Reading Geek Night - Britain's First Lightbulb Museum

Links to the local STEAM groups + #rdggeek Link Tree

We are looking for speakers for 2026 and beyond. If you would like to get involved and support your local Reading Geek community please get in touch – email: talks [at] rdggeeknight.org or via Twitter: @RDGGeekNight Speaking slot availability can be found via the website.

Our monthly meetups are held upstairs at Zero
Degrees (9 Bridge St, Reading RG1 2LR) from 7pm.

So please do come along, grab a beer/food at the downstairs bar (the mango beer and wood fired pizza are epic) and come share your geekery and enjoy a relaxed evening of talks + networking + beers.

Everyone welcome!

• 7:00pm Arrivals
• 7:30pm Welcome and Introductions
• 7:35pm Britain's First Lightbulb Museum (John Holden)
• 8:30pm Short announcements/updates*
• 8:35pm Pub Quiz (Please bring a pencil & paper)
• 9:30pm End(Networking and beers downstairs)

Britain's First Lightbulb Museum (John Holden)

Light bulbs light up our world especially during the dark winter months and most of us have lived through different eras of lighting technologies. Belgium has three museums dedicated to artificial light but not one in the UK. Why?

John's Light bulb collecting has extended into photographing them in their natural habitats such as street lamps and public lanterns and these will be exhibited in the Whiteknights studio trail on 13 and 14 June.

Imagining what a light bulb museum could be like a pop up museum has been created in a small studio space.

This talk will document some of the journey so far.

Links for the Museum:
Event: [studiotrail co.uk](https://studiotrail.co.uk/participants/john-holden) (venue 6 on map)
web: lampmuseum.org
email: [contact@lampmuseum.org](mailto:contact@lampmuseum.org)
facebook: Lightbulb Musuem 2026

About Reading Geek Night

A friendly and welcoming community for enthusiasts.

Every second Tuesday of the month Reading Geek Night has talks on various topics about science, tech, design & geekery. The usual format is to gather from 7:00pm and commence the talks at 7:30pm. Talks are ~20mins + Q&A with a break of 20mins for networking and beer.

*Before the second session there is an opportunity for any short announcements so please let us know on the night if you would like a slot or 1-2mins.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Get involved and support the community

If you would like to get involved with your local #rdggeek community by giving a talk or hosting a quiz at an upcoming event please contact us via twitter: @RDGGeekNight,
Facebook or email us: **talks [at] rdggeeknight.org**

Speaking slot availability can be found via the website.