Please Touch Museum - Philadelphia, PA
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The museum originally opened...
Waymark Code: WM5011
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2008
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From Wiki:
The museum originally opened at the Academy of Natural Sciences on October 2, 1976 and moved to another location on nearby Cherry Street several months later. In 1983, the museum moved to its next location, 210 North 21st Street, one block west of The Franklin. On February 14, 2005, the City of Philadelphia granted Please Touch Museum an eighty-year lease for use of Memorial Hall, the last major building left from the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Ground was broken on December 15 of that year and the museum closed its 21st Street location on September 1, 2008. On October 18, 2008, the museum opened at its current location with a larger facility and three and a half times more exhibits.
Admission
* Members: Free
* Under the age of one: Free
* Children and Adults: $15
* Groups of 15 or more: please call (215) 581-3168 for reservations and discount group rates
Parking
There is ample free parking around the museum (we parked almost in front at mid-day) as well as valet parking.
Website: [Web Link]
Physical Address:
Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park
4231 Avenue of the Republic
Philadelphia, PA USA
19131
Phone #: (215) 581-3158
Directions:
http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/planning_your_visit/directions/
Hours of Operation:
General Hours:
Monday thru Saturday 9 am–5 pm
Sunday 11 am – 5 pm
CLOSED: New Year’s, Thanksgiving and Christmas Days
Focus of Museum: Child Education through physical interaction.
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
1. A picture of you, your family OR your GPS at either an interesting location inside the Museum or with the name or logo showing from the outside of the Museum.
2. Please answer the following questions in your log as best you can:
- What sections of the Museum did you visit?
- What was your experience like?
- Did you participate in any programs?
- What was your favourite part of the Museum?
- Are there any amenities you can share?
- Overall, how was your visit?