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Can't Stand The Rain? Spend Your 2004 Summer Holidays In A Museum

By Caroline Lewis

26/07/2004

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Photo: find out who this terrifying customer is at the Horniman Museum in London.

School’s finished and the kids are ready for fun. So what are you going to do for the next six weeks?

Whatever the weather, museums and galleries all over the country are running a whole range of activities, events, workshops and exhibitions to make sure you never run out of ideas for fun things to do.

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Photo: fancy giving bread-making Victorian style a go? Courtesy Ironbridge Gorge Museums.

Ever thought about sculpture? Would your little cherubs like to try making a musical instrument? Or are they sports-mad? Whatever their preference there’s something on in a town near you.

For a brief rundown of just a few of the fantastic Summer holiday treats waiting at your local museum or gallery, click on one of the links below.