploring water-that simple mist mixture of hydrogen and oxygen and a key ingredient for life on Earth. See the show that will delight viewers of all ages.

Join us for one (or all) of the shows listed below in our digitally-enhanced Planetarium. Tickets for each show: $6.00 Adults (18-60); $4 Seniors/Children/Students with ID; FREE for children under 4 and Members.

1:00 p.m. - "The Enchanted Reef"

A production that sets the standard for full dome shows. The vastness of our planets oceans guards unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is Kaluokahina, the enchanted reef whose magic protects it against humans finding it.

2:00 p.m. - "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity"

Watch the birth of a Black Hole, zip through a wormhole, journey past the event horizon and experience the formation of the Milky Way! Mathematical equations, cutting edge science and Einstein's theories fill in holes along the way, providing the most complete picture yet of this mysterious phenomenon. Can you feel the pull? Narrated by Liam Neeson.

3:00 p.m. - "Icy Worlds"

Explore the solar system and learn about space so cold that water and air can freeze. Focus is on the newly discovered moons of Saturn and Jupiter.

4:00 p.m. - "Oasis in Space"

The first full-dome show will transport you on a startling and beautiful voyage through our universe, galaxy and solar system in search of liquid water. Oasis in Space incorporates the latest results of astronomical research exploring water-that simple mist mixture of hydrogen and oxygen and a key ingredient for life on Earth. See the show that will delight viewers of all ages.