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| Location | 201 Washington St., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′20″N 75°56′9″W / 40.33889°N 75.93583°W |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architect | Muhlenberg Brothers |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000428 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 24, 2006 |
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| Established | 2006 |
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| Location | 201 Washington St., Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Type | Art Center |
| Visitors | 250,000 annually (free admission) |
| Executive director | Levi Landis |
| Nearest parking | On-site, rear of building (no charge) |
| Website | goggleworks |
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is a community art and cultural resource center located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The mission of the GoggleWorks is “to transform lives through unique interactions with art.” [2]
Located in the former Willson Goggle Factory building, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts features eight teaching studios in ceramics, hot and warm glass, metalsmithing, photography, printmaking, woodworking and virtual reality; 35 juried artist studios; and headquarters of over 40 cultural organizations. GoggleWorks also includes several exhibition galleries, a 130-seat film theatre, a bar/restaurant, and store featuring handcrafted works by over 200 artists working within the building and beyond. Admission (excluding special events) and parking are always free.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "About". GoggleWorks. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-01. Note: This includes Shelby Weaver Splain and Doug Scott (January 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Reading Knitting Mills" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.