The Story Museum
The Story Museum is a museum in Oxford, England. It aims to encourage education and support community engagement by exploring all forms of stories.[1] It is a registered charity under English law.[2]
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.
History
[edit ]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ドル.5m from a private donor.[3] The museum closed for a major 6ドル million redevelopment on 7 July 2018, with funding including a 1ドル million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2015, and a 2ドル million grant from Arts Council England.[4] The renovation was completed in 2020.[5] [6]
See also
[edit ]- Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
- Museum of Oxford
- Seven Stories
- List of books about Oxford
- Society for Storytelling
- Ministry of Stories
- 826 Valencia
References
[edit ]- ^ "What we do". Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "The Story Museum, registered charity no. 1107809". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ News: Story Museum gets anonymous gift to buy permanent home in Oxford Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Oxford Inspires Archived 23 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine , 19 November 2009.
- ^ "1ドルm lottery boost allows Oxford's Story Museum to write new chapter". Oxford Mail. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Story Museum begins quest to raise final 300,000ドル for upgrade project". Oxford Mail. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ Choat, Isabel (21 October 2020). "Oxford's new Story Museum finds fresh ways to tell tales in Covid era". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
External links
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