Please Touch Museum

Please Touch Museum - Event Venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Gallery · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

About Please Touch Museum

Please Touch Museum is a vibrant children's museum in Philadelphia, offering two full floors of engaging, hands-on exhibits designed to spark imagination and curiosity. The museum provides a variety of interactive programs and special events for families, making it a top destination for playful learning. Members enjoy benefits such as free admission, carousel rides, and parking in a gated lot.

Venue Details

  • Seated capacity: 550
  • Standing capacity: 650
  • Comfortable capacity: 3,000
  • Meeting rooms: 7

Ratings

Google Rating: 4.6/5 (7,036 reviews)

Guest Highlights

  • Food
  • Parking
  • Setting

Amenities

Facilities

  • gated parking lot
  • carousel

Recreation

  • interactive exhibits
  • hands-on activities

Meeting Rooms & Event Spaces

South Foyer

  • Type: Multi Purpose
  • Capacity — Banquet: 250, Cocktail: 450
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Grand entryway to Hamilton Hall, used for ceremonies, pre-function space, or increased seating for larger events and dinners.

Hamilton Hall

  • Type: Ballroom
  • Ceiling height: 60 ft
  • Capacity — Banquet: 550, Cocktail: 650
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible, dance floor
  • Versatile space with distinctive architecture, 60-foot ceilings, soaring dome, replica of Statue of Liberty’s arm and torch, marble dance floor.

Independence Blue Cross Carousel House

  • Type: Outdoor Space
  • Size: 9,000 sq ft
  • Capacity — Banquet: 150, Cocktail: 200
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Fully restored Dentzel Carousel from the early 1900s within a 9,000-square-foot enclosure, separate entrance and driveway.

River Adventure

  • Type: Multi Purpose
  • Capacity — Cocktail: 250
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Event space alongside a 70-foot flowing river and a towering tree in the River Adventure exhibit.

Roadside Attractions

  • Type: Multi Purpose
  • Capacity — Cocktail: 250
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Philadelphia neighborhood-themed space with mural, SEPTA Bus, Please Touch Garage, city street vendor, and Bassett’s Ice Cream Stand.

Centennial Innovations & Center Core

  • Type: Multi Purpose
  • Capacity — Banquet: 90, Cocktail: 150
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Gathering space around the Centennial Fairgrounds Model handcrafted in 1889, featuring all 200 original buildings from the 1876 World’s Fair.

East Meeting Room

  • Type: Meeting Room
  • Capacity — Conference: 50
  • Features: Built-in AV, Wheelchair accessible
  • Off-site meeting room with built-in A/V technology, can accommodate Zoom and Teams for off-site attendees, configurable in several ways.

Style

family-friendly, interactive

Contact

Phone: (215) 581-3181