Reading Museum

Reading Museum (run by the Reading Museum Service) is a museum of the history of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire, and the surrounding area. It is accommodated within Reading Town Hall, and contains galleries describing the history of Reading and its related industries, a gallery of artefacts discovered during the excavations of Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester Roman Town), a copy of the Bayeux Tapestry, finds relating to Reading Abbey and an art collection.

For the museum in West Reading, Pennsylvania, see Reading Public Museum.

Reading Museum
The entrance to the Reading Museum within Reading Town Hall
Location within Reading Town Centre
Established1883
LocationReading, Berkshire, UK
Coordinates51.4572°N 0.9702°W / 51.4572; -0.9702
TypeLocal museum
Public transit accessReading railway station
Websitereadingmuseum.org.uk
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