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[Closed] Londoner parents - Science or Nat Hist museum with a nearly three yr old?

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Planning to go to one or the other this morning. Any suggestions on which? Haven't been for years - in fact not since I was a kid....


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 8:09 am
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Science I reckon, might be some hands on stuff there for the nipper.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 8:11 am
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im 24 and i still love the science museum!!

i can remember going there every year for the last 20 years!!

they will love it and so will you!!


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 8:14 am
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Yeah, that's kind of what I'm thinking. I loved it when I was a kid - we went at least once a fortnight.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 8:17 am
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We go each time we're up in London normally base our decision on the one with the shortest queue! Though Tbh my 3 year old girl only ever wants to see "ranersourus rex". So the science museum is probably a better choice and there's a kids play area down stairs which they love


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 8:28 am
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Either will be good, but at 3 I'd say Nat Hist, better jungle theme cafe too than the pretentious neon place in Science.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 9:08 am
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Maybe a DVD instead?


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 9:12 am
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I'd say Science purely because of the hands on stuff and it's a bit less crowded. But at 3 yo I think either is a marginal experience.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 9:21 am
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Either would be good for the wee chap.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 10:39 am
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Both will be busy as its half term, but our 4 year olds got a bit bored at the Nat Hist - Science museum when they were 8 was much better.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 10:47 am
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Did both in the end. Both good. Thanks all.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 12:39 pm
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V+A. Get some culture into their little minds. None of this dinosaurs and steam engines nonsense...


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 1:05 pm
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No chance. I remember how much I hated being dragged around the v&a.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 2:26 pm
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Yeah well that's why you're a philistine now, innit? If you'd paid attention, then you might be the dashing, sexy, erudite and urbane character that I am... 😉

I remember me mum dragging me round the V+A.

'Can we go to see the dinosaurs please mum?'

'No come and see this beautiful pot made in 12th century China (or whatever).'

😥

Funny that I now love the V+A!


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 2:37 pm
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Hmmm. Funnily enough my mum owns some of the stuff displayed at the v&a. Still find most of it dull I'm afraid.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 7:59 pm
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Your mum owns museum pieces?

Nice investment.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 9:00 pm
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Nice investment.

Do you only see history, art and culture in terms of monetary value?


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 9:23 pm
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I don't think they're particularly valuable, just rare. A bit like owning some old unusual sized bolts for retro bike stuff 🙂


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 10:00 pm
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I thought that too, Clubber.

One of my favourite museums, the [url= http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/ ]V+A Museum of Childhood[/url], has stuff in it that I've actually owned. So probbly not really all that 'valuable'. Still culturally significant, nonetheless.

The V+A once had an exhibition about computers, including the same iMac as I still possess. It's worth **** all though.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 10:06 pm
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Do you only see history, art and culture in terms of monetary value?

Yes.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 10:09 pm
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Wrong answer. You'll have to come up with something that surprises me, Kingtit.

Don't give yerself a hernia straining, though.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 10:43 pm
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Natural history without question. My girl found the science mueseum dull at 5.


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 10:54 pm
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None of this dinosaurs and steam engines nonsense...

How very dare you, steam is king!!


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 11:00 pm
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😆

You know what, I may very well go up to South Ken next week, have a mooch around the museums. Nice little cafe by the station does nice pizzas.

All that culture in one place. London rawks and youse know it....


 
Posted : 19/02/2011 11:05 pm

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