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Showing what's on for: Wednesday 22nd January

Showing what's on for: Wednesday 22nd January

The Galleries (Age 5+)

£14 (£6.50 ages 1-4) per person All day entry from 10:00 Typical visit time 60-90 minutes. Last admission one hour before closing.

Travel between story worlds and discover a surprise round every corner with an all-day ticket to the Galleries. Ticket includes The Portal, Whispering Wood, Enchanted Library and Here Be Dragons exhibition in the Treasure Chamber. Please note the Talking Throne is currently unavailable due to technical problems.

Small Worlds (Age Under 5s)

£6.50 per person 10:15, 11:45, 13:15, 14:45 (16:15 - holidays only) Sessions last 60 minutes.

Enjoy a story session in our patchwork land of picture books, nursery rhymes and traditional tales.

The Story Craft: City of Stories (Age 5+)

£3.50 per person 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30 Film lasts 27 minutes.

Board our fantastical Story Craft and fly through a thousand years of Oxford’s story history with our fun family film experience.

Events

Comic Club (Age 8-11)

£13

Develop your comic making skills. Awesome comic artist, Neill Cameron, will be on hand to offer helpful advice and tips.

David Gibb's Family Jukebox (Age Ages 2+)

£10

Join musician, David Gibb, for a morning of brilliant live music that everyone in the family will enjoy!

Lego Master Builders Club (Age 5-12)

£17.50 Children over the age of 8 may attend these sessions unaccompanied.

Calling all young engineers, architects and inventors! Build a story with LEGO! All you need to bring is your imagination and a desire to have fun. Ticket price includes child and free accompanying adult

Suitcase stories (Age Ages 2+)

£10

Get carried away in puppeteer Emma Boor's luggage of well-loved tales, jam-packed with puppets, music, silliness and joining in. Each month features a different story.

Comic Club Plus (Age 12-16)

£13

Develop your comic making skills with our Comic Club for ages 11+. Awesome comic artist, Neill Cameron will be on hand to offer helpful advice and tips.

Lucy's Let's Tell a Story (Age Ages 2+)

£10

On Saturday mornings, join storyteller Lucy Walters and help her tell a story and make some craft in a fun interactive session for younger children.

Access-friendly Day (Age Families)

£14 Free

Join us for our Access-friendly Museum Day and enjoy a chance to explore all the Museum Galleries (including Small Worlds) for a single entry ticket. Our Access-friendly days are suitable for everyone.

Fairytales for Grown-ups: The Ramayana (Age Adults age 14+)

£14

The Crick Crack Club presents Fairytales for Grown-ups: The Ramayana - performance storytelling with Emily Hennessey and musician Sheema Mukherjee

Adult Museum Late: Burns Night 2025 (Age Adults 16+)

£15 - £25

Join us for a Burns Night with a difference! Celebrating the legacy of Robert Burns, Scottish Literary Hero, this special museum late event features a packed programme.

The Dragon's Visit (Age Ages 5+)

£10

Join Artburst for a special autism and family-friendly sensory workshop

Heroes and Villains with Chris Riddell & Ana Sampson (Age Ages 8+)

£10

Discover legendary poems from across time and place with the best-selling anthologist Ana Sampson, featuring live-drawing from the award-winning former children's laureate Chris Riddell

Faedom (Age Ages 8+)

£10

Enter the world of Fairies and discover the secrets of these fantastical creatures and what lies behind their spectacular powers and personalities.

Story Explorers: Myths & Legends (Age Ages 8-12)

£44

Three days of workshops for young people aged 8-12 themed around ancient myths and legends

Mysterious Monsters with Thiago De Moraes (Age Ages 8+)

£10

Create spooky mythical monsters and terrible beasts in this fabulous draw-along with Thiago de Moraes, the author and illustrator of Myth Atlas and Let Sleeping Gods Lie

Mischief and Mayhem in Moomin Valley (Age Ages 4+)

£12

Discover the world of the Moomins where anything is possible in this beautiful family puppet show from Lost and Found Theatre

King Arthur's Knight School (Age Ages 8+)

£10

Join King Arthur's Knight School and learn the secrets of what makes a great knight in a fun interactive family workshop

Fairytales for Grown-ups: Folk Horror Night with Daniel Morden and Laura Sampson (Age Adults 16+)

£13

The Crick Crack Club presents Fairytales for Grown-ups: Folk Horror Night with performance storytellers Daniel Morden and Laura Sampson

Soccer Diaries: Rocky Takes the Road (Age Ages 9+)

£0

Join author Tom Palmer for the next installment of the Soccer Diaries in this free family event to celebrate World Book Day.

Fairytales (Age Ages 5+)

£10

Embracing Arts present their magical sensory puppet version of Jack and the Beanstalk, suitable for families, including children with additional needs.

Fairytales for Grown-ups: Dionysus (Age Adults age 14+)

£13

The Crick Crack Club presents Fairytales for Grown-ups: Dionysus - performance storytelling with Amelia Ace Armande

Fairytales for Grown-ups: The Homing Stone (Age 14+)

£13

The Crick Crack Club presents The Homing Stone – Arthur Ransome’s fairytale flight from Russia. Performance storytelling by Hugh Lupton