These are just a few of the mentions we’ve had in local, national and international press on the subject of our events, and our interactive exhibition 26 Characters.
January 2014
Authors dress up for the Story Museum – the Bookseller, 30 January
February 2014
Stage Whispers with Alexandra Coke – the Oxford Mail, 13 February
March 2014
When Authors Get Into Character – the Guardian, 6 March
England’s iconic authors dress up as favorite children’s book characters in photo exhibit – Entertainment Weekly, 6 March
Character Reference – the Oxford Mail, 6 March
Stage Whispers with Alexandra Coke – the Oxford Mail, 20 March
The Big Picture – Nursery World magazine, 24 March
April 2014
The Red Team’s Favourite Children’s Book Characters (supporting a feature in Red magazine) – Red, 3 April
Story Museum opens a magical new chapter – the Oxford Mail, 4 April
Python’s big day as a bear – The Sunday Times, 6 April
Once upon a time…doors open at children’s story museum – the Oxford Mail, 7 April
An image to treasure of author – the Oxford Mail (front page), 8 April
BBC Radio 4: Midweek – Cambridge Jones spoke to Libby Purves on 9 April
Design We Like: 26 Characters – Design Week, 28 April
May 2014
Comic strip fun draws big crowd – This Is Oxfordshire, 6 May
Assuming Character – Oxford Today, 16 May
Things to do this half term! – Guardian Children’s Books, 23 May
June 2014
BBC Open Book, recorded at The Story Museum – BBC Radio 4, 29 June.
Authors dress up as their favorite characters – BBC news, 29 June
See authors cosplaying as their favourite characters – 109, 30 June
Authors Dress Up as Their Favorite Storybook Characters For Photo Exhibit – Publishing Opinions, 30 June
See Neil Gaiman and other authors dressed as their favorite literary characters – Tech Times, 30 June
July 2014
A bunch of authors dressed up as their favourite literary characters and it was brilliant – Metro, 1 July
Neil Gaiman in a Badger Costume and Other Quirky Photos of Authors Dressed Like Childhood Characters – Flavorwire, 1 July
Book Buzz: Authors play dress-up for museum exhibit – USA Today online, 1 July
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett and more authors dress as their favourite characters – Nerdist, 1 July
British Story Museum brings us the best cosplay ever – Daily Dot, 2 July
Alice Day wonders inspire lots of Cheshire Cat smiles – Oxford Mail, 7 July
Ready, teddy, go to the big sleepover at Oxford’s Story Museum – Oxford Mail & Times (front page), 17 July
Famous book characters are at the heart of Oxford exhibition – Oxford Mail, 20 July
Youngsters go wild in homage to a classic tale – Oxford Mail, 30 July
August 2014
Fantasy a reality on walk – Oxford Mail, 20 August
Youngsters enjoy pirate fun – Oxford Mail, 28 August
September 2014
Try your hand at using an antique printing press – the Guardian, 13 September
City’s hidden sights open their doors to visitors – Oxford Mail, 15 September
Fun learning the three ‘arrrghs’ – Oxford Mail, 24 September
Children can co-write author’s new tale – Oxford Mail, 24 September
Transforming authors into part of the story – Oxford Mail, 24 September
October 2014
Peter Hitchens’s column – The Mail on Sunday, 5 October
Frank Cottrell Boyce: schools are destroying the power of stories – the Guardian, 17 October
Ministers don’t ‘get’ culture, says 2012 Games scriptwriter – the Telegraph, 17 October
Experiencing Pages Turners singles night at the Story Museum – Oxford Mail, 23 October
Frighteningly good half term fun – Oxford Times, 24 October
Top 10 Christmas craft courses – All About You, 27 October.
Author’s jamtastic time at Story Museum – Oxford Times, 31 October
Read this…if you dare – Oxford Mail, 31 October
November 2014
Enter Narnia’s magical world at reading marathon – Oxford Mail, 8 November
The Storysellers – Intelligent Life, November/December issue
Cooking up a story at an unusual Museum – Oxford Mail, 20 November
Once upon a storytime – Oxford Mail, 21 November
Musical tales at Story Museum – Oxford Mail, 24 November
Sophie’s Kitchen is a wonderful story – Oxford Times, 27 November
December 2014
New telling of Lewis classic has them spellbound – Oxford Mail, 3 December
Take your pick of the treats for under-fives – Oxford Mail, 4 December
For Art’s Sake with Robin Hemmings – Oxford Times, 4 December
Singing postie promises first class fun – Oxford Mail, 5 December
Cuddly toys are up to no good – Oxford Mail, 10 December
Destinations to Watch in 2015 – Huffington Post, 10 December
The What, The Where, The When: 12 December – The Lady, 12 December
Robin Hemmings delivers on all levels in Snow and Tell – Oxford Mail, 18 December (five-star review)
Christmas is on the cards at Story Museum – Oxford Mail, 19 December
Children’s theatre – innovation and change – Everything Theatre, 21 December
Narrator’s soup and a story really warms the heart – Oxford Mail, 27 December
Top events and attractions for 2014 – Loughborough Echo, 29 December