To be fair, it would be nice to occasionally see museums when they were not packed. I've taken my daughter to a couple of early bird sessions for kids with ASD at The Science Museum. You get there before opening on a Saturday (not easy with a hangover!!!) and have access to some special demonstrations. It is so nice to have it quiet, and by about 10am I am desperate to get out of there because crowds freak me out. I didn't like the tone of andcharall's post, but I can't deny that the museums do get overcrowded and can be very loud when kids are excited. But the alternitive would be to start charging so that only the better off could access these things, and obviously (in my mind) we don't want to be going down that road.