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The Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia is reopening to the public on April 22, 2021. The museum had been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March of 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Like many Philadelphia museums that will be reopening, safety restrictions in place, for the first time since the pandemic began, the Please Touch Museum in Fairmount Park is ready for play again.
Every exhibit there revolves around a theme — learning through touch. Which presents the museum with a unique challenge: How can it safely reopen while still providing an immersive, hands-on learning experience for kids?
The Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia is reopening to the public on April 22, 2021. The museum had been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)