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Building a
World of
Stories
Latest News from The Story Museum, December 2018
Rumours of wolves Message from our Directors
Welcome to our first newsletter
unfounded keeping you up-to-date with our
exciting redevelopment work. Our
Whilst it might look more like the Big Bad Wolf has been at builders, Edgar Taylor Ltd, came
work, we’ve been assured that all the dust and demolition is on site in November, starting work
part and parcel of the construction process. on the largest phase of capital
works to date that will bring all
2,000m2 of our site into full use.
Once complete, we’ll have 10 new
gallery and activity spaces in which
to offer great ways to engage with
great stories. From a Whispering
Wood to an Enchanted Library we’ll
have plenty of story magic on offer
for our visitors from Spring 2020
when we throw open our doors
again. Take a peek inside to see
the latest 3D visualisation of the
transformed Museum.
Our builders have lost no time in with telecommunications. We’ll
Whilst the builders are hard at
getting to work on the ground be working alongside Oxford
work on Pembroke Street, we’re
floor of the rear building - taking Archaeology over the next few
out and about in schools and the
out walls and laboriously cutting months to see if more exciting
community with our wonderful
their way through multiple layers finds come to light when
travelling Pumpkin tent and our
of different materials to open up excavation work starts on our
Little Shop of Stories. And don’t
the former Post Office Strong courtyard. Who knows how
miss our fifth annual Christmas
Room (destined to become our many more stories of its own our
show - WISH - appearing this year
immersive digital experience building has to tell?
at a pop-up venue in Oxford’s
City of Stories). So far it’s been
Castle Quarter.
noisy, dirty work but some hidden
gems have also been revealed on Wishing you all a happy and
the interior walls, left behind by peaceful Christmas.
previous workers in what used to
be the Coin Room...
Our site on Pembroke Street has a
rich and varied history from early
beginnings when it fell within
Oxford’s mediaeval Jewish quarter
to its more recent association
Tish Francis & Caroline Jones, Co-Directors
What’s going to be inside?
‘Without stories, and without an understanding of stories, we don’t understand
ourselves, we don’t understand the world about us. Because what stories give us is an
insight into ourselves, a huge insight into other people, other cultures, other places.
So it’s a gathering of all the knowledge and understanding that we need. For me that’s
probably the most important kind of museum that you can have.’
Sir Michael Morpurgo, Patron
1 Shop & Tickets - a warm welcome awaits our visitors - plus the opportunity to continue their story
journeys after their visit with a range of books and story-related gifts
2 Small Worlds - a story-themed learning space for pre-school children and their adults where they can
enjoy storytelling, picture books, pretend games and messy play
3 Welcome Gallery - the start of the journey to explore some great ways to engage with great stories in
our most unusual Museum
4 Whispering Wood - an indoor forest of myths and legends, folk and fairy tales from across the world
revealing the roots of story in oral storytelling
5 Enchanted Library - an immersive and apparently infinite space in which visitors can explore imaginary
worlds from favourite books and comics, films and games
6 Treasure Chamber - a fully-conditioned display space to host temporary exhibitions created in-house or
by partner organisation to showcase treasures and intriguing story-related objects
7 City of Stories - an interactive, multimedia experience presenting key moments in Oxford’s own story
history
8 Learning Studio - a ‘magical’ classroom where learning is fun and visitors of all ages can explore how
stories are made, as well as creating stories of their own
9 Performance Space - a new 120-seat flexible theatre space to allow audiences of all ages to experience
the power of live performance
10 Link Gallery - a flexible activity space offering additional gallery space and available for private hire by
organisations and local community groups
11 Cafe - ‘Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested
thoroughly.’
Meet the team...
Barry Doyle, Favourite story: Brokk, Favourite story:
Site Manager Five Go to Smuggler’s Top by Enid The Digger Goodnight, Goodnight
Blyton Construction Site by
Sherri Duskey Rinke &
Favourite part of the project:
Tom Lichtenheld
I love attics, cellars and secret
passages and this building is full of them!
Favourite part of the
What I’m most looking foward to: project:
Bringing my daughters to the Getting stuck into the
reopened Museum and showing them concrete and bringing
what I helped to build. down the walls.
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Meet the team...
Aym Maidment, Favourite story: Joel Cornah Favourite story:
Campaign Manager The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Café Supervisor The Silmarillion by
J.R.R. Tolkien
Favourite part of the project:
Working in a place which is creative by
Favourite part of
nature, and being able to incorporate
the project:
that creativity into fundraising. Introducing a range
What I’m most looking foward to: of new brunch items
The Whispering Wood – I love folklore and to the café menu
the history of stories and storytelling, so to feed our hungry
this entire concept is right up my street! builders!
In the news
1001 Stories Quest ...and a special
launches... Tiger comes to tea
The 1001 Stories Quest is part
of our public appeal seeking
to raise £300,000 towards our
campaign goal. Members of the
public are invited to become
a story seeker (for £10.01), a
Best-selling author Judith
story collector (for £100.10) or a
Kerr was guest of honour at a
Founding Fellow (for £1001).
fundraising lunch for the Museum.
Author and illustrator Mini Grey Joined by the cast from the hit
If you’ve not yet joined the
helped us launch the 1001 Stories stage show, adapted and directed
Quest then why not take a look
Quest at the end of October. Mini by Story Museum Trustee David
at
read from her book Biscuit Bear Wood, OBE, Judith celebrated
www.storymuseum.org.uk/storiesquest
and presented a signed copy the book’s 50th birthday and
for the Museum’s 1001 Stories presented a signed copy to the
Collection. Museum’s Collection.
How can I get Give 3
involved? Goats
There are many ways that you
can help us reach our Happy
and a Troll
Ever After, from becoming a This Christmas, why not
donor by joining our 1001 Stories go one better than giving
Quest, to spreading the word, a goat as a charity gift and give your
The travelling Story to buying your Christmas gifts in loved ones the gift of story?
our shop and treating yourself to
Museum a meal in our café.
For a donation of £100.10 you
could become a Story Collector
Whilst building work happens You could also sign up on our 1001 Stories Quest and
on site, we’ve embarked on to receive this newsletter dedicate one of the stories in our
an 18-month programme of via email which collection to the person of your
outreach. Our beautiful bespoke saves us the choice.
bell tent, The Pumpkin, had its cost of printing From the Three Billy Goats Gruff
first outings over the summer at and postage. to Lord of the Rings you’re sure to
schools, festivals and community Just ask to find something to suit. You could
venues and will pop up be added to even buy a copy of your chosen
throughout 2019. Our giant bed the Campaign story in our shop and slip a gift
is also going to be appearing at newsletter list by certificate inside explaining why
the Imagine Festival at London’s sending an email to you chose that story.
South Bank Centre in February. campaign@storymuseum.org.uk www.storymuseum.org.uk/storiesquest
The Story Museum
Pembroke Street
Oxford OX1 1BP
01865 790050 • campaign@storymuseum.org.uk
www.storymuseum.org.uk Registered charity 1107809
Patrons: Malorie Blackman, Cerrie Burnell, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Sir Nick Hytner, Sir Michael Morpurgo, Philip Pullman CBE, Chris Ridell
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