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There's a surprise round every corner in our most unusual museum...

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Beano workshop with Laura Howell

27 Aug 2022
Workshop
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Zak Simmonds Hurn for web

Draw with The Phoenix: Zak Simmonds-Hurn

10 Sep 2022
Author events
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9 muses for web

The Crick Crack Club presents: The 9 Muses of Queen's Crescent

22 Sep 2022
Performances
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John Hegley: Drawings of Dromedaries & Other Creatures

22 Oct 2022
Performances
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Who's in the Woodshed? Speak up with Dapo Adeola and Nathan Byron

1 Oct 2022
Author events
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Jack and the Beanstalk

27 Oct 2022
Performances
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Explore The MuseumThe Portal

Begin your adventure in the Portal, our information bureau for travellers between story worlds. Here our friendly Story Guides will help you plan your journey through the fictional universe.

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Explore The MuseumThe Whispering Wood

Enter a mysterious indoor forest where every tree has a story to tell and a secret to reveal.

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Explore The MuseumThe Enchanted Library

Experience a library like no other. Where else can you wander between the shelves and find yourself inside a story?

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Explore The MuseumThe Treasure Chamber: KA-BOOM! the art of creating comics

KA-BOOM: the art of creating comics

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Explore The MuseumSmall Worlds

Welcome to a patchwork land of picture books, nursery rhymes and traditional tales for the very young.

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Explore The MuseumCity of Stories

Board our fantastical Story Craft and fly through a thousand years of Oxford’s story history, from ancient myths and legends to classics of children’s literature enjoyed across the world.

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Explore The MuseumThe Woodshed

The Story Museum’s studio theatre allows audiences of all ages to experience the pleasure of story and the power of live performance.

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The Portal
The Whispering Wood
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The Treasure Chamber: KA-BOOM! the art of creating comics
Small Worlds
City of Stories
The Woodshed
“We had an amazing time today at the Story Museum. It was incredible to see the appearance of pure joy on the children's faces; this is a wonderful sight!”
Visitor
"The Story Museum is like the little door Alice comes across in the wall. Boring reality on one side. Fantastic magic on the other. "
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"Stories are the most important thing in the world. Without stories we wouldn’t be human beings at all."
Philip Pullman, patron

The Story Museum

42 Pembroke Street,
Oxford
OX1 1BP
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Open Today 9.30am to 5.30pm View All Opening Hours
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