Please Touch Museum
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1088
Phone: (215) 963-0667
- Directions:
- All Green lines to 19th St
- Hours:
- July 1-Labor Day: daily 9am-5:30pm, Sept 1-June 30: daily 9am-4:30pm
Editorial Review for Please Touch Museum – by Maura Johnston
The Scene
Since 1976, this museum has enticed kids to learn through experience and, of course, touch. It's a good place to go with the youngsters.
The Collection
There's an exhibit devoted to the best bits from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Maurice Sendak himself helped design the exhibit based around his book "Where the Wild Things Are" and sassy heroine Rosie. Both exhibits are outfitted with book-laden reading rooms where children can curl up for quiet time. Children looking to get the inside track on being a grown-up can ride (or even drive) a SEPTA bus, put themselves on TV (there's a news desk and a bedroom area for more dramatic plays) or mime grocery shopping.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoMost exhibits are geared toward children ages 1 to 7, so teens and 'tweens might get a bit bored.
User Reviews for Please Touch Museum
05/18/2008 Posted by Chinesedragon
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.
Cons: Rude Management, rude staff, biased guest
08/01/2005 Posted by operasara
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.
Pros: Child Centered
Cons: Small, Expensive
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