The Rumble Museum is running a Toys and Games Stories & Collection Afternoon on Tuesday 3rd December, from 3.30 to 5pm at Cheney School.
We are inviting members of the public to visit with any stories about their childhood toys and games, as well as items they would be happy to donate to our forthcoming exhibition on A History of Childhood. There will also be artefact-handling, refreshments and activities for all ages.
The exhibition will be curated by our Museum Council students, with support from the Museum of Oxford, and will be launched later in 2025. We are looking for toys and games of any kind and from any era, up to the present day. The exhibition will see lockers converted into bespoke display cases for this collection.
Visitors will also have the option of donating their toys and games to the Christmas charities if items are not used in the exhibition.
As part of this event, we are keen to discover what Oxford's favourite toys and games are! If you would like to help us find this out, you can fill in this form to let us know what toys and games were a key part of your childhood. We will use these to help shape our exhibition.
We look forward to hearing your stories!