Category Archives: Exhibits

Updike’s Buchanan painting now on display

Posted on July 12, 2025 by John Updike Society

Even if you visit The John Updike Childhood Home & Museum frequently, there are still surprises at the house on 117 Philadelphia Ave. in Shillington, Pa.—open most Saturdays from 12-2pm. Now on display in the second-floor hallway, opposite “The Brown … Continue reading →

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Updike house now sports a 1932 hex sign

Posted on June 28, 2025 by John Updike Society

Small museums love their donors, and a big thanks goes out to John Gerber and family for the donation of a large hex sign, jug, and other objects painted by famed Berks County “hexologist” Johnny Ott. Ott spent 19 years … Continue reading →