▁and ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁hous ed ▁in ▁an ▁old ▁co aching ▁inn ▁and ▁yard , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁museum ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 4 . 5 ▁million . ▁Fund ing ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁D ahl ▁family , ▁D ahl ' s ▁publish ers , ▁char itable ▁found ations ▁and ▁corpor ate ▁and ▁private ▁don ors . ▁The ▁museum ▁houses ▁all ▁of ▁D ahl ' s ▁main ▁papers : ▁his ▁manuscript s , ▁business ▁and ▁personal ▁correspond ence ▁and ▁his ▁" I de as ▁Books ". ▁It ▁also ▁offers ▁regular ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁hosts ▁events ▁that ▁help ▁to ▁enh ance ▁cre ativity ▁and ▁writing ▁skills . ▁It ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁an ▁independent ▁registered ▁char ity . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁museum ▁won ▁the ▁" Best ▁Small ▁Vis itor ▁Att raction " ▁award ▁from ▁En jo y ▁England , ▁the ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁official ▁tour ist ▁board . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Ro ald ▁D ahl ▁Children ' s ▁Gallery ▁– ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Buck ingham shire ▁County ▁Museum ▁in ▁A yles bury ▁ ▁Seven ▁St ories ▁– ▁a ▁museum ▁and ▁visitor ▁centre ▁in ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne ▁dedicated ▁to ▁children ' s ▁literature ▁ ▁The ▁Story ▁Museum ▁– ▁a ▁museum ▁based ▁at ▁Ro chester ▁House , ▁P embro ke ▁Street ▁in ▁Oxford ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁establish ments