Museums places
for kids
Explore 20 trusted museums places selected for curious kids, with clear ages, access details, and parent context.
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National Gallery London Family Activities
The National Gallery’s family activities page offers free family gallery activities, a dedicated creative-learning space, self-guided activities made by children, family tours, workshops, and a free Canvas Quest web app for ages 7+.
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Little Wonders Online
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s youth and family programs page links to Little Wonders Online, science and culture adventures for preschoolers and their adults, plus broader family museum learning.
MoMu Family Visit
MoMu Fashion Museum Antwerp’s family guide offers playful exhibition activities, family Sundays, children’s workshops, a Kids Corner, and online games and trails. Visitors under 18 are admitted free.
Heckscher Museum Kids & Families
The Heckscher Museum of Art’s family page highlights Digital Action Painting, an in-gallery activity station, family events, and its virtual H@H Kids art activity video series.
MoMA Art Lab
The Museum of Modern Art’s Art Lab is an interactive creative space where children and adults can experiment with art-making ideas inspired by the collection.
National Portrait Gallery Families
Family resources from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, including art story time, home workshops, coloring pages, portrait exploration guides, bilingual activities, and the Explore! children’s space.
Walters Art Museum Families and Kids
The Walters Art Museum’s family page offers free coloring pages, art-making videos, downloadable activity packets, family programs, and in-person events inspired by the collection.
Museum of Fine Arts Boston Digital Learning
The MFA Boston’s digital learning collection provides art activities for children and families, age-labelled home programs, storytelling, studio tutorials, videos, and art connections cards.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan Mobile Guide
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan’s Bloomberg Connects mobile guide offers a PlayWorks audio tour, at-home art projects, parenting resources, and activities that extend museum learning beyond the building.
Museo Pambata
The Philippines’ first interactive children’s museum, using exhibits, programs, and events to make cultural and environmental learning fun and hands-on.
V&A Families
V&A Families offers digital museum trails, online games, making activities, videos, family events, and free activities inspired by the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collections for children and caregivers.
Australian Museum Activities for Kids at Home
The Australian Museum’s family activity hub brings together science, nature, culture, experiments, crafts, videos, factsheets, and app-linked activities for curious kids.
Miami Children’s Museum
An interactive museum in Miami where children ages 0–6 explore arts, science, and culture through exhibits, programs, play, and family learning experiences.
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