Beeson Room, Basement

Lyra's Worlds

Beeson Room - Lyra's Worlds

Image © BBC

Image © BBC

Lyra's Worlds

Just like Lyra with her alethiometer, we search for answers to life's questions in our moving universe.

At the bottom of the stairs, step into Lyra's study at Jordan College.

Discover iconic costumes and devices from the BBC' His Dark Materials, explore intriguing dials that inspired Philip Pullman to create Lyra's alethiometer, and turn the wheel to send your question out to the cosmos.

Lyra's Worlds

Where next?

Basement & Shop

Basement & Shop

Spotlight Stories 9-12

Stairs to Basement & Shop

Stairs to Basement & Shop

Spotlight Story: Star Gazers

Stairs to Top Gallery

Stairs to Top Gallery

Spotlight Story: Reach for the Moon

The Old Ashmolean Building (print)

The 'Old Ashmolean': A Short History

The World's Oldest Surviving Purpose-built Public Museum Building

Main Menu

Main Menu

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Where next?

Basement & Shop

Basement & Shop

Spotlight Stories 9-12

Stairs to Basement & Shop

Stairs to Basement & Shop

Spotlight Story: Star Gazers

Entrance Gallery

Entrance Gallery

Spotlight Stories 5-8

Stairs to Top Gallery

Stairs to Top Gallery

Spotlight Story: Reach for the Moon

Top Gallery

Top Gallery

Spotlight Stories 1-4

The 'Old Ashmolean': A Short History

The 'Old Ashmolean': A Short History

The World's Oldest Surviving Purpose-built Public Museum Building

Main Menu

Main Menu

Back to the start