This exhibition -- a unique educational collaboration with educator Dr. James Delle and 16 students from Kutztown University -- features "Archeology in Berks" as a theme to explore the rich history of the Lenape.

Using artifacts from the Museum's permanent collection (many found by the Museum's second Director, Earl Lincoln Poole), you will learn about Lenape culture and westward migration after European contact, North American Indian "hotspots" within Berks County, styles of projectile points, historical changes in subsistence, and models of Lenape life, showing tools and objects "in use."

The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 17th century, organized bands of North American Indian peoples who shared cultural and linguistic characteristics. They are the first people the Europeans met when they first set foot on what is now the United States.

This exhibition will feature the horse as it has appeared in diverse cultures over the past 3,000 years. With works drawn primarily from the Museum's permanent collections, visitors will experience the beauty, strength and vitality that the horse has inspired in the work of artists and craftsmen throughout history.

Highlights of the exhibition include spectacular 7th to 4th-century B.C. Greek vases depicting the horse in battle, mythology and every day life of the ancients, Asian masterpieces including Ming and Yuan dynasty scroll paintings and rare ivory and jade sculptures. A special feature of the exhibition is the Museums unique collection of Renaissance armor for the horse, one of the most outstanding in the United States.

The display will also include whimsical recreational uses of the horse including folk art, carousel horses and cast iron horse-drawn fire engine toys. Paintings in the exhibition will include the famous Napoleon Crossing the Alps from the studio of Jacques Louis David and an extremely rare Sioux. A special Berks Collects section will feature an array of decorative arts from weathervanes to hobby horses loaned from local private collections.

This exhibition is presented by Penn National Gaming, Inc. and Susquehanna Bank.

Museum Discovery Camp offers art and science programs for children ages 4-11 years. (This session is for ages 8 and 9.)

Exciting programs, unmatched environment, certified instructors, individual instruction and convenience, the unparalleled ingredients that make the Reading Public Museum Discovery Camp exceptional! Hours that make sense and top notch facilities, Museum Camp 2008 promises to be better than ever!

Programs include outdoor sketching, nature study and exploration, hands-on live animal demonstrations, environmental awareness, supervised outdoor games and activities, Museum Gallery talks, guest speakers, tours, and rainy-day activities.

For details and registration form, click on "learn more" below.

On the first and third Thursday of each month, the Department of Lifelong Learning staff offers a story reading, brief tour and hands-on activity for ages 4 and 5. Cost: $5 per student, and parents/chaperones are free.

What happens when two colors get together? A lot! Enjoy this story about friendship, color and racial tolerance, then explore the galleries on a special color hunt. Written by Leo Lionni.

Enjoy visually captivating full-dome immersion Star Shows in our state-of-the-art digitally-enhanced Planetarium.

Tickets for each show are $6 for adults (18-60), $4 for seniors/children/students with ID, and free for Members and children under 4.

NOW PLAYING

1 p.m. - "The Enchanted Reef" - The vastness of our planet's oceans guards unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is "Kaluoka'nina," the enchanted reef whose magic protects against it.
2 p.m. - "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity" - Watch the birth of a black hole, journey past the event horizon and experience the formation of the Milky Way! Cutting-edge science fills in holes along the way, providing the most complete picture yet of this mysterious universe.
3 p.m. - "Icy Worlds" - A billion miles or so from the sun, space is so very cold that water and the air we exhale can freeze as solid as any boulder on Earth.
4 p.m. - "Oasis in Space" - Join in the exploration for liquid water. This show will transport you on a startling and beautiful voyage through our universe, galaxy and solar system.

Museum Discovery Camp offers art and science programs for children ages 4-11 years. (This session is for ages 10 and 11.)

Exciting programs, unmatched environment, certified instructors, individual instruction and convenience, the unparalleled ingredients that make the Reading Public Museum Discovery Camp exceptional! Hours that make sense and top notch facilities, Museum Camp 2008 promises to be better than ever!

Programs include outdoor sketching, nature study and exploration, hands-on live animal demonstrations, environmental awareness, supervised outdoor games and activities, Museum Gallery talks, guest speakers, tours, and rainy-day activities.

For details and registration form, click on "learn more" below.

Enjoy visually captivating full-dome immersion Star Shows in our state-of-the-art digitally-enhanced Planetarium.

Tickets for each show are $6 for adults (18-60), $4 for seniors/children/students with ID, and free for Members and children under 4.

NOW PLAYING

1 p.m. - "The Enchanted Reef" - The vastness of our planet's oceans guards unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is "Kaluoka'nina," the enchanted reef whose magic protects against it.
2 p.m. - "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity" - Watch the birth of a black hole, journey past the event horizon and experience the formation of the Milky Way! Cutting-edge science fills in holes along the way, providing the most complete picture yet of this mysterious universe.
3 p.m. - "Icy Worlds" - A billion miles or so from the sun, space is so very cold that water and the air we exhale can freeze as solid as any boulder on Earth.
4 p.m. - "Oasis in Space" - Join in the exploration for liquid water. This show will transport you on a startling and beautiful voyage through our universe, galaxy and solar system.

On the first and third Thursday of each month, the Department of Lifelong Learning staff offers a story reading, brief tour and hands-on activity for ages 4 and 5. Cost: $5 per student, and parents/chaperones are free.

Enraptured by the flowers in a Monet painting, Katie is transported into the enchanting realm of the Impressionists. Following the story, visit the Museum's Impressionist paintings. Written by James Mayhew.

Enjoy visually captivating full-dome immersion Star Shows in our state-of-the-art digitally-enhanced Planetarium.

Tickets for each show are $6 for adults (18-60), $4 for seniors/children/students with ID, and free for Members and children under 4.

NOW PLAYING

1 p.m. - "The Enchanted Reef"
2 p.m. - "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity"
3.p.m. - "Icy Worlds"
4 p.m. - "Oasis in Space"

Enjoy visually captivating full-dome immersion Star Shows in our state-of-the-art digitally-enhanced Planetarium.

Tickets for each show are $6 for adults (18-60), $4 for seniors/children/students with ID, and free for Members and children under 4.

NOW PLAYING

1 p.m. - "The Enchanted Reef" - The vastness of our planet's oceans guards unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is "Kaluoka'nina," the enchanted reef whose magic protects against it.
2 p.m. - "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity" - Watch the birth of a black hole, journey past the event horizon and experience the formation of the Milky Way! Cutting-edge science fills in holes along the way, providing the most complete picture yet of this mysterious universe.
3 p.m. - "Icy Worlds" - A billion miles or so from the sun, space is so very cold that water and the air we exhale can freeze as solid as any boulder on Earth.
4 p.m. - "Oasis in Space" - Join in the exploration for liquid water. This show will transport you on a startling and beautiful voyage through our universe, galaxy and solar system.