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Posts from Reading Museum. We share stories from the history of the town of Reading, its people, its wildlife, and our collections.

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@readingmuseum.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:42 AM

Want to see behind the scenes at the museum store? Sign up for an expert led guided tours. See collection highlights and handle some objects.

Wed 28 October, 2pm and Wed 25 November, 11am

Book via our website

#FridayFinds

two people in Reading Museum store looking at a modern sculpture with other objects on shelving behind

@rdgwhatson.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 12:00 PMReposted by @readingmuseum.bsky.social

We understand that the online ticket queue for the #BayeuxTapestry is once again LARGE

So it's our duty to remind you that @readingmuseum.bsky.social has its own version, which has no online booking queue and can be seen for free. It also has added underpants.

Comparison of Reading's Bayeux Tapestry with the real thing, showing an image of a crouching man. On the left, he has underpants on, on the right, his men's bits are out for all to see

@lindsaypowell.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 3:48 PMReposted by @readingmuseum.bsky.social

Model recreating the appearance of the amphitheatre at Calleva Atrebatum with scale ground plan.
In the collections of @readingmuseum.bsky.social.
Photo is my own.
#RomanSiteSaturday

@adamchapman.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 6:09 PMReposted by @readingmuseum.bsky.social

Seems an appropriate time to bring this up again (and you could go the @themerl.bsky.social while you were there, too: win win).

@readingmuseum.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 7:50 AM

Robeson performed in Reading again in the 1960 - find out more in our blog post here www.readingmuseum.org.uk/blog/robeson-reading-coming-home-project

@readingmuseum.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 7:45 AM

Souvenir programme for Paul Robeson's 1931 UK tour, when he performed at Reading Town Hall.
Robeson was a black American musician, and an important figure in the civil rights movement.

The programme was recently acquired by the Museum.

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#BlackHistoryMonth #FridayFinds

Paul Robeson, singer and civil rights campaigner, on the cover of a concert programme. Reading Museum collection

@rdgwhatson.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 2:30 PMReposted by @readingmuseum.bsky.social

October is Black History Month, and there's a wealth of events lined-up #inrdg - exhibitions, poetry, music, theatre and much more, from the likes of @readingmuseum.bsky.social, @southstreetarts.bsky.social and others.

Take a look via whatsonreading.com/black-histor...

@themerl.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 3:09 PMReposted by @readingmuseum.bsky.social

go to @readingmuseum.bsky.social (right now)

@rdgwhatson.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 11:15 AMReposted by @readingmuseum.bsky.social

Want to get up close with some of
@readingmuseum.bsky.social 's lesser-seen artefacts?

October and November offer more chances to go on guided tour of the Museum’s offsite store in Whitley, where most of the collections that are not on display are kept.

Look & book - buff.ly/S06Al1r

A woman crouching down and pointing at an ancient stone thing, showing it off to a second woman

@readingmuseum.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 1:27 PM

Interested in Roman history?

Join us on Saturday 19 Sept for our 'Romans Reimagined Day', part of the Heritage Open Days programme:

www.readingmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/her...

A person looks at a museum case filled with Roman pottery/ stairs in the background. Gallery is at Reading Museum.

@readingmuseum.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 4:26 PM

Looking for a gift for a history lover? Did you know that we stock these fairtrade decorations of King Harold Godwinson from the Bayeux Tapestry?
Find out more on our shop site reading-museum-shop.myshopify.com/collections/..., and don't miss our upcoming events and talks. www.readingmuseum.org.uk

A person holds a decoration of Harold from the Bayeux Tapestry in front of a copy of the Bayeux Tapestry at Reading Museum

@rdgwhatson.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 2:00 PMReposted by @readingmuseum.bsky.social

We're just a few days away from this year's Heritage Open Days!

And there's so much to get stuck into - exploring our old churches, going on history walks, object-handling at @readingmuseum.bsky.social, discovering the histories of well-known places...

whatsonreading.com/heritage-ope...

@readingmuseum.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 3:20 PM

We are enjoying all things Bayeux Tapestry related this autumn!

Pop in to the Reading Museum Shop in-store or online to see our Bayeux range: reading-museum-shop.myshopify.com/collections/...

a cushion from the Reading Museum shop pictured in the Bayeux Gallery. cushion nas picture of partof the patestry with 2 horses with soldiers riding.

@readingmuseum.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 9:03 AM

Join internationally acclaimed poet and composer Martin Kiszko on 17 Oct for performances of his Epic Poem. Each ticket incudes a copy of the Epic Poem to be collected on the day.
www.readingmuseum.org.uk/book-launch-...
Image: C.2026 Richard Parker Crook