Bayeux Tapestry at Reading Museum

Welcome to Reading Museum

Reading's museum of art, archaeology, history and natural history

Visitors enjoying the Huntley and Palmers Gallery

Your visit

Visit our hands on galleries, see Britain's Bayeux Tapestry, explore 200 years of Biscuit Town in our unique Huntley & Palmers Gallery and then discover Reading's historic Abbey Quarter. Celebrate Jane Austen 250 with a guided tour of her former school at the Abbey Gateway.

Find out what you can see and do at Reading Museum

Open Tuesday to Saturday

Admission is free

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Jane Austen 250 - 2025

What to see - Permanent galleries

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