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Changing Exhibition Gallery

The Changing Exhibition Gallery presents a new exhibition every three to six months. Currently under renovation, this gallery will reopen on June 1, 2013 with the exhibition American Impressionism: The Lure of the Artists' Colony from the Reading Public Museum. On view through August 4, 2013, American Impressionism will be followed by Becoming Patsy Cline, a special exhibition organized by the MSV in partnership with Celebrating Patsy Cline, Inc.

Upcoming Changing Exhibitions:

• American Impressionism: The Lure of the Artist's Colony
  June 1 through August 4, 2013
  This exhibition will present more than 80 oil paintings and nearly 30 works on paper from the collection of the Reading Public Museum. The display will include outstanding landscapes, seascapes, portraits, and still-life paintings, arranged according to the artists' colonies that played a critical role in the development of American Impressionism. Works by Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, and many more will be included.
  
• Becoming Patsy Cline
  August 30, 2013 through February 2, 2014
  This exhibition will tell the story of Virginia "Ginny" Patterson Hensley before she became music icon Patsy Cline, one of the Shenandoah Valley's most globally recognized personalities. Organized by the MSV in partnership with Celebrating Patsy Cline, Inc. (CPC), Becoming Patsy Cline will be the first museum exhibition to focus almost exclusively on the singer's early years. Through the use of objects, clothing, and rare photographs, the exhibition will describe the singer's family history, examine her early influences, and detail the development of her singing career. Details regarding the opening celebration for Becoming Patsy Cline, educational programming, and additional events related to the exhibition will be announced in the spring of 2013. More Info