Museums & places History
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Ashmolean Adventure
A multimedia family guide from the Ashmolean Museum that invites children and adults to explore eleven intriguing objects and paintings through interactive activities in the museum.
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Children on the Homefront: Growing Up with War
Children on the Homefront is a permanent National Museum of the Pacific War exhibit that explores World War II through children’s experiences, interactive vignettes, resilience, rationing, relocation, and family life.
LCSD Museums: Kids and Family
Hong Kong’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a child- and family-focused museum portal with exhibitions, activities, learning ideas, and museum discovery resources.
M1n3rva
M1n3rva is a Clemens Sels Museum Neuss digital game in which young players help solve a museum-centered challenge while exploring art and collections.
The Walt Disney Family Museum Virtual Experiences
The Walt Disney Family Museum’s virtual experiences bring animation history, storytelling, design, and selected museum learning content to children and families online.
Arundel Museum Families
Arundel Museum family activities include visual stories, I-Spy trails, craft films, activity sheets, family backpacks, and hands-on gallery activities that connect children with local history.
Magic House New Exhibits: Argentina’s Niños and Hero Quest
The Magic House’s new exhibits Argentina’s Niños and Hero Quest invite children to explore culture, identity, civic courage, and creative problem-solving through hands-on museum experiences.
City Lab for Kids
City Lab for Kids is a San Francisco History Association interactive exhibition and family learning experience about how cities grow, change, and are shaped by communities.
V&A Games and Activities
The V&A’s Games and Activities collection brings museum objects, design, art, and cultural history to life through browser interactives and family-friendly digital experiences.
Museum Marvels
Museum Marvels is an Indiana State Museum interactive game and showcase inviting families to test their curiosity through notable objects from the museum.
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