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MAKE TIME FOR A STORY

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

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Half-term event
Changing sizes

Story Explorers: Size Shifters

31 May - 1 Jun 2022
Workshop
Suitable for Children
Part of our Magic Weekend
Thomas Taylor illustration

Magic Weekend: Thomas Taylor

25 Jun 2022
Workshop
Suitable for Families
Part our of Magic Weekend
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The Show That Must Not Be Named

26 Jun 2022
Performances
Suitable for Children
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Make Your Own Comic

26 Jul 2022
Workshop
Suitable for Children
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Errol's Garden

23 Jul 2022
Performances
Suitable for Families
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Fairytales for Grown ups: The Thief's Tale

26 May 2022
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

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 - opening on Monday 30 May

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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
The Enchanted Library
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. "
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
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