List of museums in Berkshire

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This list of museums in Berkshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name	Image	Town/City	Region	Type	Summary
Basildon Park		Basildon	West Berkshire	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust, 18th century Georgian mansion, gardens, park
Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre		Reading	Reading	Medical	In the 1881 built laundry building of the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Cole Museum of Zoology		Reading	Reading	Natural history	Part of the University of Reading, complete tour of the diversity of the animal kingdom
Eton College Natural History Museum		Eton	Windsor and Maidenhead	Natural history	Part of Eton College, mounted animals, fossils, fish
Frogmore House		Windsor	Windsor and Maidenhead	Historic house	Royal country residence
Look Out Discovery Centre		Bracknell	Bracknell Forest	Science	website, hands-on science and nature exhibits
Maidenhead Heritage Centre		Maidenhead	Windsor and Maidenhead	Local	Local history, culture
Museum of Berkshire Aviation		Woodley	Wokingham	Aviation	Locally-made aircraft
Museum of English Rural Life		Reading	Reading	Agriculture	Part of the University of Reading, rural history, crafts, farming
Museum of Eton Life		Eton	Windsor and Maidenhead	Education	Part of Eton College, school history, traditions and graduates
Museum of Reading		Reading	Reading	Multiple	Local history, culture, art, Roman artifacts
Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock		Reading	Reading	Multiple	Turbine machinery, gypsy life, art, mill wheel
Shaw House		Shaw	West Berkshire	Historic house	Elizabethan grand house with five unfurnished rooms, exhibits about the house
Slough Museum		Slough	Slough	Local	Local history, culture
South Hill Park Arts Centre		Bracknell	Bracknell Forest	Art
Stanley Spencer Gallery		Cookham	Windsor and Maidenhead	Art	Works by English painter Sir Stanley Spencer
Thames Valley Police Museum		Sulhamstead	West Berkshire	Law enforcement	Open by appointment
Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology		Reading	Reading	Archaeology	Part of the University of Reading, Greek and Etruscan ceramics and terracottas, Egyptian artifacts
West Berkshire Museum		Newbury	West Berkshire	Local	Local history, culture
Windsor and Royal Borough Museum		Windsor	Windsor and Maidenhead	Local	Local history, culture, formerly the Royal Borough Museum Collection
Windsor Castle		Windsor	Windsor and Maidenhead	Historic house	One of the official residences of the British monarch, includes significant art collection

See also

• Category:Tourist attractions in Berkshire

References

• Visit Britain: Berkshire Museums^{[permanent dead link]}
• Visit Southeast England

This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 00:31