Past Exhibits

This moving exhibition features nearly fifty beautifully dramatic color photographs, ephemera, and narratives that together tell the story of the Underground Railroad.

Get ready to fly high with Butterfly Odyssey, a high-energy, immersive, roleplay journey in rainforest conservation, that explores the sustainable business of butterfly farming!

Spanning several decades of Erbe’s career, this exhibition reveals his meticulous technique and imaginative vision, in which everyday objects such as prints, toys, currency, tools, and material culture, are transformed into astonishingly lifelike compositions.

In this hands-on exhibit, visitors explore the antics of Shaun the Sheep and his pals on Mossy Bottom Farm. Exhibit components and activities encourage children to playfully explore themes around problem-solving and resilience in a safe and lighthearted manner.

Get ready to build and explore the construction of some of the world’s most impressive skyscrapers in Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks, an interactive exhibition combining the science of architecture with the creativity of design in a lively, imaginative space.

RPM is proud to present this exhibition which includes nearly 100 photographs by acclaimed Native American artists, which explores contemporary narratives of Indigenous communities from across the United States, highlighting and celebrating inspiring stories of present-day Native American individuals and communities by providing a platform for them to tell their stories of the past, present, and future in their own voices and words — which historically has not been the case.

Get ready to experience thirty-six original costumes worn by the stars of Downton Abbey™ that depict fashions of the British aristocracy in the first few decades of the 20th century. The exhibition showcases the turbulence and changes in the late Edwardian era through the 1920s by means of the fashions

Experience outstanding submissions by contemporary artists from across the nation and around the world in the 112th Annual Exhibition of the Allied Artists of America. Approximately 100 selected works will be included in this year’s exhibition, hosted for the very first time at the Reading Public Museum.

Co-organized by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, the exhibit is inspired by the art and characters of the beloved children’s book author and illustrator, Mo Willems.

Wild Kratts®: Creature Power®! and Wild Kratts®: Ocean Adventure®, two interactive exhibits based on the popular PBS Kids series, will open at the The Reading Public Museum in the Second Floor Temporary Galleries.