Building
Former goggle factory
145,000 sq ft; reopened as the arts center in 2005
Arts center · Berks County
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
One of the country's largest interactive art centers — a 145,000 sq ft former goggle factory with working studios, galleries, a café and cinema, free to enter.
Inside
Studios & galleries
Working artist studios, galleries and classes
Also
Café & cinema
Plus about 250,000 visitors a year
Admission
Free
Free admission and free parking
The place
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is one of the country's largest interactive art centers of its kind, set in the 145,000-square-foot former Willson Goggle Factory, which reopened as the arts center in 2005. It draws about 250,000 visitors a year and offers free admission and free parking (source: reading-pa-research.md).
At 201 Washington St, it combines working artist studios, galleries and classes, plus a café and cinema — both a place to see art being made and an easy, no-cost stop downtown that anchors the city's revitalized arts scene (source: reading-pa-research.md).
Good to know
- Free admission and free parking
- See art being made in working studios
- Café and cinema on site
Our notesA free, low-commitment highlight
Scale plus free entry make this an easy add to a Reading day — wander the studios and galleries, grab a coffee, catch a film.
A factory turned art center — and it's free.
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About
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is one of the country's largest interactive art centers of its kind, set in the 145,000-square-foot former Willson Goggle Factory, which reopened as the arts center in 2005 (source: reading-pa-research.md). It draws about 250,000 visitors a year and offers free admission and free parking (source: reading-pa-research.md).
It is at 201 Washington St, Reading, PA 19601 (source: reading-pa-research.md).
What's inside
The center combines working artist studios, galleries, and classes, plus a café and cinema, making it both a place to see art being made and an easy, no-cost stop downtown (source: reading-pa-research.md). Its scale and free entry make it a low-commitment addition to a Reading day trip, and it anchors the city's revitalized arts scene (source: reading-pa-research.md).