Mythstories Museum of Myth and Fable

Mythstories museum of myth and fable
The Morgan Library
Aston Street
Wem
Shropshire
SY4 5AU
England

Website

www.mythstories.com

E-mail

info@mythstories.com

Telephone

museum

01939 235500

mobile

07969 541552

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Mythstories at The Morgan Library
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Mythstories is an actual and virtual museum of myths, fables and legends. Its focus is on storytelling and the oral tradition, every visitor gets to hear at least one verbal story.

Group visits are tailored to their requirements - educational visits are always welcome, we cater from pre-school through to U3A.

Given notice we can cater for most non-English speaking groups.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

April-August Mon-Thurs 14.30-18.30 (last admissions 17.30)
except Bank Holidays
September-November Sat-Sun 11.00-16.00 (last admissions 15.00)
Available for groups at all other times - pre-booking essential

There are many free special events throughout the year see the website for details or join our email list by sending us a message with "mailing list" in the subject line.

Closed: Bank Holidays

 Admission charges

Free to general public
Groups by negotiation

Stories from Wem, stories from Shropshire, stories from England and Wales and stories from the whole world - old and new. Also, a range of diverse storytelling objects from many different countries of the world.

Collection details

Literature, Performing Arts, Religion, Social History, World Cultures

Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Digital and online resources

www.mythstories.com

http://www.mythstories.com

An educational website free at the point of use, featuring stories from near and far with linked educational activities.
The website features areas for KS2, KS1 and early years, parents, teachers, and French Speakers. It can be used by children and adults with learning difficulties easily because of its graphic navigation styling. It also features Karaoke to many folk tunes from around the world. Museum projects are documented so their praxis can be copied and adapted by other institutions.

Creator

  • Mythstories

Publisher

  • Mythstories

Languages

  • French (section)
Face to face resources

Group Visit to Mythstories

A 2-hour visit to Mythstories museum. Your group (maximum size 35) will have sole use of the museum and be lead by two museum staff throughout. Each visit is shaped to your requirements, but they will all have plenty of stories and activities.

Creator

  • Dez Quarrell
  • Ali Quarrell

How to obtain

Please telephone 01939 235500 and/or pre-visit Mythstories to discuss.
Cost: £110.00 plus vat

Storywalk

Meet the museum storytellers on a site in Shropshire or near to your school - a park, hillfort, wood, lake or a castle - for a storywalk, or for a series of stories and workshops that draw on the site and/or its history.
Maximum group size: 35. Duration: half-day or whole-day

Creator

  • Dez Quarrell
  • Ali Quarrell

How to obtain

Please telephone 01939 235500 to discuss your requirements.
Cost £300 per day / £180 per half-day plus any admission charges to the chosen site.

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