Days out in London National Gallery

Because the National Gallery is free it’s useful to be able to drop in for frequent short visits rather than boring children by trying to get them to gaze at paintings for too long. My younger son fell in love with Henry Rousseau’s Tiger in a Tropical Storm when very young and for years we never went to central London without popping in to say hello to ‘Felix’s tiger’. You can do that with any painting – art history in tiny doses. Open daily 10.00-6.00 www.nationalgallery.org.uk

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