2 . Four Excellent Museums for Kids to Explore

An injection of knowledge, Leeds

The Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds is giving a huge makeover recently. It features a Victorian street full of real smells and bugs, and presents shows of the impact of some terrible infectious diseases- cholera and smallpox before vaccinations. There are talks, displays, games as well as some information about health heroes over the years.

Adults: £12; children aged 5-15: £10; children under 5: free.

Follow that train, Walthamstow, London

A huge steam engine stands at the entrance to the small, indoor-outdoor Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum. Two 1967 Victoria Line carriages sit side by side with the cabs open to the would-be train drivers. Fireman Frank displays the fire engine featured in TV programs such as London’s Burning.

Free entrance.

Life through a lens, Edinburgh

The Camera Obscura and World of Illusions experience in Edinburgh presents a unique view of the city in the past. With over 100 interactive exhibits on five floors, it is completely kid-friendly with no “don’t touch“ signs. There’s a perspective room where younger children can dance with their own shadow, match their face with a monkey’s, serve their head on a plate and even lie on a shark.

Adults: £16; children aged 5 - 15: £12; children under 5: free.

Go back in time, Chichester, West Sussex

Anybody who wants to see, touch and even smell what life was like in ancient times should head to the Weald and Downland Living Museum-a museum with rural buildings ranging from early medieval England to the Victorian Age, and a multisensory, living presentation. There are also farm animals to visit, a wood and playground to burn off energy, and traditional games in one big house if it rains.

Family tickel: £42.

1. What is on show in the Thackray Museum of Medicine recently?

A．Information of inventors.	B．Some epidemics years ago.
C．Streets of the Victorian period.	D．Vaccinations used to treat COVID-19.

2. How much does it cost a parent with a child of five to experience the perspective room?

A．£76.

B．£32.

C．£28.

D．£16.

3. What’s the common theme of the four museums?

A．Protecting the rural areas.

B．Raising awareness of safety.

C．Inspiring children to learn engineering.

D．Learning about life in the ancient times.