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03/07/2026
As a footie fan you feel the highs and the lows, as seen in this photo 'Time is nigh' in 2003 by Stuart Roy Clarke.
Reading FC were in the play-offs facing Wolves, with the possibility of a second successive promotion. The momentum seemed to be with the Royals in their new all-seater Madejski Stadium to make it all the way to the top flight in English football for the first time in their history, but it was not to be and Wolves secured promotion.
🖼️ Object 2012.395.1
Reading Foundation for Art Collection
📷 copyright Stuart Roy Clarke
02/07/2026
The Bayeux Tapestry is a medieval superhero, says HistoryExtra's David Musgrove! 🦸
Find out all the key reasons this medieval embroidery's narrative of the Norman Conquest has travelled across the centuries to still define our understanding of history today. Spoiler: Britain's replica plays a crucial role 🌟
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Details of the official digital representation of the Bayeux Tapestry – 11th century. Credits: City of Bayeux, DRAC Normandie, University of Caen Normandie, CNRS, Ensicaen, Photos: 2017 – La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie.
This month marks the 140th anniversary of Britain's Bayeux Tapestry, the full-size Victorian replica of the original Bayeux Tapestry. The replica was completed in 1886 by 35 ladies from the Leek Embroidery Society in Staffordshire who used hand-coloured photographs of the original as reference.
To celebrate, Dave Musgrove from HistoryExtra clears up the biggest misconception of all about the prudish Victorian version: who added those pants.
Explore the original Bayeux Tapestry: https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/discover-the-bayeux-tapestry/explore-online/
Details of the official digital representation of the Bayeux Tapestry – 11th century. Credits: City of Bayeux, DRAC Normandie, University of Caen Normandie, CNRS, Ensicaen, Photos: 2017 – La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie. Comparative study: Clémentine Paquier-Berthelot, Bayeux Museum
19/06/2026
This geometric open weave wall hanging is a Macrogauze by influential weaver Peter Collingwood. His innovative Macrogauze wall hangings broke away from traditional weaving, with the warp (vertical) threads zigzagging and crossing each other to create new geometrical patterns.
This textile hanging was purchased for use in the School Loans Service and now sits in the main museum collection.
🖌️ Object 2007.1984.1
📷 Reading Museum
Beautiful 1930’s postcards of historic Reading, reproducing earlier 19th century scenes – preserved untouched for decades
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