Berkshire - Museums and Galleries
Over 4000 zoological specimens are contained in this fascinating museum. Specimens are drawn from all across the globe and include an extensive marine collection. Much attention is made at the museum to dissected specimens, showing visitors at first hand the diverse biology of our planet and its diverse inhabitants.
AMS Building, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG6 6AJ
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Located at the historic Woodley Airfield air base near Reading, the museum showcases Berkshire's contributions to the history of aviation through rebuilt aircraft (featuring locally built Miles and Handley Page planes), displays of archival photographs, and hands-on chances to experience the development of aviation techniques.
Mohawk Way, off The Bader Way, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG5 4UE
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Heritage Highlight: A slice of early aviation history
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A national museum of artefacts related to farming and country living over the past 150 years, with a huge collection of tools and equipment, plus a vast historical archive.
University of Reading, Redlands Road, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG1 5EX
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One of the premier museums in Britain, devoted to archaeology, art, history and natural history from prehistory to the present day. There is an extensive collection of artefacts relating to local history, but the museum also features a recreation of the Bayeux Tapestry, extensive exhibits on the Roman settlement of Silchester, local art and multi-media exhibitions of Roman artefacts and the archaeology of the Thames Valley.
The Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG1 1QH
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Reading's museum of industrial heritage features reconstructions of a Victorian printing shop, a bakery, barber's shop, gypsy caravan. and turbines dating from the 1920s. The museum tells the story of the two rivers which meet in Reading; the Kennet and the Thames.
Blake's Lock, off Kenavon Drive, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG1 3DH
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Located in the village where Sir Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) was born and lived most of his life, this small museum is devoted to the life and works of Spencer and also has regular exhibits of contemporary art.
The Kings Hall, High Street, Cookham-on-Thames, Berkshire, England, SL6 9SJ
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Part of the University of Reading Classics Department, the Ure Museum houses one of the largest collections of Greek and Roman artefacts in Britain, with an emphasis on Greek and Etruscan ceramics and terracottas.
Department of Classics, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG6 6AA
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This local museum is housed in two of the most historic buildings in Newbury, the Jacobean Cloth Hall and the Granary, which dates to the early 18th century. There is a fascinating mix of local and worldwide exhibits, divided into 10 galleries.
Wharf Street, Newbury, Berkshire, England, RG14 5AS
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Heritage Highlight: Historic 17th century buildings
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