Rainy afternoon, or a kid who keeps asking how things work? These are the museums where children get to do more than look, from hands-on science under a giant glass roof to rooms built for silly photos. Here's what we checked, from Museu de les Ciències to Museo Iluziona. We kept the ones where kids can lead the visit.
The Museu de les Ciències fills Santiago Calatrava's long glass-ribbed hall at the City of Arts and Sciences with hands-on science. Kids walk through a forest of giant chromosomes, dance with their own on-screen avatars in the Bailar! exhibit, and join live demonstrations at the Science Theater.
Younger kids head for the Espai dels Xiquets, a play zone with mirrors, real animals and a toy building site to put together.
Museo Iluziona fills the old Casa Judía, next to the bullring, with about 20 optical-illusion rooms and camera-trick sets, several built around Iberian and Valencian scenes. Kids climb into each scene and pose for photos that only work from the right angle, with guides on hand to help line up the shot.
A 4D virtual reality simulator is an optional add-on, and the full route takes a little over an hour.
Rainy afternoon, or a kid who keeps asking how things work? These are the museums where children get to do more than look, from hands-on science under a giant glass roof to rooms built for silly photos. Here's what we checked, from Museu de les Ciències to Museo Iluziona. We kept the ones where kids can lead the visit.
The Museu de les Ciències fills Santiago Calatrava's long glass-ribbed hall at the City of Arts and Sciences with hands-on science. Kids walk through a forest of giant chromosomes, dance with their own on-screen avatars in the Bailar! exhibit, and join live demonstrations at the Science Theater.
Younger kids head for the Espai dels Xiquets, a play zone with mirrors, real animals and a toy building site to put together.
Museo Iluziona fills the old Casa Judía, next to the bullring, with about 20 optical-illusion rooms and camera-trick sets, several built around Iberian and Valencian scenes. Kids climb into each scene and pose for photos that only work from the right angle, with guides on hand to help line up the shot.
A 4D virtual reality simulator is an optional add-on, and the full route takes a little over an hour.
