It's art, Mummy

Two of our leading galleries seem to be vying with each other to attract the attention of children

Two of our leading galleries seem to be vying with each other to attract the attention of children. The National Gallery has published a handbook, Exploring Art At The National Gallery, by Marie Bourke, Head of Education, which should be useful to children, parents and teachers - as well as a fair few interested adults - while the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery has come up with Picture This!, a lively animation video about the modern art in the gallery. Readers of the accompanying book by Daire O'Connell are encouraged to make their own cubist collages. Parents have been warned . . .