My Itinerary ({: itinerary.length :})

{: event.badge :}

{: event.title :}

{: event.dates :} {: event.dateDescription :}
{: item :}
Suitable for {: item :}

REOPENING APRIL 4, 2020

We can't wait to welcome you back to our fully transformed, magical museum of stories!

BOOK ADVANCE TICKETS NOW

What's On

View All
FREE - no booking required
190212426

Story Bites

7 Nov - 20 Dec 2019
Performances
Suitable for Early years
Sold out!
Narnia Door Oxford 003

Narnia Story Walks

27 Apr - 14 Dec 2019
Talks
Suitable for Families
Picture of Neill Cameron

Neill Cameron's Comic Club Plus

2 Feb - 7 Dec 2019
Workshop
Suitable for Teens
FREE - no booking required
IMG 1254

French Storytelling

9 Nov - 14 Dec 2019
Performances
Suitable for Early years
Sold out!
IMG 7846

Neill Cameron’s Comic Club

1 Dec 2018 - 7 Dec 2019 First Saturday of the month
Workshop
Suitable for Children

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.

Explore Buy Museum Tickets

Explore The MuseumThe Whispering Wood

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

Explore Buy Museum Tickets

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?

Explore Buy Museum Tickets

Explore The MuseumSmall Worlds

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

Explore Buy Museum Tickets

Explore The MuseumThe Treasure Chamber

Our exciting new exhibition space will host touring exhibitions and visiting treasures.

Explore Buy Museum Tickets

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.

Explore Buy Tickets

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.

Explore What's On

Explore The MuseumThe Café

Explore Buy Museum Tickets
Previous
/
Next
The Portal
The Whispering Wood
The Enchanted Library
Small Worlds
The Treasure Chamber
City of Stories
The Woodshed
The Café
“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. "
Visitor
"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
Get Directions

Open Today 10.00am to 5.00pm View All Opening Hours
Plan Your Visit