Reading Public Museum, Art museum and planetarium in West Reading, United States.
The Reading Public Museum houses over 280,000 objects across art, science, and civilization collections within a Beaux-Art style building.
The museum originated in 1904 when Reading School District purchased exhibits from the Saint Louis World's Fair and combined them with Dr. Mengel's collections.
The permanent collection includes European paintings by Edgar Degas, American artworks by John Singer Sargent, and sculptures by Auguste Rodin and Henry Moore.
The museum complex includes a 25-acre arboretum designed by John Nolen and operates daily from 11:00 to 17:00 with regular planetarium shows on Sundays.
The museum displays a complete Egyptian mummy from the Ptolemaic period alongside a collection of European armor from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Location: West Reading
Inception: 1907
Address: 500 Museum Rd, Reading, PA 19611
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 11:00-17:00
Phone: +(610)3715850
Website: http://readingpublicmuseum.org
GPS coordinates: 40.32735,-75.95135
Latest update: September 6, 2025 21:39
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