What Makes a Story?

Name: What Makes a Story?
Start: 2026-10-24T09:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-24T15:00:00.000Z
Location: Imperial War Museum

When

Today

10:00 – 16:00 · 8 more dates

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Free

Free activity; family-page and festival same programme grouped once.

Where

Imperial War Museum

Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ

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Families make storyboards and wooden-spoon puppets inspired by childhood experiences of war.

A free creative activity for ages five and over in the Clore Learning Centre. The Big Story Festival incorporates the same activity on 25 and26 October, which are included once in the wider published half-term run.

All dates · 9

October 2026

Sat

10:00 – 16:00

Sun

10:00 – 16:00

Mon

10:00 – 16:00

Tue

10:00 – 16:00

Wed

10:00 – 16:00

Thu

10:00 – 16:00

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FreeFree activity; family-page and festival same programme grouped once.

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What Makes a Story?

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