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Archive

The Museum is home to Roald Dahl's archive. Find out how you can experience this unique collection on a visit to the Museum.
The Roald Dahl Museum, home of the author’s archive

In a purpose-built, climate-controlled room above the Story Centre, there are over a hundred boxes of old papers. Many are written on the same yellow lined paper in the same handwriting, in the same pencil. This is Roald Dahl’s own personal archive full of draft manuscripts, photographs, letters and working notes.

The Museum was created as a lasting home for this unique collection and we use this amazing resource to help everyone unlock the stories we all have inside us.

The archive in the Museum

When you visit the Museum, don’t miss the manuscripts and letters on display in Boy and Solo galleries. Our displays are updated regularly and are a great opportunity to see Roald’s original manuscripts, handwritten letters and Story Ideas Books.

The centrepiece of the Museum and the highlight of the collection is, of course, Roald Dahl’s Writing Hut. The interior is on display in Solo gallery and offers an inspirational peek into the life and stories of the author. See if you can spot some curiosities such as Roald’s hip-bone and spine shavings when you visit!

 

Explore the online archive

A great resource for researchers, take a look at our online archive database.

Explore the archive

Visit the archive at the Roald Dahl museum

Our archive store is open for bona fide researchers by appointment. If you would like to access the archive take a look at our Reading Room page.

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Contact

Get in touch if you'd like to book a visit to see the archive, please call or email on:

01494 892192
hello@roalddahlmuseum.org

In the archive

Writing Hut collection

This print is found on the lino of Roald Dahl's Writing Hut floor. It was probably nothing special when it was installed, but it has become iconic. Wes Anderson gave Fantastic Mr Fox the same flooring in his study in his 2009 film. The flooring was lifted carefully from the Writing Hut over two weeks in late 2011 and reinstalled in the Museum’s Writing Hut recreation. We hope you like it as much as we do.

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