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Alice's Day gallery pictures

Did you enjoy Alice's Day? Let us know what you liked and what you'd like to see next year. Click here to view a selection of pictures from this year.

your chance to take a peek inside the Story Museum's new home

Dying to have a look behind the Victorian exterior of Rochester House, our new home in Oxford's Pembroke Street? Make a date in your diary: Oxford Open Doors Weekend on September 11 and 12 will include tours round the building. If you can't wait that long, take a look at Sophie Goldsworthy's amazing pictures of the building's interior, Abandoned and Abandoned II.

World Cup of stories

A Storytelling Festival is planned in June, based on the theme of “A World Cup of Stories”. More info

setting the scene

As an empty space, Rochester House is highly atmospheric, which is why we’ve put it on Oxford’s film location database. We think it would make a great backdrop for a crime scene or rock video - any takers?

the first of 1001 stories

Visit our newly-launched 1001 stories section and fly your imagination around the world with inspirational stories to watch, hear, read and tell. {cms_selflink page='storiestouseinschool' text='More info.'

Rochester House latest news

Builders have started work on urgent repairs to the building’s damaged roof and guttering. We also plan to create offices for the Story Museum team on the ground floor of Rochester House. This is the first stage of what will be a major transformation aiming for completion in 2014. Watch this space!

parents learn to tell stories too!

A series of adult storytelling groups headed by the Story Museum’s Chris Smith, has delighted parents and children at three Oxford primary schools and attracted the interest of both BBC TV and the Oxford Mail.