Amidst the gorgeous, sunny backdrop of the Reading Public Museum Arboretum, a mother tries in vain to get her young child dressed in her purple Easter dress to pose and smile for the camera. Jingling keys, blowing kisses, singing songs – nothing works – all the child...
On March 13, as much of Berks was prepping for the storm by scouring grocery stores for the last remaining gallon of milk or loaf of bread, the families from Spring Ridge Elementary had other plans… A national program called “One school, one book” encourages schools...
What are some of the first words that come to mind when you see or hear the word “museum?” Old. Dusty. Educational. Relic. But what about Hands-On? Fun? Exciting? Family-Friendly? In 1904, Dr. Levi Mengel, a science teacher at the Reading School District, sought...
Did you know that The Museum has a strong connection to the “unsinkable ship”? Dr. Levi Mengel was an entomologist, as well a science teacher for the Reading School District and founder of RPM – you may be familiar with him; he resides in the Mengel Gallery on the...
