why Oxford?
“A museum devoted to encouraging children to read and enjoy stories seems a wonderful idea. It’s especially fitting that it’s based in Oxford, which from Lewis Carroll onwards has always been associated with brilliant children’s literature.”
Dame Jacqueline Wilson, former Children’s Laureate and Story Museum patron
Oxford is the perfect location for The Story Museum.
heritage
Renowned for language and learning, home of many famous children’s authors, illustrators and publishers, past and present, Oxford is a world centre of children’s literature.
visitors
In the centre of the country, Oxford is easily accessible for the South and Midlands. Some 8 million people visit the city each year. 2.1 million children live within a 90-minute drive.
acute local needs
Despite the Brideshead image, both city and county include some of the most educationally and economically disadvantaged groups in the UK.
did you know?
Oxford East, which includes Blackbird Leys, Rose Hill, Cowley Road and Barton, is among the poorest areas of the country (London Research Company CAIC).
21% of its children live in poverty.
Elsewhere in Oxfordshire figures hover between 11 and 12%
