Please Touch Museum

A museum filled with love View the many inspiring pieces of art created by young children during the pandemic. Make a reservation to experience the Pop-Up Double Rainbows Exhibit until June 27 and create a piece of art to share with the community! https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/visit/online-reservations/

Tend to an urban garden in Front Step, an exhibit designed especially for toddlers! Thanks to @alliegator3 for this adorable photo of her mini Alice in Wonderland.

Strike a pose! We love seeing your little ones enjoying their time at the Museum again! Share your photos using the hashtag #PTMSelfie for a chance to be featured. : @kenzies_mom_2016

Wishing our friends who celebrate a happy, joyous start to Hanukkah filled with learning, light, and lots of latkes.

You heard it here Please Touch Museum is celebrating New Year's Eve with a Countdown from Home Celebration! Head to our website for details on how your family can prepare to participate in one of our most beloved traditions at PTM during this unique year! Thanks to our sponsors @bassettsicecream, @pncbank and @pecoconnect https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/site/countdown-from-home/

Keeping your car parked in the garage while shopping from home this holiday season? Use the link below to purchase a gift membership to Please Touch Museum for the little ones on your list. And don't worry - we won't activate new 12-month memberships until we reopen in 2021 (date TBD)! https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/join-renew/

One of your favorite PTM traditions is happening from home on New Year's Eve. Stay tuned for details on how to join us for this year's Countdown From Home!

Your child can participate in #ElectionDay with PTM! Teach them the importance of the electoral process by casting their vote for what they would MOST like to see Squiggles do in the Museum while we're closed: Drive the Septa Bus... Ride the Carousel Launch a Rocket Visit the link below to help your little one cast their ballot! Voting ends at midnight on 11/3 and we will post a video of Squiggles participating in the winning activity later that week! https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org//kids-cast-your-ballot-/

Please Touch Museum and Temple Contemporary at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture are collaborating to create an exhibition of rainbows created by children during the pandemic. After the exhibition, the rainbows will be mailed to families who lost loved ones due to the coronavirus. Learn how your child can participate at the link below! https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org//submit-a-rainbow-and-p/

Looking for a way for your child to explore their creativity and support their community? We’ll share a wonderful opportunity for children to get involved in a new exhibition with us this Saturday! Thanks for sharing this #BTSatPTM photo @authenticallyalana

What a great perspective of Please Touch Museum! Thanks so much for sharing your drone photos of Memorial Hall's dome with us! : Win Newman

Exciting news that will power the Future of Play! A generous donor is matching ALL gifts from new donors or, increased giving by current donors, dollar-for-dollar, up to $250,000. Learn more about how your gift to PTM by December 31 can go 2x further at the link below! https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org//its-on-ptm-receives-25/

"My birthday tradition is going to children's museums in different states! 3rd birthday equals 3rd museum. :)" We love this tradition! Way to spread the power of play and thank you for creating memories at Please Touch Museum. : @kaydenmariec

Happy Sukkot! A few throwback photos from our programs over the years for the joyous fall harvest festival Sukkot, celebrated by our Jewish friends. We built a Sukkah outside and asked visitors to help us decorate it by creating gratitude garlands and Etrog (citron) suncatchers. Just one of the many cultural and religious explorations we provide to young children as they learn about the world around them through play. Here’s what one of our visitors shared: We’re an interfaith family and appreciate PTM providing real world opportunities to expose our son to Judaism outside of the home and synagogue. Thank you! #sukkot

We miss playing with our friends at the Museum! Have a photo of you and your family from a past visit? Share it with us using #PTMselfie and you might see it on our feed! @caidertot

ICYMI: The Market exhibit at PTM is being reimagined thanks to a leadership role from The GIANT Company. Learn more in the Philadelphia Inquirer article by Stephan Salisbury.

We’re Creating the Future of Play and need your support! The doors to our magical world may be closed, but there is important work to be done on behalf of young children. Today, we are launching an urgent $5M campaign to recover lost revenue and provide a runway to reimagine how we serve children of this region. To start, The GIANT Company announced a $1.2M leadership gift to reimagining our popular Market exhibit!... Learn more and make a gift to continue the mission and magic of Please Touch Museum. https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org//creating-the-future-of/

The Market exhibit at PTM is getting a complete makeover! The GIANT Company is investing $1.2M in Please Touch Museum’s Market experience evolving the exhibit to promote healthy eating, the significance of food in family and cultural celebrations, and the issue of food insecurity. The exhibit will double in size from its current footprint and design is already underway we’re scheduled to open the new experience in Fall 2021.... Learn more about The GIANT Company and PTM coming together!