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Shepard Fairey’s famous red, white and blue poster of presidential candidate Barack Obama with the word “Hope” underneath breathed new life into what had become a dormant tool of campaigns: the political poster.

Seward Johnson Sculpture Joins Impressionism Exhbition at the Reading Public Museum September 28, 2018 — American realist Seward Johnson’s sculpture Time For Fun has been added to the widely lauded exhibition Across the Atlantic: American Impressionism through the...

The way they move and interact makes it appear as though they have a bit of a personality. At the same time, TVs are telling the artist's back story and sharing his sometimes, rather noisy, process. In the midst of all this, the creations show you who they are coming to life through movement.

This extraordinary exhibition, drawn mostly from the collection of the Reading Public Museum, explores the path to Impressionism through the nineteenth century in France.

The Reading Public Museum is the first museum in Pennsylvania to be designated an autism-friendly museum. The International Board of Credentials and Continuing Education Standards recently designated the museum a certified autism center, according to a news release from the museum.

The Reading Public Museum has earned the distinction of becoming Berks County's first destination and Pennsylvania's first museum to be designated as a Certified Autism Center by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES).

Completing the wedding trifecta, we hosted a Sunday ceremony today in Perennial Garden. The weather was perfect, the couple prepared (with bug spray, fans, and cold water!) and the vows brought everyone to tears. Congratulations, Angel and Nicole!

The Reading Public Museum is rounding out the year with an exciting array of exhibits that take visitors to the past with an interactive dinosaur exhibit, a look at political campaign posters of the past, and a journey across the Atlantic exploring French and American impressionist paintings.

A very important part of professional development from college into the real world is getting an internship in order to gain experience in the field you want to pursue.

John French Sloan was born and raised in Lock Haven, PA on Augusts 2, 1871. Many of his works, including The Hairdresser’s Window, The Picnic Ground, and The Haymarket wereinspired by his hometown.