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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Street_map_of_Philadelphia_and_surrounding_area.png/375px-Street_map_of_Philadelphia_and_surrounding_area.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Street_map_of_Philadelphia_and_surrounding_area.png/500px-Street_map_of_Philadelphia_and_surrounding_area.png 2x" data-file-width="1307" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:59.522%;left:32.666%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Please Touch Museum"><img alt="Please Touch Museum" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within Philadelphia</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">2 October 1976<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-10-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="adr"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data locality"><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Hall_(Philadelphia)" title="Memorial Hall (Philadelphia)">Memorial Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fairmount_Park" title="Fairmount Park">Fairmount Park</a><br />4231 Avenue of the Republic, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Please_Touch_Museum&params=39.9795_N_75.2092_W_type:landmark_region:US-PA"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°58′46″N</span> <span class="longitude">75°12′33″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.9795°N 75.2092°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.9795; -75.2092</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_museum" title="Children's museum">Children's museum</a><sup id="cite_ref-brochure_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brochure-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Accreditation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_Alliance_of_Museums" title="American Alliance of Museums">American Alliance of Museums</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Visitors</th><td class="infobox-data">566,000 (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Portia Sperr</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Patricia D. Wellenbach</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">CEO</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Patricia D. Wellenbach</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Public transit access</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bus transport"><img alt="Bus transport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Aiga_bus_trans.svg/12px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Aiga_bus_trans.svg/18px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Aiga_bus_trans.svg/24px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="367" data-file-height="442" /></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/SEPTA" title="SEPTA"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/SEPTA.svg/16px-SEPTA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/SEPTA.svg/24px-SEPTA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/SEPTA.svg/32px-SEPTA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="369" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/SEPTA_City_Transit_Division_surface_routes" title="SEPTA City Transit Division surface routes">SEPTA bus</a>: <a href="/wiki/SEPTA_Route_38" title="SEPTA Route 38">38</a>, <a href="/wiki/SEPTA_Route_40" class="mw-redirect" title="SEPTA Route 40">40</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bus transport"><img alt="Bus transport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Aiga_bus_trans.svg/12px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Aiga_bus_trans.svg/18px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Aiga_bus_trans.svg/24px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="367" data-file-height="442" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Philly_PHLASH" class="mw-redirect" title="Philly PHLASH">Philly PHLASH</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org">www.pleasetouchmuseum.org</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Please Touch Museum</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_museum" title="Children's museum">children's museum</a> located in the <a href="/wiki/Centennial_District,_Philadelphia" class="mw-redirect" title="Centennial District, Philadelphia">Centennial District</a> of <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. The museum focuses on teaching <a href="/wiki/Children" class="mw-redirect" title="Children">children</a> through interactive exhibits and special events,<sup id="cite_ref-brochure_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brochure-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> mostly aimed at children seven years old and younger. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Please_Touch_Museum&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="width: 210px; clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External videos</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cat_fish_Carousel_Philly.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Cat_fish_Carousel_Philly.JPG/210px-Cat_fish_Carousel_Philly.JPG" decoding="async" width="210" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Cat_fish_Carousel_Philly.JPG/315px-Cat_fish_Carousel_Philly.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Cat_fish_Carousel_Philly.JPG/420px-Cat_fish_Carousel_Philly.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3240" data-file-height="3240" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtakdCt3nMY">All About Please Touch Museum</a>, Please Touch Museum, November 2011, 2:53</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-t0v5loG5g">Opera Company of Philadelphia Please Touch Museum Random Act of Culture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Opera_Philadelphia" title="Opera Philadelphia">Opera Philadelphia</a>, April 2011, 2:31</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The museum originally opened at the <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Natural_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy of Natural Sciences">Academy of Natural Sciences</a> on October 2, 1976, in a 2,200-square-foot (200 m<sup>2</sup>) space, and moved to another location on nearby Cherry Street two years later. In 1983, the museum moved to 21st Street near the <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Institute" title="Franklin Institute">Franklin Institute</a>. On February 14, 2005, the museum received an 80-year lease for <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Hall_(Philadelphia)#Please_Touch_Museum" title="Memorial Hall (Philadelphia)">Memorial Hall</a> (in <a href="/wiki/Fairmount_Park" title="Fairmount Park">Fairmount Park</a>), the last major building left from the <a href="/wiki/Centennial_Exposition" title="Centennial Exposition">1876 Centennial Exposition</a>. This came after plans to relocate the museum to a location at <a href="/wiki/Penn%27s_Landing" title="Penn's Landing">Penn's Landing</a> fell through.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Renovations at Memorial Hall began on December 15, 2005, and the museum closed its 21st Street location on September 1, 2008. On October 18, 2008, the museum opened at its current location with a larger facility and more exhibits.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The museum's financial projections related to its move to Memorial Hall proved to be over-optimistic and it was forced to declare bankruptcy in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It emerged from bankruptcy in 2016<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, with the help of new major donations, was able to announce that it was now debt-free.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 24, 2018, the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> introduced their new mascot, <a href="/wiki/Gritty" title="Gritty">Gritty</a>, at the Please Touch Museum.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A furry purple monster mascot, Squiggles, was introduced at the Please Touch Museum on October 7, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Exhibits">Exhibits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Please_Touch_Museum&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Exhibits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Adventure Camp</li> <li>Centennial Innovations</li> <li>Cents and Sensibility</li> <li>Food & Family</li> <li>Happy Camper</li> <li>Imagination Playground</li> <li>Please Touch Garden</li> <li>River Adventures</li> <li>Roadside Attractions</li> <li>Rocket Room</li> <li>Storytime Cabin</li> <li>Wonderland</li> <li>Scale Model of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other">Other</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Please_Touch_Museum&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Woodside Park Dentzel Carousel</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programs">Programs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Please_Touch_Museum&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Playhouse Theater - As a component of the museum experience, Playhouse performances by in-house performers present opportunities for playful learning, imagination, innovation and audience interaction featuring music, movement, folklore and/or puppetry, all while introducing children to live arts.</li> <li>Creative Arts Studio - Each month, there is a new set of art experiences, which include a studio art experience, a sensory art experience and a manipulative art experience. The Creative Arts Studio provides a setting for parent-child interaction.</li> <li>Albert M. Greenfield Makerspace - Focused on how kids are creating, not what they are creating, the Makerspace empowers children to think of themselves as an “inventor” and through facilitated and self-directed experiences, discover that learning is found in the process of making, not the end result.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Great_Friend_to_Kids_(GFTK)_Awards"><span id="Great_Friend_to_Kids_.28GFTK.29_Awards"></span>Great Friend to Kids (GFTK) Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Please_Touch_Museum&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Great Friend to Kids (GFTK) Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Children%27s_Museums" title="Association of Children's Museums">Association of Children's Museums</a> initiated the Great Friend to Kids Award in 1991, to honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions toward strengthening <a href="/wiki/Education" title="Education">education</a> for children. <i>National</i> Great Friend to Kids Award winners include <a href="/wiki/Fred_Rogers" title="Fred Rogers">Fred Rogers</a> ("Mister Rogers") and <a href="/wiki/Marian_Wright_Edelman" title="Marian Wright Edelman">Marian Wright Edelman</a> (president and founder of the <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Defense_Fund" title="Children's Defense Fund">Children's Defense Fund</a>). </p><p>In 1996, the Please Touch Museum began presenting its own GFTK award, to coincide with the museum's 20th birthday. The awards honor individuals and organizations making outstanding contributions to enriching the lives of children. The 2009 awards were designed by Philadelphia artist Leo Sewell, creator of Please Touch Museum's own "Artie the Elephant" and the Statue of Liberty Arm & Torch created entirely from discarded toys.<sup id="cite_ref-philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Please_Touch_Museum&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{clear:left;float:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania.svg/32px-Flag_of_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania.svg/48px-Flag_of_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania.svg/64px-Flag_of_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></span></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Philadelphia" title="Portal:Philadelphia">Philadelphia portal</a></span></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_children%27s_museums_in_the_United_States" title="List of children's museums in the United States">List of children's museums in the United States</a> (alphabetical)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Children%27s_museums_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Children's museums in the United States">Category:Children's museums in the United States</a> (by state)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Please_Touch_Museum&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-brochure-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-brochure_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-brochure_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Please Touch Museum. "Please Touch Museum" brochure, circa 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFVan_Allen2012" class="citation news cs1">Van Allen, Peter (27 January 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/print-edition/2012/01/27/please-touch-museum-embarks-on.html?page=all">"Please Touch Museum embarks on fundraising campaign"</a>. <i>Philadelphia Business Journal</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 March</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Philadelphia+Business+Journal&rft.atitle=Please+Touch+Museum+embarks+on+fundraising+campaign&rft.date=2012-01-27&rft.aulast=Van+Allen&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fphiladelphia%2Fprint-edition%2F2012%2F01%2F27%2Fplease-touch-museum-embarks-on.html%3Fpage%3Dall&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlease+Touch+Museum" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDobrin2008" class="citation web cs1">Dobrin, Peter (Oct 12, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/homepage/20081012_A_grand_new_Please_Touch_ready_to_open_in_the_park.html">"A grand new Please Touch ready to open in the park"</a>. <i>The Philadelphia Inquirer</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231121060139/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/homepage/20081012_A_grand_new_Please_Touch_ready_to_open_in_the_park.html">Archived</a> from the original on Nov 21, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Philadelphia+Inquirer&rft.atitle=A+grand+new+Please+Touch+ready+to+open+in+the+park&rft.date=2008-10-12&rft.aulast=Dobrin&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inquirer.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fhomepage%2F20081012_A_grand_new_Please_Touch_ready_to_open_in_the_park.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlease+Touch+Museum" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090502055002/http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/about/history/">"History"</a>. <i>Please Touch Museum</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/about/history">the original</a> on 2009-05-02.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Please+Touch+Museum&rft.atitle=History&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pleasetouchmuseum.org%2Fabout%2Fhistory&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlease+Touch+Museum" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShelly2015" class="citation news cs1">Shelly, Jared (2015-09-11). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.phillymag.com/business/2015/09/11/please-touch-museum-bankruptcy/">"Please Touch Museum Files Bankruptcy, Settles Long Dispute with Bondholders"</a>. <i>Philadelphia Magazine</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-04-11</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Philadelphia+Magazine&rft.atitle=Please+Touch+Museum+Files+Bankruptcy%2C+Settles+Long+Dispute+with+Bondholders&rft.date=2015-09-11&rft.aulast=Shelly&rft.aufirst=Jared&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phillymag.com%2Fbusiness%2F2015%2F09%2F11%2Fplease-touch-museum-bankruptcy%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlease+Touch+Museum" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCrimmins2016" class="citation web cs1">Crimmins, Peter (March 16, 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://whyy.org/articles/please-touch-museum-out-of-bankruptcy/">"Please Touch Museum out of bankruptcy"</a>. <i>WHYY</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-11-05</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WHYY&rft.atitle=Please+Touch+Museum+out+of+bankruptcy&rft.date=2016-03-16&rft.aulast=Crimmins&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwhyy.org%2Farticles%2Fplease-touch-museum-out-of-bankruptcy%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlease+Touch+Museum" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTanenbaum2016" class="citation web cs1">Tanenbaum, Michael (16 March 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.phillyvoice.com/please-touch-museum-exits-bankruptcy-debt-free-through-fundraiser/">"Please Touch Museum, debt-free through fundraiser, exits bankruptcy"</a>. <i>PhillyVoice</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-11-05</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PhillyVoice&rft.atitle=Please+Touch+Museum%2C+debt-free+through+fundraiser%2C+exits+bankruptcy&rft.date=2016-03-16&rft.aulast=Tanenbaum&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phillyvoice.com%2Fplease-touch-museum-exits-bankruptcy-debt-free-through-fundraiser%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlease+Touch+Museum" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHall2018" class="citation web cs1">Hall, Jordan (September 24, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/the700level/philadelphia-flyers-introduce-new-mascot-gritty">"Flyers introduce new mascot 'Gritty'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>NBC Sports Philadelphia</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NBC+Sports+Philadelphia&rft.atitle=Flyers+introduce+new+mascot+%27Gritty%27&rft.date=2018-09-24&rft.aulast=Hall&rft.aufirst=Jordan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fphiladelphia%2Fthe700level%2Fphiladelphia-flyers-introduce-new-mascot-gritty&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlease+Touch+Museum" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/please-touch-museum-squiggles/">"Please Touch Museum introduces new mascot 'Squiggles'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>CBS News</i>. October 7, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CBS+News&rft.atitle=Please+Touch+Museum+introduces+new+mascot+%27Squiggles%27&rft.date=2018-10-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fphiladelphia%2Fnews%2Fplease-touch-museum-squiggles%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlease+Touch+Museum" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSalisbury2019" class="citation web cs1">Salisbury, Stephan (Nov 6, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.inquirer.com/arts/please-touch-museum-philadelphia-1876-centennial-scale-model-20191106.html">"New Please Touch gallery will head back to the Centennial of 1876 to help kids imagine the future"</a>. <i>The Philadelphia Inquirer</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Philadelphia+Inquirer&rft.atitle=New+Please+Touch+gallery+will+head+back+to+the+Centennial+of+1876+to+help+kids+imagine+the+future&rft.date=2019-11-06&rft.aulast=Salisbury&rft.aufirst=Stephan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inquirer.com%2Farts%2Fplease-touch-museum-philadelphia-1876-centennial-scale-model-20191106.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlease+Touch+Museum" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110401163440/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090903&content_id=6777628&vkey=pr_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi">"Please Touch Museum announces winners of the 14th annual 'Great Friend to Kids Awards' "</a>, Phillies press release, September 3, 2009. 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