Since 1976 Please Touch Museum (PTM) has been the children’s museum of Philadelphia. Our museum was the first in the nation whose target audience was families with children seven and younger. We have grown into one of the best children’s museums in the nation, have become experts in play and have had our programs for under served families in the region nationally recognized. Our mission to enrich the lives of children by creating learning opportunities through play, enables us to lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning and cultural awareness.
- Insight (what does our audience need and want)
- Parents pressed for time are looking for experiences that involve the whole family and have value beyond entertainment for their young children.
- Benefits (what do we give our audiences that matters)
- We provide our audience with the invitation to play! The museum is a family destination that supports parent child interaction.
- Our Values and Personality (who are we?)
- Fun, Playful, Creative, Nurturing, and Unique
- Reasons to Believe
- Please Touch Museum has spent 30 years serving families in the region. We provide a safe nurturing environment and have been nationally recognized for our programs serving young children and families.
Value of Play at Please Touch Museum
At Please Touch Museum, we encourage children to play and grow through the myriad of experiences we offer. We know that play provides the foundation for basic life skills such as building relationships, cooperation, negotiation and compromise as well as providing opportunities for children to find out who they are and what they enjoy doing. Play offers an emotional outlet, develops the imagination and creativity, and cultivates problem-solving skills.
With young children playing daily at Please Touch Museum, we see that it is a process-driven way of creating, exploring and investigating the surrounding environment with adults, other children or by themselves. Play is a fun and imaginative way to become familiar with the world we live in.