Public Weekday Star Show
January 31, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Dark Star Adventure

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 01, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Tales of the Maya Skies

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 02, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Jack Frost and the Skies of Winter

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 03, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Oasis in Space

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Star Shows at The Planetarium
February 05, 2012

Enjoy one or all of the visually exciting Sunday Star Shows in our digitally enhanced Planetarium. Tickets are available at The Museum the day of the Shows. The lineup for January, February and March includes:

1 p.m. - In My Backyard
2 p.m. - Realm of Light
3 p.m. - Tales of the Maya Skies
4 p.m. - Jack Frost and the Skies of Winter

Prices for Star Shows (per show) are $7 for adults (18-59) and $5 for children, seniors and students w/ID. Members and children 3 and under free.

Event Time: 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.

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Family Fun Days on Sundays - "Knights in Shining Armor"
February 05, 2012

On the first Sunday of each month, Museum Staff will hold family-friendly activities or demonstrations in selected galleries or exhibition.

Today's Gallery - Arms & Armor

Free to Members/cost of Museum admission to Non-Members

Event Time: 12-3 p.m.

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Noontime Knowledge - Food for Thought
February 07, 2012

Feed your imagination -- and your appetite -- with a lecture or talk on a variety of fascinating topics in science, art and more. Plus, now you can pick up lunch (or pre-order) at our Atrium Café.

Today's talk: "A New Modern & Contemporary Gallery" -
Scott Schweigert, Curator of Art & Civilization

Free with Museum admission (Members free).
Special lunch and lecture cost: $5/Members; $10 Non-Members

Event Time: Noon

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 07, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Dark Star Adventure

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 08, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Tales of the Maya Skies

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 09, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Jack Frost and the Skies of Winter
Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 10, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Oasis in Space

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Star Shows at The Planetarium
February 12, 2012

Enjoy one or all of the visually exciting Sunday Star Shows in our digitally enhanced Planetarium. Tickets are available at The Museum the day of the Shows. The lineup for January, February and March includes:

1 p.m. - In My Backyard
2 p.m. - Realm of Light
3 p.m. - Tales of the Maya Skies
4 p.m. - Jack Frost and the Skies of Winter

Prices for Star Shows (per show) are $7 for adults (18-59) and $5 for children, seniors and students w/ID. Members and children 3 and under free.

Event Time: 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 14, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Dark Star Adventure

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 15, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Tales of the Maya Skies

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 16, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Jack Frost and the Skies of Winter

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Dinner Series
February 16, 2012

Food from Go Fish!
$125 for Members/ $145 for Non-Members
Please see our website for more information and registration form.

Event Time: 5:30 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 17, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Oasis in Space

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Theresienstadt's Children and Their Art
February 18, 2012 through May 13, 2012

This moving exhibition features more than 30 objects from the Beit Theresienstadt Holocaust Museum, Archive and Educational Center in Israel. The works, including collages, drawings, embroidery, dolls, diaries, magazines, games, and marionettes, were created by children at the Theresienstadt ghetto in what is now the Czech Republic.
Sponsored by: Vist Financial.

Event Time: Museum Hours

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Opening Reception - Theresienstadt
February 18, 2012

Theresienstadt's Children and Their Art
Opening Reception
6 - 8 p.m. (Havdalah* Service in the Atrium at 6:30 p.m.)
$15 for Members / $20 for Non-Members. Light hors d' oeuvres and refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to lauren.mccarroll@readingpublicmuseum.org or by calling 610-371-5850 x264.

Event Time: 6-8 p.m.

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Star Shows at The Planetarium
February 19, 2012

Enjoy one or all of the visually exciting Sunday Star Shows in our digitally enhanced Planetarium. Tickets are available at The Museum the day of the Shows. The lineup for January, February and March includes:

1 p.m. - In My Backyard
2 p.m. - Realm of Light
3 p.m. - Tales of the Maya Skies
4 p.m. - Jack Frost and the Skies of Winter

Prices for Star Shows (per show) are $7 for adults (18-59) and $5 for children, seniors and students w/ID. Members and children 3 and under free.

Event Time: 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.

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RPM Business Breakfast Series
February 21, 2012

THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Join us for breakfast before work in one of our unique gallery spaces. Chat with John Graydon Smith, Director and CEO, network with other business professionals and learn about the Museum's collection all while enjoying hot coffee and a light breakfast. Don't miss your most important meal of the day!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 7:30-8:30 a.m. – Theresienstadt's Children and Their Art, Mini Tour by Scott Schweigert, our Curator of Art and Civilization, in the first floor Central Gallery

RSVP to lauren.mccarroll@readingpublicmuseum.org or at 610-371-5850 x264. Free for Reading Area business professionals with your company business card. Space is limited, so make your reservation soon!

Sponsored by Weidenhammer Systems Corporation


Event Time: 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 21, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Dark Star Adventure

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 22, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Tales of the Maya Skies

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 23, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Jack Frost and the Skies of Winter

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Readers Theatre - "The Diary of Anne Frank"
February 23, 2012

$10 for Members / $15 for Non-Members
Join us for this unique program with Genesius Theatre. The wonderful players of Genesius take a seat for their thought-provoking reading of The Diary of Anne Frank.
Click here for more information and registration form.




Event Time: 7 p.m.

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Floyd Final Fridays
February 24, 2012

Floyd Final Friday! Enjoy exciting full-dome digital visuals set to the music of classic rock acts like Pink Floyd.

Our lineup includes:

  7 p.m. - SonicVision (various rock groups)
  8 p.m. - Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
  9 p.m. - Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
10 p.m. - Pink Floyd: The Wall

Prices for each digital Music Show are $5 for Members and $7 for Non-Members. Tickets are available at The Planetarium starting at 6 p.m. the night of the Show.

Event Time: 7, 8, 9 & 10 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 24, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Oasis in Space

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Lecture Series
February 24, 2012

Andy and the Old Masters
Scott Schweigert, Curator of Art & Civilization
More information coming soon.

Series cost: $45 per Member / $60 per Non-Member
Per Lecture cost: $20 per Member / $30 per non-Member
Contact Anne Corso at 610-371-5850 x227

Event Time: 6 p.m.

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Michael Craig-Martin: Drawings
February 24, 2012 through March 25, 2012

This exhibition includes more than 30 drawings of subjects drawn form ordinary life, which he portrays using a mechanical line.

Mr. Craig-Martin is best known for using his "universal language." He uses simple things to describe complex ideas about form and purpose.

Event Time:

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Readers Theatre - "The Diary of Anne Frank"
February 25, 2012

$10 for Members / $15 for Non-Members
Join us for this unique program with Genesius Theatre. The wonderful players of Genesius take a seat for their thought-provoking reading of The Diary of Anne Frank.
Click Here for more information and registration form.

Event Time: 7 p.m.

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Bagels, Bach & Beyond - Klingon Klez
February 26, 2012

Join us for light breakfast and live music in the Atrium! Today's performance features "Klingon Klez," presenting a program of traditional Jewish music (and a few surprising arrangements) in honor of our Theresienstadt's Children and Their Art exhibition.

Admission to Bagels, Bach & Beyond is $30 for Non-Members and $20 for Members and includes light breakfast, the concert and admission to the Museum after the show. Limited seating – pre-registration is suggested. Click here for a registration flier (PDF) or call 610-371-5850 x264.

Doors open at 9:30 a.m.  Sponsored by Alvernia University.

Event Time: 10 a.m. - Noon

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Star Shows at The Planetarium
February 26, 2012

Enjoy one or all of the visually exciting Sunday Star Shows in our digitally enhanced Planetarium. Tickets are available at The Museum the day of the Shows. The lineup for January, February and March includes:

1 p.m. - In My Backyard
2 p.m. - Realm of Light
3 p.m. - Tales of the Maya Skies
4 p.m. - Jack Frost and the Skies of Winter

Prices for Star Shows (per show) are $7 for adults (18-59) and $5 for children, seniors and students w/ID. Members and children 3 and under free.

Event Time: 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.

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Readers Theatre - "The Diary of Anne Frank"
February 26, 2012

$10 for Members / $15 for Non-Members
Join us for this unique program with Genesius Theatre. The wonderful players of Genesius take a seat for their thought-provoking reading of The Diary of Anne Frank.
See Web site for more information and registration form.

Event Time: 2 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 28, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Dark Star Adventure

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
February 29, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: Tales of the Maya Skies

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 01, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 02, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Opening Reception - Andy Warhol - Jim Dine
March 02, 2012

The Prints of Andy Warhol and Jim Dine: Glyptotek
Members Only Opening Reception
$15 Members Only - Light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served. Enjoy a Curator's Top Five Talk in the galleries. Registration is preferred. Look for your registration flier in the mail, or please click here for flier PDF download.

Event Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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Jim Dine: Glyptotek
March 03, 2012 through June 24, 2012

Our Works on Paper Gallery features sixteen works by contemporary painter and printmaker Jim Dine, recently donated to The Museum. The prints were inspired by ancient sculpture observed at Munich's Glyptothek.

Event Time: Museum Hours

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The Prints of Andy Warhol
March 03, 2012 through June 17, 2012

More than 60 pop prints and four paintings are the focus of an exciting exhibition in The Museum's temporary galleries. Iconic works by one of the leading figures in twentieth-century art include Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, Mao Tse-Tung, Mick Jagger, Ronald Reagan, and Judy Garland, along with the artist's famous Soup Cans and Camouflage prints.

Event Time: Museum Hours

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Lecture Series
March 03, 2012

Andy Warhol
Eric Shiner, Director, Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
More information coming soon.

Series cost: $45 per Member / $60 per Non-Member
Per Lecture cost: $20 per Member / $30 per non-Member
Contact Anne Corso at 610-371-5850 x227

Event Time: 2 p.m.

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Star Shows at The Planetarium
March 04, 2012

Enjoy one or all of the visually exciting Sunday Star Shows in our digitally enhanced Planetarium. Tickets are available at The Museum the day of the Shows. The lineup for January, February and March includes:

1 p.m. - In My Backyard
2 p.m. - Realm of Light
3 p.m. - Tales of the Maya Skies
4 p.m. - Jack Frost and the Skies of Winter

Prices for Star Shows (per show) are $7 for adults (18-59) and $5 for children, seniors and students w/ID. Members and children 3 and under free.

Event Time: 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.

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Family Fun Days on Sundays - "Andy Warhol"
March 04, 2012

On the first Sunday of each month, Museum Staff will hold family-friendly activities or demonstrations in selected galleries or exhibition.

Today's Gallery - Andy Warhol

Free to Members/cost of Museum admission to Non-Members

Event Time: 12-3 p.m.

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Noontime Knowledge - Food for Thought
March 06, 2012

Feed your imagination -- and your appetite -- with a lecture or talk on a variety of fascinating topics in science, art and more. Plus, now you can pick up lunch (or pre-order) at our Atrium Café.

Today's talk: "Crazy Hearts: The Art of Jim Dine
- Anne Corso, Director of Education

Free with Museum admission (Members free).
Special lunch and lecture cost: $5/Members; $10 Non-Members

Event Time: Noon

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 06, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 07, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 08, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 09, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Star Shows at The Planetarium
March 11, 2012

Enjoy one or all of the visually exciting Sunday Star Shows in our digitally enhanced Planetarium. Tickets are available at The Museum the day of the Shows. The lineup for January, February and March includes:

1 p.m. - In My Backyard
2 p.m. - Realm of Light
3 p.m. - Tales of the Maya Skies
4 p.m. - Jack Frost and the Skies of Winter

Prices for Star Shows (per show) are $7 for adults (18-59) and $5 for children, seniors and students w/ID. Members and children 3 and under free.

Event Time: 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 13, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 14, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 15, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 16, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Star Shows at The Planetarium
March 18, 2012

Enjoy one or all of the visually exciting Sunday Star Shows in our digitally enhanced Planetarium. Tickets are available at The Museum the day of the Shows. The lineup for January, February and March includes:

1 p.m. - In My Backyard
2 p.m. - Realm of Light
3 p.m. - Tales of the Maya Skies
4 p.m. - Jack Frost and the Skies of Winter

Prices for Star Shows (per show) are $7 for adults (18-59) and $5 for children, seniors and students w/ID. Members and children 3 and under free.

Event Time: 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.

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RPM Business Breakfast Series
March 20, 2012

THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Join us for breakfast before work in one of our unique gallery spaces. Chat with John Graydon Smith, Director and CEO, network with other business professionals and learn about the Museum's collection all while enjoying hot coffee and a light breakfast. Don't miss your most important meal of the day!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 7:30-8:30 a.m. – The Prints of Andy Warhol, Mini Tour by Scott Schweigert, our Curator of Art and Civilization, on second floor


RSVP to lauren.mccarroll@readingpublicmuseum.org or at 610-371-5850 x264. Free for Reading Area business professionals with your company business card. Space is limited, so make your reservation soon!

Sponsored by Weidenhammer Systems Corporation


Event Time: 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 20, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 21, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 22, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 23, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Bagels, Bach & Beyond - David Cullen & Tony Miceli
March 25, 2012

Join us for light breakfast and live music in the Atrium! Today's performance features extremely talented jazz musicians David Cullen (guitar) and Tony Miceli (Vibes) presenting a unique performance in honor of the 22nd annual Boscov's Berks Jazz Fest, which kicks off this weekend. Top notch performers in a beautiful venue -- don't miss it!

Admission to Bagels, Bach & Beyond is $30 for Non-Members and $20 for Members and includes light breakfast, the concert and admission to the Museum after the show. Limited seating – pre-registration is suggested. Click here for a registration flier (PDF) or call 610-371-5850 x264.

Doors open at 9:30 a.m.  Sponsored by Alvernia University.


Event Time: 10 a.m. - Noon

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Star Shows at The Planetarium
March 25, 2012

Enjoy one or all of the visually exciting Sunday Star Shows in our digitally enhanced Planetarium. Tickets are available at The Museum the day of the Shows. The lineup for January, February and March includes:

1 p.m. - In My Backyard
2 p.m. - Realm of Light
3 p.m. - Tales of the Maya Skies
4 p.m. - Jack Frost and the Skies of Winter

Prices for Star Shows (per show) are $7 for adults (18-59) and $5 for children, seniors and students w/ID. Members and children 3 and under free.

Event Time: 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 27, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 28, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 29, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Floyd Final Fridays
March 30, 2012

Floyd Final Friday! Enjoy exciting full-dome digital visuals set to the music of classic rock acts like Pink Floyd.

Our lineup includes:

  7 p.m. - SonicVision (various rock groups)
  8 p.m. - Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
  9 p.m. - Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
10 p.m. - Pink Floyd: The Wall

Prices for each digital Music Show are $5 for Members and $7 for Non-Members. Tickets are available at The Planetarium starting at 6 p.m. the night of the Show.

Event Time: 7, 8, 9 & 10 p.m.

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Public Weekday Star Show
March 30, 2012

Enjoy a different Star Show each weekday (Tuesday through Friday) in The Planetarium.

Today's Show: TBA

Prices: $7 Adults (18-59); $5 Seniors/Children/Students w/ID; FREE for Children 3 and under and Museum Members

Event Time: 4 p.m.

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Jazz Under the Stars
March 30, 2012

The Dave Posmontier Trio & Special Guest Gerald Albright
A unique live music experience in The Neag Planetarium
$30 for Members and Non-Members
More information coming soon.

Event Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m.

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Lecture Series
March 30, 2012

Lost and Found: The Confiscation of European Art by the Nazis and its Repatriation
Dr. Pamela Volkman
More information coming soon.

Series cost: $45 per Member / $60 per Non-Member
Per Lecture cost: $20 per Member / $30 per non-Member
Contact Anne Corso at 610-371-5850 x227

Event Time: 6 p.m.

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Noontime Knowledge - Food for Thought
April 03, 2012

Feed your imagination -- and your appetite -- with a lecture or talk on a variety of fascinating topics in science, art and more. Plus, now you can pick up lunch (or pre-order) at our Atrium Café.

Today's talk: "Andy Warhol"
- Selby Doughty

Free with Museum admission (Members free).
Special lunch and lecture cost: $5/Members; $10 Non-Members

Event Time: Noon

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RPM Business Breakfast Series
April 17, 2012

THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Join us for breakfast before work in one of our unique gallery spaces. Chat with John Graydon Smith, Director and CEO, network with other business professionals and learn about the Museum's collection all while enjoying hot coffee and a light breakfast. Don't miss your most important meal of the day!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 7:30-8:30 a.m. – Jim Dine:  Glyptotek, Mini Tour by Scott Schweigert, our Curator of Art and Civilization, in the Words on Paper Gallery

RSVP to lauren.mccarroll@readingpublicmuseum.org or at 610-371-5850 x264. Free for Reading Area business professionals with your company business card. Space is limited, so make your reservation soon!

Sponsored by Weidenhammer Systems Corporation


Event Time: 7:30-8:30 a.m.

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The 2012 Gala - "15 Minutes of Fame"
April 28, 2012

What a better way to throw a great event than in the spirit of quirky Andy Warhol with a twist of flashy Studio 54!

Bask in an evening of entertainment while celebrating The Museum and our mission. Three floors of food, drinks, auctions, lounges,music and dancing await at "Club RPM."

Cost is $175 per person and registration is required. Look for your invitation in the mail in March... will you make the list? Also, click below for more info as it becomes available.

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RPM Business Breakfast Series
May 15, 2012

THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Join us for breakfast before work in one of our unique gallery spaces. Chat with John Graydon Smith, Director and CEO, network with other business professionals and learn about the Museum's collection all while enjoying hot coffee and a light breakfast. Don't miss your most important meal of the day!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 7:30-8:30 a.m. – Redesigned Arms and Armor Gallery, Mini Tour by Scott Schweigert, our Curator of Art and Civilization, on first floor

RSVP to lauren.mccarroll@readingpublicmuseum.org or at 610-371-5850 x264. Free for Reading Area business professionals with your company business card. Space is limited, so make your reservation soon!

Sponsored by Weidenhammer Systems Corporation

Event Time: 7:30-8:30 a.m.

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Jiawei Gong: Sweet Salvation
June 02, 2012 through July 08, 2012

This exciting exhibition features artist Jiawei Gong's Sweet Salvation video installation.
In his art, Gong explores both traditional Chinese ritual and the act of accessing emotion.

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RPM Business Breakfast Series
June 19, 2012


THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Join us for breakfast before work in one of our unique gallery spaces. Chat with John Graydon Smith, Director and CEO, network with other business professionals and learn about the Museum's collection all while enjoying hot coffee and a light breakfast. Don't miss your most important meal of the day!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 7:30-8:30 a.m. – New American Gallery, Mini Tour by Scott Schweigert, our Curator of Art and Civilization, on second floor


RSVP to lauren.mccarroll@readingpublicmuseum.org or at 610-371-5850 x264. Free for Reading Area business professionals with your company business card. Space is limited, so make your reservation soon!

Sponsored by Weidenhammer Systems Corporation


Event Time: 7:30-8:30 a.m.

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Dinosaur: Guardians of Time
July 01, 2012 through September 03, 2012

Guardians of Time is a fascinating exhibition featuring replicated robotic dinosaurs that can detect human facial features and interact with people. 

In this 5,000 square-foot exhibition will be an animatronic T. rex, two animatronic raptors, an animatronic Triceratops adult (female), and also an animatronic nest of eggs with juveniles.

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RPM Business Breakfast Series
July 17, 2012


THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Join us for breakfast before work in one of our unique gallery spaces. Chat with John Graydon Smith, Director and CEO, network with other business professionals and learn about the Museum's collection all while enjoying hot coffee and a light breakfast. Don't miss your most important meal of the day!

Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 7:30-8:30 a.m. – New Native American Gallery, Mini Tour by Scott Schweigert, our Curator of Art and Civilization, on first floor


RSVP to lauren.mccarroll@readingpublicmuseum.org or at 610-371-5850 x264. Free for Reading Area business professionals with your company business card. Space is limited, so make your reservation soon!

Sponsored by Weidenhammer Systems Corporation




Event Time: 7:30-8:30 a.m.

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Barbara Thun: Elegy
July 28, 2012 through September 14, 2012

Barbara Thun, a Reading-area artist will present an installation, Elegy, which creates an environment, with a particular period of time in mind. Thun's employs her own poetry, or the work of other poets to provide structure to the narrative or to define the cultural perspective.

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Animal Secrets
September 29, 2012 through January 13, 2013

This interactive exhibition guides children through various environments from an animal's points of view. The exhibition includes five natural habitats, which are:  The Stream, The Woods, The Meadow, The Cave, and also The Naturalist's Tent.

Animal Secrets is designed for children from preschool to 3rd grade and will be a fun, hands-on learning experience.



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Predators
September 29, 2012 through January 13, 2013

This exhibit offers families the chance to step into the world of Predators and see for themselves the way predatory animals, of both past and present, observe their domains. Life Zones, which families will explore, include Water, Air, and Land. Various interactive areas will allow for a hands-on learning experience in the ways of the Predators.

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