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The Foundation for the Reading Public Museum is pleased to announce two recent major gifts in 2021 and 2022 from The Ethel Baziotes Trust and Estate of William Baziotes in New York, New York. The large gift of nearly one hundred works includes sketchbooks,...

Today, the Reading Public Museum announced its slate of 2022 exhibitions as it looks to welcome visitors with a full operating schedule for the first time since 2019.

Today, the Reading Public Museum announced plans to move its collection storage from its current location to the building at 6th and Penn in downtown Reading, beginning next spring.

Tompkins VIST Bank this week announced that it has committed $303,750 in 2021-2022 to nearly 50 youth education organizations across southeastern Pennsylvania that qualify under the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program.

Clear cases hold a variety of gorgeous guitars and tell the story of the instrument itself. There's even a stage to take and pick one up yourself. The exhibit also includes a unique display with local ties and a guitar on loan from the Martin Guitar factory.

Reading Public Museum and Berks County Public Library System Team Up to open a StoryWalk® in The Museum’s Arboretum. September 9, 2021 – Reading, PA — The Reading Public Museum and the Berks County Public Library System are pleased to announce the opening of...

The Reading Theater Project turned the Reading Public Museum’s Arboretum into a live theater stage in their latest production, “In Nature’s Studio.” On July 25, the benches throughout the museum grounds hosted actors, dancers and musicians performing original work.

Like many, the UK-based artist told 69 News he first fell in love with LEGOs when he was little. He's parlayed his passion for the plastic bricks by creating works making up a traveling art exhibit, using nearly 200,000 LEGOs.

Not just humans were bundled up against the chill and damp Sunday at the Reading Public Museum; a number of dogs were outfitted in rain gear and cozy sweaters, too. The people and their pooches defied the wet weather to attend the eighth annual Dogs & Brews on the museum grounds at 500 Museum Road.

Assessment outlines aging infrastructure, urgent capital needs, unresolved ownership issues, and structural/code challenges. Relocation may rival renovation costs. Strategic decisions needed on expansion, compliance, and feasibility to preserve museum’s future viability.