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ENJOY THE FREEDOM OF STORIES

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

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Joseph coelho for web

Hope Hunters: Joseph Coelho

22 Jan 2022
Author events
Suitable for Children
Tom thumb for web

Tom Thumb

30 Jan 2022
Performances
Suitable for Families
Half-term Event
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Pinocchio

22 Feb - 23 Feb 2022
Performances
Suitable for Families
Game of candles for web

Crick Crack Club: The Game of Candles

17 Feb 2022
Performances
Suitable for Adults
Half-term Event
Lego masters

Lego Master Builders Club (ages 5+)

2 Aug 2021 - 11 Apr 2022
Workshop
Suitable for Children
Half-term Event
Time travel

Story Explorers: Time Travel

22 Feb - 24 Feb 2022
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.

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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: The Book of Hopes

Our current temporary exhibition, inspired by the award winning 2020 book of the same title, is all about finding hope in the little things.

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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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Explore The MuseumThe Cafe

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The Portal
The Whispering Wood
The Enchanted Library
The Treasure Chamber: The Book of Hopes
Small Worlds
City of Stories
The Woodshed
The Cafe
“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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