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Please Touch Museum

4231 Avenue of the Republic Ave, Philadelphia, PA | Map it  

19131 39.978572 -75.209499

(215) 581-3181 | View Website

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Neighborhoods:
Fairmount Park, West Philadelphia
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Museums, Attractions, Non-Profit Organizations

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Tara Nurin

Member since Sep, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
November 12, 2008

The Please Touch Museum has gone world-class with a move to Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park.. In Short
After years of negotiation, Please Touch Museum has found a home that allows it to mount more than half a dozen life-size themed exhibit zones like "Roadside Attractions" and "City Capers" that teach kids of all ages about the world around them in a playful, hands-on way. The experience is enhanced with accompanying reading materials, a theater for riginal kid-friendly performances and a museum collection of 12,000 toys built after 1945.

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Chinesedragon

Member since May, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
1.0
May 18, 2008

Rude Management and biased staff. WHYY (channel 12) staff were there and they were nicer to the white customers. The Please Touch Museum staff was rude and did not seem interested in assisting me at all, however was very nice and enthusiastic to the white customers. I will never go back. My child was not happy and felt as though we were treated differently and does not want to go back. We are African American. We left and went over to the Franklin Institute and had a great time. They need to train thier staff on being equally friendly to eveyone that brings their children and if they are going to invite WHYY to be there, they need to request friendly non-biased staff. It's not worth the trip.

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operasara

Member since Aug, 2005 View Profile
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Joined 7 years ago
2.0
August 01, 2005

Overpriced and small. After attending the childrens museum in Denver I was excited to take my toddler to another childrens museum. After forking out thirty dollars for the three of us I was dissapointed to see how small the museum was. We looked at and played with everything and only spent two hours there. It's full of exhibits that can be played with, but not learning activities like I've seen at other museums. My daughter had more fun walking up and down the ramp leading to the museum than playing with or looking at anything in the museum.

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Meetmyexpectations

Member since Jul, 2005 View Profile
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Joined 7 years ago
2.0
July 23, 2005

Not worth the trip. After ten minutes of being there, you have seen it all and played with it all. It is deffinitly not worth the money or agravation of the parking lot they recommend on their web site. The "exibits" are poor and some frighting. Especially the elephant that had naked doll parts with nails through it. For four dollars more go to the Ben Franklin institute across the street where their are plenty of interactive and educational exibits for the entire family. Have the entire day set aside for fun.

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telephone

Member since Dec, 2002 View Profile
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Joined 10 years ago
4.0
December 05, 2002

Children's Place. I think this is an excellent place for children. My son really enjoyed himself. Kids get to touch everything which is always good for them!

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