Entertaining children at the Louvre

by Adventures in Photography

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How to entertain a little child in such a big museum as the Louvre?

Well, it’s simple. Just make a game out of it. Pick up a flier on the way in, which most of the times pictures some of the most important paintings and where they are. Then give a camera, phone or tablet to the kid asking them to find the paintings pictured in the brochure and to take photos of them. It worked miracles. She looked at each and every painting on the wall snapping away at the main attractions.

However, the Louvre is a massive museum and, after speeding from hall to hall and the enthusiasm started to wear down, we looked at other attractions. You will find a lot of people who sit down and sketch what has been pictured by the masters themselves. For little kids, just like ours, who eventually get tired and want to sit, this was…

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