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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"I wouldn't take her to the Victoria & Albert..."

Disagree and you've obviously not gone through the V&A very thoroughly:

"Spanning five centuries, our Fashion collection is the largest and most comprehensive collection of dress in the world. Key items in the collection include rare 17th century gowns, 18th century ‘mantua’ dresses, 1930s eveningwear, 1960s daywear and post-war couture."

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"The V&A has one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of jewellery in the world. Over 3,000 jewels tell the story of jewellery in Europe from ancient times to the present day."

If there is ONE museum in Europe I would recommend for OP & daughter it would be the V&A.[/quote]

Yes but it's all older stuff and it will feel stuffy to a kid who doesn't care about history unless she has an interest in historical fashion. The Dior museum is smaller and more focused, and inludes more modern items. V&A takes a few hours (or more), and isn't fashion focused -- it's got everything from silverware to tapestries to paintings and sculpture. It's also huge.

I love the V&A but would not take a kid who wasn't interested in history and had a general aversion to museums. Even if she enjoyed the fashion stuff for 20 minutes, if she was going to complain the rest of the time, it wouldn't be worth it to me. If I really wanted to go, I'd plan to take her to the fashion part first and then split time with my spouse hanging out with her in the store or cafe while we each took a bit of time to visit other parts of the museum.[/quote]

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