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Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA

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Reading Public Museum

A Reading, Pennsylvania museum with art, science, and cultural collections, plus a planetarium and arboretum.

500 Museum Rd, Reading, PA 19611 · Reading, PA

About Reading Public Museum

The museum sits in Reading's 18th Ward beside Wyomissing Creek. Its holdings include well over 280,000 objects and specimens, with art, science, and cultural artifacts forming the core of the permanent collection. Visitors can also catch shows at the Neag Planetarium on the same grounds. A 25-acre arboretum holds rare plants and large champion trees. The website asks guests not to bring food or drinks inside the galleries.

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