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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

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