Reading Public Museum
The Reading Public Museum is a museum in Reading, Pennsylvania, located in the 18th Ward, along the Wyomissing Creek. By the size and scope of its collection, numbering more than 280,000 objects and specimens, it is the largest private museum and largest collection of artwork, numbering over 50,000 works, located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of 253 feet (77 metres)
- Opening hours: 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Description: museum in West Reading, Pennsylvania
- Address: 500 Museum Road, Reading, 19611
- Also known as“readingpublicmuseum.org”“The Planetarium at the Reading Public Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reading Hospital and Medical Center and Berks Catholic High School.
Reading Hospital and Medical Center
Hospital
Reading Hospital is a 697-bed non-profit teaching hospital located in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Reading Hospital and Medical Center is situated 1,200 feet north of Reading Public Museum.
Berks Catholic High School
School
Berks Catholic High School is a four-year… Berks Catholic High School is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Reading Public Museum.
Liberty Fire Company No. 5
Museum
The Liberty Fire Company No. Liberty Fire Company No. 5 is situated 1¼ miles east of Reading Public Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wyomissing and Reading.
Wyomissing
Town
Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to Reading.
Shillington
Town
Shillington is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Shillington is situated 1½ miles southwest of Reading Public Museum.
Reading Public Museum
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Latitude
40.32734° or 40° 19′ 38″ north
Longitude
-75.95134° or 75° 57′ 5″ west
Open location code
87G682GX+WF
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Reading Public Museum” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu Públic de Reading”
- Chinese: “雷丁公共博物馆”
- Esperanto: “Publika Muzeo de Reading”
- French: “Reading Public Museum”
- German: “Reading Public Museum”
- Japanese: “レディング・パブリック・ミュージアム”
- Japanese: “レディング公共博物館”
- Slovenian: “Javni muzej Reading”
- Slovenian: “Reading Public Museum”
- Slovenian: “readingpublicmuseum.org”
- Ukrainian: “Редінзький громадський музей”
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