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Join us in exploring Reading's history, our community and our objects.

Our Green Stories: fast fashion

Our Green Stories. Learn about textile fibres and sustainable choices.

Read about the next steps for Our Green Stories, a Museums Partnership Reading campaign exploring environmental sustainability.

Our Green Stories. Learn about the long history of flooding in the Thames Valley region.

Our Green Stories. Discover how animals survive the cold winter months.

Explore objects in our collection that shed a light on aspects of disability history.

The third part of our Short History series. Explore the modern history of our town.

Learn about the history of Reading's royal abbey, which was once of the most impressive monasteries in all of England.

We answer some of the most commonly asked questions about the history of Reading.

Our Green Stories. Read about the different trees that grow in our town.