In ancient Egypt, Hatshepsut was unique – born a royal princess, she became Queen, and then was crowned Pharaoh. But she sort of disappeared for centuries. Find out how statues in the Metropolitan Museum of Art were discovered, and the extraordinary story of Hatshepsut.
Read more…SFMOMA: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
New SFMOMA – San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Kids can explore a steel structure round-and-round maze by Richard Serra, see works by Matisse, Picasso, Miro, skip around open-air Calder sculptures, search for numbers 0 to 9 in a painting by Jasper Johns, and stand up close to see a portrait dissolve into squares.
Read more…Travel tips: California hiking with kids
California has glorious natural scenery – majestic mountains and lakes, golden hills dotted with oak trees, unique and fascinating deserts, towering redwood forests, alpine meadows covered with wild flowers – places where there are no roads, only trails through the landscape. Hiking with kids in California is an experience you’ll never forget.
Read more…Medieval Paris for Kids
Exploring Paris with kids, visit the Museum of the Middle Ages (and see the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries), Tour Jean San Peur, remains of a medieval fortress under the Louvre, and the tallest castle keep in Europe, Chateau de Vincennes.
Read more…Tokyo: Samurai and Shogun
Japanese samurai were elite warriors, highly skilled in sword-fighting, archery, and horseback riding. Exploring Tokyo with kids, go up the high hillside where the donjon of Edo Castle once towered over the city, find samurai armor and swords in museums, and visit Sengakuji temple of the Forty-Seven Ronin – samurai who were loyal to their daimyo to the end.
Read more…The Parthenon: Athens and London
The Parthenon, “wonder of the world,” is a symbol of classical ancient Greece. Background information about the history of the Parthenon, gods, heroes, monsters in the sculptures, our travel tips, and children’s books, will help kids get the most of out of a visit to the Parthenon in Athens and British Museum in London.
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