Please Touch Museum

The Please Touch Museum is a children's museum located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum focuses on teaching children through interactive exhibits and special events, mostly aimed at children seven years old and younger.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rodin Museum and Barnes Foundation.

Rodin Museum

Museum

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The Rodin Museum is an art museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that contains one of the largest collections of sculptor Auguste Rodin's works outside Paris. Rodin Museum is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Please Touch Museum.

Barnes Foundation

Museum

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The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in Merion, the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Barnes Foundation is situated 1,400 feet south of Please Touch Museum.

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Museum

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. Philadelphia Museum of Art is situated 2,700 feet west of Please Touch Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spring Garden and Francisville.

Spring Garden

Neighborhood

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Spring Garden is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bordering Center City on the north. Spring Garden is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions.

Francisville

Neighborhood

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Francisville is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are Fairmount Avenue to the south, Girard Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Corinthian Avenue to the west.

Logan Square

Neighborhood

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Logan Square is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Bounded by Market Street on the south, Spring Garden Street on the north, Broad Street on the east, and the Schuylkill River on the west, it occupies the northwestern quadrant of Center City.

Please Touch Museum

Type: Museum
Description: non-profit organization in the USA
Categories: children’s museum, nonprofit organization, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.96428° or 39° 57′ 51″ north

Longitude

-75.17157° or 75° 10′ 18″ west

Elevation

75 feet (23 metres)

Open location code

87F6XR7H+P9

GeoNames ID

4560467

Wikidata ID

Q7204253

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In Other Languages

“Please Touch Museum” goes by many names.

Kannada: “ಪ್ಲೀಸ್ ಟಚ್ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಾಲಯ”

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