Museums · West Midlands
The Story Museum
The Story Museum — Museum in Oxford, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford · 0.9 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Story Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2003. Address: OX1 1BP. Wikidata describes it as: "Museum in Oxford, England". Coordinates: 51.7507°, -1.2579°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Story Museum is a museum in Oxford, England. It aims to encourage education and support community engagement by exploring all forms of stories. It is a registered charity under English law. Highlights include a Whispering Wood, an Enchanted Library and Small Worlds, a dedicated space for younger children as well as a 100-seat theatre, a learning studio and a temporary exhibition space. In addition to welcoming public visitors and school groups to its Galleries, the Museum also delivers an extensive public programme, including skills courses, workshops, drop-in activities and access visits for those wanting to enjoy the Museum in a more relaxed way, alongside a programme of funded community and school participation projects with targeted groups. The Museum attracts up to 100,000 visitors a year.
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Background
History
The museum was founded in 2003 and initially operated as a virtual museum with no premises of its own. In November 2009, it was announced that the museum would move to premises at Rochester House in Pembroke Street, following a gift of £2.5m from a private donor. The museum closed for a major £6 million redevelopment on 7 July 2018, with funding including a £1 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2015, and a £2 million grant from Arts Council England. The renovation was completed in 2020. In 2026, the museum launched 1001 Stories, a free online story collection and learning resource for families, educators and young people, as part of the UK’s National Year of Reading.
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- Coordinates
- 51.7507, -1.2579
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Oxford
- Parish
- Oxford, unparished area
- Postcode
- OX1 1BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Phone
- +441865807600
- Established
- 2003
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford — 0.9 km
- Opening
- Tu-Su 10:00-16:30
- Official site
- www.storymuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7766718 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Story Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Story Museum 2016.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Story Museum?
- The Story Museum is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX1 1BP), in the parish of Oxford, unparished area.
- When was The Story Museum built?
- Built or established in 2003.
- How do I get to The Story Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX1 1BP.