V&A Or Nhm?

[bednobs]

going on thurs - with an 11 yo. which one is most interesting?

[zebo]

I'd vote for the Science Museum then the V and A for food, it used to be much better, not been for a while though.

[Buenchico]

>>> i challenged my friend to find a single paintig where someone was smiling

Your friend must have missed Room 9 ;-)
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/bronzino-an-allegory-with-venus-and-cupid

[drmorgans]

Is older woman biting the tongue of a young boy?

[jno]

quite hard to hold a smile for three weeks or so but there's a Murillo

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/bartolome-esteban-murillo-a-peasant-boy-leaning-on-a-sill

There's a laughing cavalier in the Wallace collection but it's really just his moustache.

[jno]

drmorgans, I believe Venus was actually Cupid's mum.

[DTCwordfan]

got it now - the science for me....

[Maydup]

In that case the Science Museum for sure. It’s not essential to be interested in science either.