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[quote=Anonymous]The key is finding “ins” that work for your child. As a teen I did not enjoy museums, until I listened to some incredible audio guides. People of all ages often need some scaffolding like that to have a great experience. Even the Lourve offers kids tours that sell out quickly. My husband and I gift each other private walking tours and that’s how I know about architecture. I wish I didn’t need to be spoon fed but it works!

I *hated* the one opera I was dragged to as a kid. Now I make sure my children go see operas for kids (Mo Willems etc at KC) so at least they don’t loathe it. Sometimes there’s an instrument petting zoo beforehand.

If a teen starts to like any retro or even current indie music there is so much culture that can be brought in. Lyrics inspired by great poets, so many references.

Kids are much likelier to retain history when you connect it to one of the wars happening right now.

Go to embassy day here in DC to get a sense of the breadth of cultures that exist. Go to a used book shop and let them pick out any random thing. Teens like to develop their own interests.

But I agree OP. My Eastern European peasant grandparents were more cultured than I am in the sense that they played instruments, knew a shared canon of literature, performed in amateur theater and played chess. It’s a huge loss

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