Please Touch Museum: Press Releases

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

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