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Imperial War Museum North, Manchester
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Trafford Wharf Road The Quays Manchester Greater Manchester England M17 1TZ |
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Imperial War Museum North overview
The multi-award winning Imperial War Museum North, is one of the best museums in the country and definitely should be on your list of where to take the kids during a weekend or holiday to Manchester. ...
The building itself was designed by the world-famous acrchitect Daniel Libeskind, and represents a globe shattered by conflict. The overall theme of the museum is war and conflicts, but the emphasis is on how these affect the lives of people from all walks of life. Whenever possible the many displays and exhibitions are directed at children, like the author Terry Deary’s exhibition of Horrible Histories Frightful First World. Be sure to check their great website to find out about current exhibitions. The museum’s great WaterShard café features child sized portions and lunch bags, as well as colouring sheets to keep your little ones busy. Baby changing facilities are available downstairs (with lift access for prams). And if your kids have some spare pocket money to spend a trip to the museum shop is a must! EXHIBITION - Embark on a voyage of discovery at the action packed and interactive family exhibition “All Aboard: Stories of War At Sea” from 17 July 2010 – 24 April 2011. Shipshape creative craft, object handling sessions, performances and Animals Aboard tours are on throughout the holidays and every weekend.
Boring for the younger ones...
12 Jan 2012
Visited with: Child
We visited the Imperial War Museum on New Year's Day, surprisingly they were open. Entry is FREE to get in - always a plus in my book, especially after an extravagant Christmas!
They do ask if you would like a visitor's guide for around £5 which we obligingly did, as the museum could d with any donations in this day and age.
The museum is set out chronologically starting with the first world war. My favourite bit was the car on display that had been blown up in Bagdhad, totally fascinating.
From a 5 year old boy and 3 year old girl's perspective it was boring, boring, boring, and after the first bomb which my son was mildly interested in, they were both fed up and asking to go home. My husband and I however have vowed to go back when we are child free as there was loads that we wanted to read and couldn't really with bored children pulling on our sleeves.
For it to appeal to young children there needed to be more hands on activities in my opinion. There were lots of glass display cases with loads of reading. Probably alright for older children who have started doing in depth history at school, but I don't feel it was suitable for younger children.
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