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“Let the kids get hands on”
Please Touch Museum’s Mission is to Enrich the Lives of Children by Creating Learning Opportunities Through Play.We strive to make the Museum a place that reflects our Core Values: Caring and Collaborative Playful and Fun Creative and Innovative Learning and Educational Child-centered and Family-focused Safe and Clean Respectful and Diverse The year was 1976. Pet rocks, bellbottom pants, and disco were all the rage. In Philadelphia, as the nation gathered to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with spectacular Bicentennial festivities, Please Touch Museum opened its doors to the public. On Sunday, October 2, in a 2,200 square foot space tucked away in a small corner between the dinosaur skeletons and wooly mammoths at the Academy of Natural Sciences, a dozen parents, educators, and artists led by Sperr, a Montessori educator, came together to offer over 400 visitors, patiently waiting in line, a new kind of museum—a hands-on environment in which “learning was child’s play.” Please Touch Museum was a pilot project, with a small staff and a small budget, but it was the first museum ever dedicated to serving children ages 7 and under. For three short hours, children played, weighed and, of course, touched their way through exhibits that engaged their senses and ignited their imaginations, while parents fought the instinctive urge to warn, “Don’t touch that!”
The Please Touch Museum was the absolute highlight for our quick Spring Break trip to Philly. We were here 11 am - 4:30 pm and spent the entire time absolutely enthralled with all of the exhibits.... Read more
What a wonderful place to visit with children. The building itself is beautiful. We were there a few hours and had time to enjoy the duckling interactive water display, ride the carousel, and... Read more
Pros - so many fun spaces for kids to roam around in! Our 4 year old and 2 year old can be entertained here for a looooong time - easy parking (lot available- free for members) - stroller... Read more
Please Touch Museum
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- Sun: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Mon - Sat: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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