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ALT Poster titled “May Half Term at Reading Museum” promoting family-friendly holiday activities from Saturday 23 May to Saturday 30 May. The poster lists several events: “Activity Cart” offering free paper craft activities with donations welcome; “Oh Crumbs! Biscuit Town Trail,” a family trail with a £1.50 fee; and a “Biscuit Town Activity Pack” costing £2.50. It also highlights a “Visual Art Workshop with Fakhira Nezami” on Tuesday 26 May, running in half-hour sessions from 10am to 1pm, and “Rhyme Time at Reading Museum” on Wednesday 27 May from 10:30am to 11am. The design uses blue and orange blocks with white text and includes small photos along the bottom showing children doing crafts, biscuit packaging, and art activities.
ALT Poster for Reading Museum half-term events highlighting activities across 27–29 May. Includes “Forbury Explorers” on Wednesday 27 May with sessions at 10am, 11:15am, 1pm, and 2:15pm (ages 5+), and “Sunny Sunflowers!” on Thursday 28 May at the same times (all ages). Friday 29 May features “National Biscuit Day” at Didcot Railway Centre and a “Victorian Schoolroom Experience in the Gateway” at 11am and 2pm (ages 5+, £2 per person). Ongoing “Object Handling in the Galleries” takes place every Wednesday and Friday morning as free drop-in sessions. The design uses blue and orange blocks with white text, includes booking links, and features small circular photos of people with biscuit tins and a child writing, plus a cartoon illustration of a child reading a red book.
ALT Collection Interpretation Officer - Reading Museum
ALT black Bakelite dial telephone
ALT Hand of a child drawing a dragon
ALT A group of adults and young children sit together in a bright indoor space, engaging in an activity. Purple banners across the image display the text ‘February Half-Term events in Reading’ and ‘Free and low-cost activities,’ along with the Reading Borough Council logo
ALT A group of people holding Roman artefacts stand in front of a mosaic wall in the Calleva Gallery.
ALT black and photograph showing an arial view of Reading from Reading Museum's collection
ALT black and photograph showing an arial view of Reading from Reading Museum's collection
ALT black and photograph showing an arial view of Reading from Reading Museum's collection
ALT black and photograph showing an arial view of Reading from Reading Museum's collection
ALT Graphic promoting Holocaust Memorial Day 2026. Large purple text reads “Holocaust Memorial Day 2026.” Below, event details in a purple box: “Wednesday 28 January, 2026, 6pm for a 6.30pm start, The Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading.” A purple circle says “Free Event.” Background shows lit candles inside black lanterns with a purple glow. White handwritten-style text says “Save the Date.” Logos of Reading Borough Council and ACRE (Alliance for Cohesion and Racial Equality) appear at the top. Contact information at the bottom: “For further information please contact [email protected]
ALT Kings and Queens Collection
ALT Historic Environment Record (HER) Officer
ALT Christmas Decorations in the Reading Museum Shop
ALT Bayeux Scarf
ALT Rim sherd of a Samian ware bowl, decorated with a running Hare (REDMG : 2008.888.1)
ALT Reading Museum & Town Hall