OK the kid thing….
Im a grown up, I have a fair attention span and an interest in conflict with several family members and friends in the services past and present, I personally found the war museum trip pretty good
On the other hand it was hands off, not hands on, most of the things I found interesting I had to read or look at through glass cabinets
I remember when I was a kid museums had stuff that you could actually touch
Our own local museum is a bit Craggy Island but the kids love it because you can pick things up and interact with them which I guess is where we were disappointed with the Imperial War Museum in Manchester
I didnt think it would have been a big deal to have had access to the inside of the tank, even just to look inside a hatch not use as adventure playground or be able to fiddle with a Bren gun (deactivated) or get your hands on the bomber turret or…….. or…… or…..
So for us its for grown ups not kids
PS Im not suggesting its OK for a small child to handle the Mona Lisa but a tank, come on 🙂