Other Worlds
making room for stories
May 1-31 2012.
An exciting artistic collaboration will turn our dilapidated building into a giant compendium of strange, amusing and haunting stories.
Imagine room after room, each with a story to tell. Some large, some small, some full of memories, others full of cobwebs; some leading to strange secrets, others to a dead end.
Now these rooms have each been given a voice. Other Worlds, an exhibition of intriguing new storytelling partnerships between writers, visual and other creative artists, will bring them to life in an exciting installation, inspired by the distinctive character of the building.
breathing life into mysterious spaces
We have more than 50 rooms, many of which formed Oxford’s main post office and telephone exchange. Before our transformation into a world class museum celebrating story and storytelling, Other Worlds will introduce you to the Museum’s potential and celebrate the power of storytelling in many different forms.
More than twenty-five collaborations will draw you into the spaces in mysterious ways. You'll go where curiosity takes you, from room to room at your own pace, looking for items and clues of stories being made - and entering imaginative other worlds.
Oxford is a magical city of stories, with authors such as Lewis Carroll, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis and Philip Pullman taking us on wonderful imaginary journeys. Other Worlds continues the tradition.
Opening times:
May 1 - 27th inclusive 2012:
Thurs 1-7pm; Fri 1-7pm, Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 10am - 4pm
Admission:
£3 entry for adults and children. Under 2s free. Tickets on the door.
Want to find out more about the rooms? Keep visiting our page of curiosities. We'll be adding more to whet your appetite, week by week.
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secrets clues - and stories to tell...
The entrance way Angels rise and fall.
Space 26 The day of the door: a race of tiny people grow plants up a cliff face to reach a mysterious door.
Space 28 A world filled with a very special sort of rain.
Space 32 What’s old Bob doing in his hideaway? He’s busy keeping a secret. Whatever it is (and he says he’s just having a crafty fag), it’s having a remarkably refreshing effect…
Space 35 A desk, a calendar, some pens - and a bit of time travelling.
Space 38 Where do lost things go? To the English Office of Lost Things Found of course.
a collaboration with Dark Angels
Other Worlds is the concept of Dark Angels, which brings together business writers keen to keep their creativity sharp. Their collective writing power forms the nucleus of the exhibition.
Dark Angels runs workshops, courses and master classes which look at how to use words more engagingly and imaginatively within the business environment. They have been joined by a broad spectrum of invited artists and wordsmiths, including Michael Rosen, Kate Clanchy and Ted Dewan.
