Hours of Operation
General Hours:
Monday thru Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission
Members: Free
Under the age of one: Free
Children and Adults: $15
Press Releases from Please Touch Museum
Press Releases
- May 17, 2011
No Instruction Manual? No Problem! PTM's Expectant Parent Bootcamp Tackles All the Big Questions
- May 12, 2011
Please Touch Museum Bebops Through May with the 19th Annual Junior Jazz Month
- May 1, 2011
May the 4th Be With You: Please Touch Museum Brings Star Wars to a Galaxy Near You
- May 1, 2011
Get Into the Swing of Spring with PTM's Junior Jazz Festival
- April 29, 2011
Please Touch Museum Celebrates Dia del Nino on May 7
- April 28, 2011
Please Touch Museum's Storybook Ball SELLS OUT!
- April 7, 2011
Please Touch Museum Celebrates Annual Storybook Ball on April 30
- April 5, 2011
Please Touch Museum Announces 26th Annual Book Award Winners
- March 31, 2011
Please Touch Museum Celebrates Stories During the Month of April
- March 28, 2011
Please Touch and Variety Host 2nd Annual Autism Awareness Night
- March 22, 2011
Please Touch Presents ‘Wellness Parents’ Workshops for New and Expecting Parents
- March 7, 2011
Spring Series of Parent-Child Playdates Focus on Creating Music and Art Together
- February 9, 2011
Parents Magazine Names Please Touch Among Top Children's Museums
- February 2, 2011
Spring Series of You & Me Playdates to Focus on Art and Music
- January 11, 2011
Museum Hosts National Disability Awareness Exhibit Jan. 22-April 24, 2011
- January 6, 2011
Museum Presents Six-Week Workshop for New Moms and their Babies
- December 13, 2010
Museum to Host Expectant Parent Bootcamp on January 22, 2011
- November 23, 2010
Leaders from Franklin Institute and Please Touch Museum Honored with Noyce Fellowships
- November 22, 2010
Please Touch Museum's Calendar of Events for January - March 2011
- November 17, 2010
Please Touch Museum Hosts National Disability Awareness Exhibit Jan. 22 - April 24, 2011
- November 12, 2010
Kids Ring In 2011 Early at Please Touch Museum's Countdown to Noon®
- November 10, 2010
Please Touch Museum's Kids Store is the One-Stop Shop for Holiday Gifts
- November 1, 2010
Please Touch Museum Promotes Leslie Walker to Vice President of Community Programs, Outreach and Partnerships
- October 29, 2010
Local Philanthropists Gie and Lisa Liem Honored With "Philanthropists of the Year" Award
- October 27, 2010
Museum Celebrates 2nd Birthday at Memorial Hall with $40 Membership Discount
- October 18, 2010
Four Philadelphians Honored With 'Great Friend to Kids Awards'
- September 29, 2010
Imaginations Will Blast Off in Museum’s New Space Station Exhibit Opening October 15
- September 23, 2010
Become a Halloween Helper with Please Touch Museum
- September 16, 2010
Enchanted Colonial Village Bolstered by $50,000 Grant from the Philadelphia Foundation
- September 1, 2010
Please Touch Museum Announces Winners of the 15th Annual ‘Great Friend to Kids Awards’
- August 23, 2010
Please Touch Museum’s Calendar of Events for October – December 2010
- August 2010
Please Touch Museum and Variety Team Up to Host August 21 Event for Families of Children with Disabilities
- July 14, 2010
Please Touch Museum Adds Weekend ‘Centennial Tours’ of Memorial Hall
- July 5, 2010
Make Some Noise with the Return of Rainforest Rhythm!
- June 29, 2010
Please Touch Museum Welcomes Maria Pajil Battle and Joe Fanelli to Board of Directors
- June 22, 2010
Please Touch Museum Presents 1st Annual World Music Festival
- June 15, 2010
1st Annual Stroller in the Park Set for August 29
- June 7, 2010
Please Touch Museum’s Calendar of Events for July–September 2010
- May 27, 2010
Kids Can Trade Their Favorite Bandz at Silly Swap Weekend, June 12–13
- May 24, 2010
Please Touch Museum® to Participate in Blue Star Museums
- May 18, 2010
Please Touch Museum® Calls for “Great Friend to Kids” Nominations
- May 12, 2010
Please Touch Museum Launches Summer Series of Parent-Child Playdates
- April 2010
Please Touch Museum Celebrates the 10th Annual ABC Games, June 4–27
- April 19, 2010
Please Touch Museum Celebrates Dia Del Niño on Saturday, May 1
- April 14, 2010
Please Touch Museum Announces Winners of 25th Annual Book Award
- April 6, 2010
Final Weeks of ‘Exploring Trees’ Exhibit to Feature Green Celebrations of Earth Day and Arbor Day
- March 17. 2010
Please Touch Museum® Celebrates Annual Storybook Ball Fundraiser on April 24
- March 2, 2010
Please Touch Museum Promotes Michael Armento to Chief Financial Officer
- February 23, 2010
Please Touch Museum Celebrates Literacy this April as Part of 25th Anniversary of Book Award
- February 17, 2010
Please Touch Museum’s Calendar of Events for April–June 2010
- February 16, 2010
Please Touch Museum and Variety Team Up to Host March 27 Event for Families of Children with Autism
- February 8, 2010
Putumayo Kids Launches International ‘Jazz Playground’ Tour with Feb. 28 Concert at Please Touch Museum’s Junior Jazz Festival
- January 10, 2010
Escape the Winter Chill and Play Among the Trees at Please Touch Museum®
- January 8, 2010
Target Sponsors First Wednesdays at Please Touch Museum and Community Night at the Franklin Institute
- January 5, 2010
Hey All You Hip Cats! Please Touch Museum Presents 18th Annual Junior Jazz Festival
- December 1, 2009
Kids Ring in 2010 Early at Please Touch Museum’s Annual Countdown to Noon®
- November 20, 2009
Five Phanatic-al Philadelphians Honored with ‘Great Friend to Kids Awards’
- November 18, 2009
Please Touch Museum Brings Its Kids Store to Plymouth Meeting Mall This Holiday Season
- November 12, 2009
Please Touch Museum’s Calendar of Events for January–March 2010
- November 3, 2009
Enchanted Colonial Village Kicks Off the Holiday Season at Please Touch Museum
- October 2009
Holiday Spirit in Full Swing at Please Touch Museum®’s Kids Store
- October 15, 2009
Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall Receives Award from National Trust for Historic Preservation
- September 30, 2009
Museum President Nancy Kolb to receive 2009 Visionary Woman Award on Oct. 7
- September 23, 2009
Please Touch Museum Promotes Concetta Anne Bencivenga to Executive Vice President
- September 10, 2009
Please Touch Museum Debuts New Black Light Theater Show
- September 9, 2009
Please Touch Museum Selects Laura Foster as President and CEO
- September 1, 2009
Please Touch Museum Announces Winners of the 14th Annual ‘Great Friend to Kids Awards’
- August 18, 2009
Please Touch Museum’s Calendar of Events for October – December
- July 21, 2009
Design the Dollhouse of Your Dreams!
- July 13, 2009
Please Touch Museum Adds Thursday Evening Hours for the Summer
- June 29, 2009
Kids Get Ready for Kindergarten at Please Touch Museum’s Annual Kindergarten Mixer
- June 22, 2009
Please Touch Museum Makes “VROOM” for New Theater Show
- June 15, 2009
Please Touch Museum Launches ‘Grown-Up Tours’ of Memorial Hall
- June 8, 2009
Philadelphia Heart Gallery’s Fourth Annual Exhibit at Please Touch Museum
- June 2, 2009
Please Touch Museum’s Calendar of Events for July – September
- May 22, 2009
Please Touch Museum® Calls for “Great Friend to Kids” Nominations
- May 12, 2009
9th Annual ABC Games Return to Please Touch Museum June 5–28
- May 6, 2009
Please Touch Museum Presents the Premiere of the Berenstain Bears’® Family Matters: Junk Food Edition
- April 14, 2009
Children’s Museums Declare Field‘s Impact On Children, Families and Communities
- April 2, 2009
Learning Through Play for All: Shire Sponsors Free Admission for Children to Please Touch Museum
- March 2009
Please Touch Museum Celebrates First Storybook Ball Fundraiser on May 9
- March 16, 2009
Region’s Museums Celebrate Museum Week
- March 3, 2009
Please Touch Museum Announces Its 24th Annual Book Award Winners
- February 17, 2009
Please Touch Museum®’s Calendar of Events for April–June 2009
- January 26, 2009
Home Tour Raises Funds for Please Touch Museum® at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park
- January 18, 2009
Please Touch Debuts a Big Big Musical Gift
- January 12, 2009
Please Touch Museum Presents 17th Annual Junior Jazz Festival
- January 12, 2009
Please Touch Museum Debuts Tropical Rainforest Fantasy Exhibit
- December 17, 2008
Target to Re-Launch First Wednesdays at New Please Touch Museum and to Become Title Sponsor of Community Night at the Franklin
- December 9, 2008
Celebrate the Opening of the Newest (and Littlest) ShopRite Supermarket at Please Touch Museum
- December 3, 2008
Please Touch Museum Rings in 2009 with its Biggest New Years’ Countdown Celebration Ever
- November 11, 2008
Enchanted Colonial Village Makes Its First Appearance at Please Touch Museum’s New Home
- November 5, 2008
Please Touch Museum’s Calendar of Events for Fall/Winter Season
- September 25, 2008
Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall Receives $5 Million Challenge Grant from Dorrance H. Hamilton
- September 17, 2008
Are You Ready to Play? Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall
Opens On Saturday, September 18
- August 4, 2008
Please Touch Museum Play Patrol Turns Downtime Into Playtime
- July 3, 2008
More Than 500 New Schoolkids Celebrate Their ‘Historic Beginnings” at Annual Kindergarten Mixer at Memorial Hall
- May 23, 2008
Please Touch Museum Calendar of Events for July – September 2008
- May 22, 2008
Please Touch Museum Welcomes Andrea Hoffman Jelin as Vice President of Community Services
- May 13, 2008
Kids Get Active at Please Touch Museum’s Bigger and Better ABC Games June 6–30
- May 7, 2008
Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall Will Open to the Public on Saturday, October 18, 2008
- April 30, 2008
For the First Time in Years, Philadelphia’s Historic Memorial Hall To Offer the City’s Most Extraordinary Event Spaces
- March 20, 2008
Kids Get Active At Please Touch Museum’s Bigger and Better ABC Games, June 6–27
- March 12, 2008
Please Touch Museum Announces Major Gifts in Campaign to Move to Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park
- February 19, 2008
Please Touch Museum’s Calendar of Events for April–June 2008
- February 12, 2008
Please Touch Museum Announces Its 23rd Annual Book Award Winners
- February 7, 2008
Please Touch Museum Welcomes Four New Board Members
- January 16, 2008
Please Touch Museum’s Final Year on 21st Street to Include ‘First Wednesday Nights’ Sponsored by Target
- January 9, 2008
Please Touch Museum Presents 16th Annual Junior Jazz Festival
- December 19, 2007
Please Touch Museum Rings in 2008 with a New Year’s Countdown Celebration!
- December 4, 2007
Please Touch Museum Kicks Off Community Campaign to Complete the Restoration and Move to Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park
- November 26. 2007
Please Touch Museum’s Calendar of Events for January – March 2008
- November 5, 2007
Enchanted Colonial Village Makes Its Very Last Appearance at Please Touch Museum’s Current Home!
- October 2, 2007
Please Touch Museum Announces Winners of the 12th Annual ‘Great Friend to Kids’ Awards
- September 27, 2007
Change in Please Touch Museum Admission Price Effective October 1, 2007
- September 19, 2007
Please Touch Museum Presents the Premiere of “Eat Like A Pirate,” October 11–November 25, 2007
- September 10, 2007
Please Touch Museum’s Calendar of Events: October–December 2007
- August 7, 2007
Students from Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program Create 25 Portraits for the new Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall
- June 11, 2007
Please Touch Museum Offers More Time to Play on First Fridays Nights in July, August, and September
- June 7, 2007
Please Touch Museum Chooses Max & Me Catering as the Exclusive Culinary Provider for Memorial Hall
- June 4, 2007
Please Touch Museum's Calendar of Events for July and August
- May 11, 2007
Calling All Great Friends to Kids
- May 11, 2007
Put on Your Kicks and Get Active at Please Touch Museum's Seventh Annual ABC Games
- April 26, 2007
Please Touch Museum Seeks Used Toys To Be Part of 40-Foot-Tall Toy Sculpture
- April 23, 2007
Memorial Hall (Finally) Takes A Bath
- April 4, 2007
Please Touch Museum Hosts Hands-On Exhibit Exploring Traditions and Culture in Viet Nam
- March 26 , 2007
May-June 2007 Calendar of Events
- February 15 , 2007
Partnership with Aqua America Gets the River Flowing at Please Touch Museum
- February 10 , 2007
Please Touch Museum Announces Its 22nd Annual Book Award Winners
- February 8 , 2007
Please Touch Museum's Calender of Events for March and April 2007
- January 4, 2007
Bebop with the Tots at Please Touch Museum’s 15th Annual Junior Jazz Festival: Hip your kids to jazz at the February festival sponsored by The Sunoco Foundation
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- November 29, 2006
Be the First to Welcome 2007 at Please Touch Museum’s Countdown to Noon!
- November 29, 2006
January and February 2007 Calendar of Events
- October 30, 2006
Please Touch Museum Announces its 11th Annual Great Friends to Kids Award Winners
- Please Touch Museum® to Restore a 1924 Dentzel Carousel for New Home at Memorial Hall
- Please Touch Museum® Introduces Books to Know, Books to Grow!
- Please Touch Museum® Kicks Off Its 30th Birthday Year in January!
- Please Touch Museum® Announces Renovation Plans For Its New Home at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park