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Roald Dahl Children's Gallery

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Hands-on discovery and amazing science inspired by Roald Dahl’s stories. Open Weekends, Bucks school holidays and for Brilliant Birthday Parties.

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The Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery, packed full of amazing exhibits, is like walking into an enormous pop-up book.

This unique Gallery, housed in a charming old coach house, is a short walk across the courtyard from the main museum building. The Gallery is on two floors and from the entrance foyer you can either go directly into the Discover Gallery or take the stairs up to the Imagination Gallery on the first floor. You can also, like Charlie and Willy Wonka, travel through space in the Great Glass Elevator between the two floors.

In the Discover Gallery explore five themed areas each inspired by one of Roald Dahl’s wonderful stories.

Open Weekends and Bucks school holidays. Click here for opening hours and charges.

Looking for a Brilliant Birthday party? Look no further!

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James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach will take you into the world o the minibeasts – see a flea as big as your hand with the amazing video microscope.

Fantastic Mr Fox

Disappear down Fantastic Mr Fox’s tunnel – discover things hidden underground as your crawl along.

The BFG

The BFG can hear all the secret whisperings of the world – change the sound of your voice or listen with the extraordinary BFG Super Hearing Machine.

Miss Trunchbull & Willy Wonka

There’s Miss Trunchbull’s schooldays and inventions to explore with Willy Wonka, too.

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The Imagination Gallery...

Upstairs, in the Imagination Gallery, like Roald Dahl’s world, things are turned upside-down, people can grow and shrink, and things are not always what they seem.

Put your hand in the Twits' feely holes, yuk!
Freeze your own shadow in the shadow booth.
Be transported by television into your own drawing.
Make yourself disappear with an invisibility cloak.
Boggle your eyes and baffle your brain with optical illusions.

And don’t forget to visit Matilda’s Library and take a moment to discover your favourite Roald Dahl story.

Brilliant Birthday Parties

Book your Brilliant Birthday Party at the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery and have a wondercrump day!

Come and explore the amazing Roald Dahl exhibits for yourself…

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Roald Dahl Children's Gallery

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