about us
Founded in 2003, we are a non-profit company and registered charity based in Oxford, UK.
Since 2005 we have been developing our ideas with over 40,000 children and young people, as well as parents, artists, educational and arts professionals and policy-makers. We run outreach programmes in schools and communities, often the most disadvantaged.
schools programme
Our schools programme includes touring performances and exhibitions, teacher training and learning resources, and long-term partnerships with schools and local authorities. Our current focus is on developing children’s language skills through oral storytelling. These programmes are systematically piloted and evaluated.
family programme
Our family programme includes performances and creative activities with authors, storytellers, actors, illustrators and other artists in a range of venues, from theatres, museums and libraries to family centres, parks and shopping malls.
Our annual highlight is Alice’s Day, a free family trail around 15 Oxfordshire venues celebrating Lewis Carroll’s famous stories.
We work to share good practice through our website, publications and events for parents, educational and arts professionals.
a treasure house of stories
We are developing a digital treasure
house of 1001 stories and story activities: ranging from audio and video recordings of traditional world tales to reading recommendations and story games.
a permanent home
In 2014 we plan to open a permanent centre where children and their adults can explore stories from many times and places and learn about their creators. This will combine innovative exhibitions, performances and a wide range of creative activities.
'Ic wunder geseah' says an Anglo Saxon poet. I saw a wonder. And here, in Oxford, is a very great wonder-in-the-making, the Story Museum. It's built of bricks and glass and time (and money) and energy and intention and dream. No one can step in here - into the place - without being somehow changed by it, and without adding to its story.' Kevin Crossley-Holland, 18 October 2011
