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STORIES FOR ALL SEASONS

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Book cover We Are All Astronauts

We Are All Astronauts with Kate Pankhurst

2 Dec 2023
Author events
Suitable for Children
David Gibb holding a guitar

David Gibb's Family Jukebox

17 Jul 2021 - 23 Mar 2024
Performances
Suitable for Early years
Christmas Show
Tom Thumb actor sitting in a box

Tom Thumb

21 Dec - 29 Dec 2023
Performances
Suitable for Families
A child holding a pencil looking at a comic

Comic Club

24 Apr 2021 - 23 Mar 2024 Monthly
Workshop
Suitable for Children
Storyteller with cartoon background

Lucy's Lets Tell a Story

27 Jan - 27 Apr 2024
Performances
Suitable for Early years
Fairytales for Grown-ups
Person swimming under water

Fairytales for Grown-ups: Dauntless - Grace O' Malley, Pirate Queen

18 Jan 2024
Performances
Suitable for Adults

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

Discover a magical world of stories...

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Explore The MuseumThe Treasure Chamber: Brilli-ANT

Brilli-ANT: How someone small changed a big story

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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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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 4.30pm View All Opening Hours
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