{"id":712,"date":"2018-10-19T11:01:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T10:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/upgrade-beyondthespectacle\/?page_id=712"},"modified":"2023-03-14T15:18:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T15:18:39","slug":"museums-south-east","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/museums-south-east\/","title":{"rendered":"South East and East Anglia"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Horniman Museum and Gardens<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hastings Museum and Art Gallery<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Time and Tide, Museum of Great Yarmouth<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reading Museum<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-771\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hor1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hor1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hor1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hor1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hor1.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>Horniman Museum and Gardens<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>100 London Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PQ<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horniman.ac.uk\/\">WEBSITE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<b><\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horniman.ac.uk\/collections\">COLLECTIONS DATABASE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<b>E:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"mailto:enquiry@horniman.ac.uk\">enquiry@horniman.ac.uk<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-750 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/hor3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/hor3.jpg 236w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/hor3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/hor3-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Established in 1890 by tea merchant Frederick Horniman, featuring ethnography, natural history and an aquarium. The Native American Collections here include substantial holdings of material from the Plains Peoples, the Arctic and the Northwest Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the collection is on display in the World Galleries, opened in 2018, which features an interactive exploration of Kwakwaka\u2019wakw oral histories as told by artist Sierra Tasi Baker through masks made by Steve Smith.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please contact the museum well in\u00a0<\/b><b>advance of your visit to ensure that\u00a0<\/b><b>access to collections is possible.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS\u00a0<\/strong>(Images copyright of Horniman Museum)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_840\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-840\" class=\"wp-image-840\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Horn3a-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Horn3a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Horn3a.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Horn3a-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buckskin shirt, Santee Sioux<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_841\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-841\" class=\"wp-image-841\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Horn3b-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Horn3b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Horn3b-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Horn3b.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shaman figures, Haida<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_837\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-837\" class=\"wp-image-837\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Horn3c-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Horn3c-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Horn3c.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kwakwaka\u2019wakw Interactive, with Sierra Tasi Baker<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-751\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/maid1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"103\" \/>Maidstone Museum &amp; Art Gallery<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>St. Faith\u2019s Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1LH<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-756 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/maid3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"316\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/museum.maidstone.gov.uk\/\">WEBSITE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<b><\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/museum.maidstone.gov.uk\/explore\/collections\/\">COLLECTIONS DATABASE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<strong>E<\/strong><b>:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"mailto:museuminfo@maidstone.gov.uk\">museuminfo@maidstone.gov.uk<\/a><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Established in 1858 and one of the largest museums in Southern England, with wide ranging collections. The Native American collections include substantial holdings of material from the Plains Peoples, the Arctic and the Northwest Coast, gathered by explorer Sir Julius Brenchley.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please contact\u00a0<\/b><b>the museum well in\u00a0<\/b><b>advance of your visit to ensure that\u00a0<\/b><b>access to collections is possible.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong> (Images copyright of Maidstone Museums)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_828\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-828\" class=\"wp-image-828\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Maid3a-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"239\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mask, Kwakwaka\u2019wakw<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_831\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-831\" class=\"wp-image-831\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Maid3b-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Maid3b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Maid3b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Maid3b-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Maid3b.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Argillite figure, Haida<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_834\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-834\" class=\"wp-image-834\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Maid3c-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Maid3c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Maid3c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Maid3c-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Maid3c.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goat foot embroidery, Huron<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-784\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"97\" \/>Hastings Museum &amp; Art Gallery<\/h3>\n<p>John&#8217;s Place, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1ET<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmag.org.uk\/collections\/native_americans\/\">WEBSITE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmag.org.uk\/collections\/native_americans\/\">COLLECTIONS DATABASE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmag.org.uk\/aboutus\/contactform\/\">CONTACT<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-786\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast2-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast2-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast2.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hastings Museum &amp; Art Gallery, in East Sussex on the English South Coast, is a local authority Museum, established in 1892. Housing diverse collections from around the World, its Native American holdings are particularly strong.<\/p>\n<p>Formed from a series of donations of prominent UK collections, the Plains materials at Hastings are especially noteworthy, with Woodlands and Inuit material also on display.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please contact the museum well in\u00a0<\/b><b>advance of your visit to ensure that\u00a0<\/b><b>access to collections is possible.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong> (Images copyright of Hastings Museum)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_822\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-822\" class=\"wp-image-822\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast3a-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast3a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast3a-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast3a.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iron Tail&#8217;s headdress, Sioux<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_817\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-817\" class=\"wp-image-817\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast3b-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast3b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast3b-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast3b.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sitting Bull&#8217;s belt, Sioux<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_819\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-819\" class=\"wp-image-819\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast3c-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast3c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast3c-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Hast3c.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carved figurines, Inuit<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-798 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Yarm1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"94\" \/>Time and Tide, Museum of Great Yarmouth<\/h3>\n<p>Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 3BX<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk\/time-tide\">WEBSITE<\/a>\u25aa<a href=\"http:\/\/norfolkmuseumscollections.org\/#!\/home\">COLLECTIONS DATABASE<\/a>\u25aaE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:museums@norfolk.gov.uk\">museums@norfolk.gov.uk<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-795\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Yarm2-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Yarm2-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Yarm2.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Opened in 2004 in an historic herring factory, Time and Tide is a museum dedicated to the maritime history of Norfolk through interactive displays.<\/p>\n<p>The collection includes a small but significant collection of Native American objects brought to the town by sailors who travelled the world, which are on display in the world gallery. The highlight is an 1850s mask from Haida Gwaii.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please contact the museum well in\u00a0<\/b><b>advance of your visit to ensure that\u00a0<\/b><b>access to collections is possible.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS\u00a0<\/strong>(Images copyright of Great Yarmouth Museums)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_816\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-816\" class=\"wp-image-816\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Yarm3a-150x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"135\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mask, Haida<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-802\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Read1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Read1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Read1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Read1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Read1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>Reading Museum<\/h3>\n<p>Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1QH<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/collections.readingmuseum.org.uk\/index.asp?page=index\">WEBSITE<\/a><\/strong>\u25aa<a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingmuseum.org.uk\/our-collections\/online-collections\"><strong>COLLECTIONS DATABASE<\/strong><\/a>\u25aa<strong>E:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:curator@readingmuseum.org.uk\">curator@readingmuseum.org.uk<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-859\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/11\/Read2a-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/11\/Read2a-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/11\/Read2a-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/11\/Read2a-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/11\/Read2a.jpg 1169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Founded by collector Horatio Bland, Reading Museum caters to the history of the town, augmented by early collections from around the world, including substantial material from Native American peoples.<\/p>\n<p>The Reading collection of Native American objects includes more than 200 pieces, with particularly strong collections from the Plains and Puebloan Peoples.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please contact the museum well in\u00a0<\/b><b>advance of your visit to ensure that\u00a0<\/b><b>access to collections is possible.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS <\/strong>(Images copyright of Reading Museums)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_811\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-811\" class=\"wp-image-811\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Read3a-150x131.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"127\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beaded saddle, Woodlands<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_813\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-813\" class=\"wp-image-813\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Read3b-150x109.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"101\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Knife sheath, Plains<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_814\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-814\" class=\"wp-image-814\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2018\/10\/Read3c-150x127.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"119\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ulu knife, Inuit<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horniman Museum and Gardens Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery Hastings Museum and Art Gallery Time and Tide, Museum of Great Yarmouth Reading Museum &nbsp; Horniman Museum and Gardens 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PQ WEBSITE\u25aaCOLLECTIONS DATABASE\u25aaE:\u00a0enquiry@horniman.ac.uk Established in 1890 by tea merchant Frederick Horniman, featuring ethnography, natural history and an aquarium. 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