Riverside Museum

Reading Museum aims to be a centre of excellence in providing opportunities for life-long learning through real objects and original documents. The museum service offers learning experiences that are fun and suitable for all the family, all levels are catered for. They offer opportunities for both formal and informal learning including the chance to handle real objects.

The Riverside Museum tells the story of Reading's two rivers - the Kennet and the Thames, it occupies two former industrial buildings, the Screen House and the Turbine House.

Following consultation, the Screen House displays the gypsy caravan, a video about gypsy life and a medieval mill wheel found when The Oracle was built. A hands-on interactive shows how the mill wheel worked.