A magical world of stories

The museum where tales come to life.

“Everybody loves to tell a story, no matter what your age,” Caroline Jones, the director of the Story Museum, in Oxford, England, told The Week Junior. In April last year the museum was ready to reopen after it had been closed for a two-year, £6 million upgrade. However, it couldn’t welcome visitors because of the Covid-19 pandemic. “It was so frustrating,” Jones said. The good news is that the museum was finally due to reopen on 20 May, and there are lots of activities, events and exhibitions for visitors to explore. Jones describes the museum as “seriously playful”, and it has lots of activities that people can try. Visitors are given story wands that they can use to open things and activate interactive displays throughout the museum. The redesign aims…

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