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Autism and SEND-friendly
Group of adults and children doing a craft activity

This is us Cartoon Workshop

18 Jan 2025
Workshop
Access-friendly
Suitable for Children
Burns Night Museum Late
Burns night

Adult Museum Late: Burns Night 2025

25 Jan 2025
Themed Weekends
Suitable for Adults
Fairytales for Grown-ups
Statue of the God Hanuman in the form of a green monkey

Fairytales for Grown-ups: The Ramayana

23 Jan 2025 Bar open from 19:00
Performances
Suitable for Adults
Autism and SEND-friendly workshop
Image of a paper Dreamcatcher

The Dragon's Visit

8 Feb 2025
Workshop
Access-friendly
Suitable for Children
Skills course ages 8-12
Illustrations of mythical figures and landscapes

Story Explorers: Myths & Legends

18 Feb - 20 Feb 2025
Workshop
Suitable for Children
Family show
Photograph of Moomin puppets with 2 puppeteers

Mischief and Mayhem in Moomin Valley

19 Feb 2025
Performances
Suitable for Families

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

Here Be Dragons Co-curated by Cressida Cowell and Toothless

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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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