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The Roald Dahl Children's Gallery is a
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The Roald Dahl theme is emphasised by the use of
Roald Dahl Children's Gallery
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The Roald Dahl Children's Gallery is a children's museum
Children's museums are institutions that provide exhibits and programs to stimulate informal learning experiences for children. In contrast with traditional museums that typically have a hands-off policy regarding exhibits, children's museums fea ...
that uses characters and themes from the books of Roald Dahl to stimulate children's interest in science, history and literature.
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The Demon Headmaster
''The Demon Headmaster'' is a series of books by Gillian Cross which were later adapted as a television series starring Terrence Hardiman in the title role and Frances Amey as Dinah.
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Quentin Blake
Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his ...
graphical elements. Blake, a celebrated children's author and illustrator, is strongly associated with Dahl through his covers and illustrations for almost all modern UK editions of Dahl's books.
The museum has won two major awards for education. Aylesbury hosts the Roald Dahl Festival, a procession of giant puppets based on his characters, on 2 July.
See also
* Buckinghamshire County Museum, within the same complex as the Children's Gallery *Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is a museum in the village of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, England. Children's and short story writer Roald Dahl lived in the village in Gipsy House for 36 years until his death in 1990.
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— which possesses Roald Dahl's manuscripts
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Roald Dahl Children's Gallery
Museums established in 1996 Museums in Buckinghamshire Aylesbury Children's museums in the United Kingdom Dahl, Roald, Children's Gallery Literary museums in England 1996 establishments in England Roald Dahl {{UK-museum-stub