20 May 2017 - 10:00am to 23 Sep 2017 - 4:00pm

Venue: Sir John Madejski Art Gallery, Reading Museum
Price: 
Free, drop-in

As work gets underway to reopen the Reading Abbey site in 2018 come and see how the Abbey Quarter has changed over the centuries through artworks in the Museum’s collection. Explore how the English Civil War impacted on the Abbey Ruins, the changing portrayal of the Abbey Gateway, the development of the Victorian pleasure gardens and its more recent past.

As part of the exhibition there will also be an opportunity to feedback on the work being planned to introduce new display panels across the site. This is the visitor’s chance to help us plan for the future of Reading Abbey Quarter!

Reading Abbey: Then and Now is part of the Reading Abbey Revealed project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

For up to date information about the exciting work being done on Reading Abbey you can follow the project on Twitter or Facebook