Exhibitions

A celebration of creativity underpins Seven Stories: our Collection documents the creative act, and our exhibitions and educational programmes interpret this original material in unconventional but meaningful ways. Our aim is to cultivate an appreciation of books and their making, and inspire creativity for everyone.

Seven Stories has been mounting exhibitions since 1998 – first in borrowed venues and now in its own home. Here, we provides the only exhibition space in the UK wholly dedicated to showcasing the incomparable legacy of British writing and illustrating for children.

With exhibitions changing every year, we’ve showcased the impressive work of children’s authors such as Judith Kerr, Michael Morpurgo and David McKee, as well as working alongside communities to showcase our impressive archive in ways that reflect a modern and ever-changing landscape.

"I visited Seven Stories with a 3 year old, a 7 year old and a 15 year old....we all found things to love about this place! I wanted to stay in the exhibitions longer to read all the finer detail while the kids wanted more time dressing up, creating stories with the shadow puppets and trying on some of the Queen's Knickers!"

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