Plan your visit

Opening Hours

Monday- closed
Tuesday – Thursday 9.30 am to 4.30 pm
Friday – closed

University closure days

The museum is closed on Bank Holidays and on some University closures days at Christmas and Easter.

For a full list of University closure days click here, and please contact us to avoid disappointment.

Getting Here

The Ure Museum is located in the Edith Morley Building, on the University of Reading’s Whiteknights campus. This is building 1 on the campus map. Please go to the University’s Visit Us page for the most up to date information on getting to us. Sat nav users, please use the postcode RG6 6UR

Parking

We encourage visitors to use alternative methods of transport to get to the Ure Museum, but if you need to come by car, there is a pay and display car park (1a) off of the Shinfield Road entrance next to the Sports Park. Please note that the pay and display machine only accepts cards.

Facilities and Access

The Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology is accessible to a wide range of visitors and we always strive to meet the access needs of everyone who visits us. If you have a specific need which you would like to discuss, please contact us.

Entering the Museum

The Ure Museum is located on the ground floor of the Edith Morley building on the Whiteknights Campus RG6 6EL. The building has many entrances, the closest to the museum is entrance 5. Entrance 1 has step-free access and power-assisted doors.

Parking

Step-free and power assisted doors can be found at entrance 1 of the Edith Morley building.

Toilets

There are a number of toilets throughout the building, which are cleaned regularly by university staff. An accessible toilet can be found a short distance from the museum by entrance 1.

Sensory access

  • A sensory guide to the building is available here
  • There is also a visual map which shows what it is like to enter the museum space. It is a large file: we will be happy to send this to you – please email ure@reading.ac.uk
  • Large-print texts are available in the museum
  • Assistance dogs are welcome

Group Visits

We welcome group visits, so please contact us to find out what we can offer!

Due to the size of the museum and to avoid other large groups, advance booking is essential for all groups over the size of 8. To avoid disappointment we recommend booking as far ahead as you can.

Due to Health and Safety, we have a maximum capacity and you may be asked to wait to enter if a group is already in the Museum.

Please contact ure@reading.ac.uk or call 0118 378 6990.

Refreshments

The Ure Museum is based on the University of Reading’s beautiful Whiteknights Campus

Our campus has a range of catering outlets serving a wide range of snacks and meals. Please see the University’s catering page for more information.

For general or research enquiries please contact the Assistant Curator.

If you would like more information on our education programme please contact the Learning Coordinator.