Self-Guided Tours

Groups are welcome to self-tour the Museum. These visits can be arranged two weeks in advance. Use the College Self-Visit Request Form.

Sketching in the Galleries

Sketching with pencil on a 9 x 12 inches or smaller hand-held pad is allowed without special permission during regular Museum hours. Special permission must be obtained if using easels and/or large pads, which is allowed only during regular Museum hours, Tuesday through Friday. Permission to sketch can be granted only for objects belonging to the Reading Public Museum. Call 610.371.5850 ext. 227, or email lori.irwin@readingpublicmuseum.org.

Gallery Use

The Museum encourages professors to bring their students back for return visits and to make long-term use of our facilities. A visit to the Museum is our standard group rate of $3 per student with student I.D.

Noontime Knowledge Program and Wednesdays After Dark

Scholars, faculty, and curators give public lectures as part of the continuing education program at the Museum. These lectures are offered September until May and are open to the public. Click here for information on current lectures.