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Reading Public Museum & Neag Planetarium

Art, science and culture under one roof — an Egyptian mummy and dinosaurs to Degas, Rodin and Warhol — plus an arboretum and grounds.
City ReadingType Museum & planetariumAlso Arboretum
Scale models of solar system planets in a planetarium exhibit.
Collections
Art & science
Egyptian mummy, dinosaurs, Degas, Rodin, Warhol
Also
Neag Planetarium
On site
Grounds
Arboretum
An outdoor component beyond the galleries
Admission
Mid-range ($$)
On the source's price scale

The place

The Reading Public Museum & Neag Planetarium brings art, science and culture together under one roof, with collections ranging from an Egyptian mummy and dinosaurs to works by Degas, Rodin and Warhol; the site also includes an arboretum (source: reading-pa-research.md).

It sits outside the downtown core at 500 Museum Rd — a reminder that Reading's marquee sights are spread out and a car is the practical way to reach them. Admission is mid-range on the source's price scale ($$) (source: reading-pa-research.md).

Good to know
  • Art, science and a planetarium in one visit
  • Arboretum and grounds for an outdoor break
  • A car is the practical way to reach it
Our notesReading's marquee indoor stop

A surprisingly broad collection — fine art, natural history and a planetarium — plus grounds to walk, all a short drive from downtown.

Mummies to Monet, plus a planetarium.

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About

The Reading Public Museum & Neag Planetarium brings art, science, and culture together under one roof (source: reading-pa-research.md). Its collections range from an Egyptian mummy and dinosaurs to works by Degas, Rodin, and Warhol, and the site also includes an arboretum (source: reading-pa-research.md).

It sits outside the downtown core at 500 Museum Rd, Reading, PA 19611 — a reminder that Reading's marquee sights are spread out and a car is the practical way to reach them (source: reading-pa-research.md).

Visiting

Admission is mid-range on the source's price scale ($$) (source: reading-pa-research.md). The arboretum and grounds give the visit an outdoor component beyond the galleries and planetarium (source: reading-pa-research.md).

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