Reading Museum

Reading Museum is a museum of the history of the town of , in the county of , and the surrounding area. It is accommodated within , and contains galleries describing the history of Reading and its related industries…
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Friday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: local museum in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Municipal Buildings Art Gallery And Museum”, “Museum of Reading”, “Reading Museum & Town Hall”, and “Reading Museum and Art Gallery”
  • Address: Reading, RG1 1QH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reading Railway Station and Reading Town Hall.

Railway station
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is a major transport hub in the town of in , England, it is 36 miles west of London Paddington. It is sited on the northern edge of the town centre, near to the main retail and commercial areas and the . is situated 950 feet northwest of Reading Museum.

Town hall
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is the of , England. The town hall was built in several phases between 1786 and 1897, although the principal facade was designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1875.

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of , in the English county of . It was founded by Henry I in 1121 "for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors." In its heyday the abbey was one of Europe's largest royal monasteries. is situated 1,100 feet east of Reading Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coley and Caversham.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood near the centre of the town of , in the county of . It is often referred to as Old , to distinguish it from the adjacent, and much more recent, suburb of .

Suburb
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Reading is a large, historic town in in the South East of . It is one of the largest towns without city status in the United Kingdom with just under 235,000 inhabitants.

Suburb
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a residential area in the town of in , England. It is situated in East Reading between the and the .

Reading Museum

Latitude
51.45716° or 51° 27′ 26″ north
Longitude
-0.96973° or 0° 58′ 11″ west
Levels
4
Open location code
9C3XF24J+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96174000
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q6941004
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Reading Museum” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Redinq Muzeyi”
  • French: “Musée de Reading”
  • German: “Reading Museum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון רדינג”
  • Japanese: “レディング博物館”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej Reading”
  • Slovenian: “Reading Museum”
  • Swedish: “Reading Museum”

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Highlights include St. Laurence’s and Town Hall Square.

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