Story Museum Oxford Debuts Interactive Dragon Exhibit
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- Story Museum in Oxford offers family‑oriented, interactive galleries, including a Small Worlds room for children under five that begins and ends with a story.
- Cressida Cowell co‑curated a temporary dragon exhibition at the museum, allowing visitors to dress as dragons, make origami dragon claws, and experience a dragon’s den scent.
- Lucy Webber, head of learning at the Story Museum, describes the Enchanted Library as a hands‑on journey through the history of children’s literature that avoids a dry presentation.
- Story Museum provides colourful wristbands and a “passport” for children, enabling free movement between exhibits such as the Whispering Wood indoor forest and the Enchanted Library.
Why it matters: Parents and young children gain a low‑pressure, hands‑on cultural venue that encourages early literacy, while the museum attracts repeat visits and boosts its reputation as a leading children’s cultural hub.
