The Rumble Museum is run by education charity The Iris Project and located throughout Cheney School in East Oxford. We're the first UK Accredited School Museum!
Oxford, England
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As half term begins and the school corridors fall silent, we're busy installing new and exciting displays ready for next term! Our amazing mural artist Luke McDonnell arrives today to transform this wall, as part of our @royalsociety project celebrating the Radcliffe Observatory!
Yesterday afternoon, we held our Victorian Festival at Cheney School which saw the arrival of the first ever Ferris Wheel into the centre of the school! There was also penny farthings, blacksmithing, magic and more... Big thank you to all who took part!
Victorian gothic is starting to creep into the corridors, corners and classrooms of Cheney School, as we prepare for our Victorian Festival on Thursday... From Bram Stoker to Conan Doyle, come and explore some of our activity stalls! tinyurl.com/ynpwt73c
Come and see our large collection of Victorian artefacts at our Festival on 22nd October! There will be blacksmithing at a forge, Penny Farthings, magic shows, a Printing Press, Suffragettes, and a Ferris Wheel! tinyurl.com/ynpwt73c
We had a fascinating visit to the Radcliffe Observatory this week, with a tour of the historic site, as part of our @royalsociety project celebrating the building's history. Thank you @greentempleton for a great afternoon!
Come and try out a Penny Farthing at our Victorian Festival on 22nd October! There will also be a Ferris Wheel, blacksmithing at a forge, magic shows, a Printing Press, Suffragettes, and more at this free event for all ages. Find out more and book here: tinyurl.com/ynpwt73c
Not long now until our our Victorian Festival on 22nd October! There will be a vintage Ferris wheel, blacksmithing at a forge, Penny Farthings, magic shows, a Printing Press, Suffragettes, and more at this free event for all ages. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/ynpwt73c
We're excited to have been awarded a National Lottery Grant for our new Sculptures Trail, in collaboration with sculptor Simon Bingle and former @BBCEnvironment Analyst @RHarrabin! Find out more here: tinyurl.com/yuppkux8
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We're happy to announce a new novel, Oread!
200 years have passed since the UK government instituted a bold new programme to pair every citizen with a tree. Find out what happens in this sequel to Hamadryad, which can also be read as a standalone novel. tinyurl.com/4n59yy66
On Tuesday, the Museum Project group visited @HSMOxford to find out more about the role of observatories, and to explore some of the astronomical equipment which belonged to the Radcliffe Observatory! The visit forms part of a year long project supported by @royalsociety.
The wonderful Lu from Oxford Furniture Makers has finished our latest set of display cabinets at Cheney School! These ones have glass on both sides, and blinds with heat sensors to protect the artefacts! We can't wait to start filling them with our collections.
We're excited to announce our Victorian Festival on 22nd October! There will be blacksmithing at a forge, Penny Farthings, magic shows, a Printing Press, Suffragettes, and more at this free event for all ages. Find out more and book here: tinyurl.com/ynpwt73c
Cheney School's musical connections were on display at MOX's Sounds of the City Exhibition on Friday night. It features musical artefacts from the band Ride whose members attended Cheney, and showcased a new music magazine, Beat Box Oxford, co-led by two of our current Year 13s!
This is coming up on Saturday! Drop by for postcard-making inspired by Ovid and Oxford! @OxfordPresTrust Free and for all ages. tinyurl.com/jc28zhjj
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We're running a story/postcard-making activity tomorrow and Friday at the Weston Library @BodEducation themed on Ovid-inspired novel The Birder as part of the Wonder of Birds Exhibition between 12 and 3 on each day! More info here: tinyurl.com/5dn38cax
On Monday, our mosaic moths were installed! Made by Y7s and 8s and local mosaicist Clare Goodall, each moth represents a moth we have found on site at Cheney School: Black Arches, Large Yellow Underwing, Box-tree, Barred Marble, Heart and Dart, Bud Moth, Orange Pine, Pine Hawk
Yesterday afternoon, we were delighted to welcome students from Gochang in South Korea to explore the Rumble Museum, and to meet students from Cheney School's Museum Council and Korean Club. The theme of the visit was "Stones through Time"!
This afternoon, Y8 museum students headed down the road to record the stories of a range of people who have connections and experiences of the building of @Cowley_stjohn as part of the 150th Year Heritage Project. They enjoyed taking the oral histories of visitors and exploring!
On Thursday, we held our second Nature Late Festival, and our first ever Bat Night! The fest opened with Roger Harrabin, journalist and former BBC Environment Analyst, included over 30 stalls and activities, including willow weaving and water testing. Thanks to all who took part!
Here's a taste of some of the hard work going into the Y8 and Y9 student stalls for our Nature Late Festival tomorrow! Come along to hear their research. Talk by Environmental Analyst @RHarrabin , stalls, activities, exhibitions, and more for all ages. tinyurl.com/ystrhrrp
