Hi, Heidi!
This isn't comprehensive, but there's a couple of cool museums listed for
Philly in "The Cockroach Hall of Fame and 101 Other Off-the-Wall Museums".
The Center for the History of Foot Care and Foot Wear (lots of shoes & other
foot wear, and what bad shoes do to your health)
PA College of Phodiatric Medicine, 8th & Race Sts., 19107
The Mutter Museum (medical anomalies and medical history)
19 S 22nd St, 19103
(there's also mention of a Mummer's Musem a couple of blocks away from the
Mutter, but no address)
By the way, the book is a lot of fun. It's by Sandra Gurvis, published by
Citadel Press (Carol Publishing Group), ISBN 0-8065-1501-5.
The DeLorme atlas for PA lists
Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site (215) 597-8780 one of his
homes
Fireman's Hall (215) 923-1438 firefighting history, in 1876 fire
house
Germantown Historical Society Museum Complex (215) 844-0514 5 museum
heritage center
Independence National Historical Park (215) 597-8974 liberty bell,
etc.
U.S. Mint (215) 597-7350 money, of course
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (215) 299-1000
Drexel University Art Museum (215) 895-2424
Franklin Institute Science Museum & Planetarium (215) 564-3375
Goldie Paley Gallery at Moore College (215) 568-4515
Institute of Contemporary Art of the Univerisyt of Pennsylvania (215)
898-7108
La Salle College Art Museum (215) 951-1221
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (215) 972-7600
The Philadelphia Art Alliance (215) 545-4302
The University of the Arts (215) 875-1116
Philadelphia Museum of Art (215) 763-8100
Please Touch Museum (215) 963-0667 children's museum (art, sci, tech,
nat hist, culture)
Rodin Museum (215) 763-8100 his work
The Rosenbach Museum & Library (215) 732-1600 art & literature
The University Museum (215) 8984000 archaeo/anthro
Wagner Free Institute of Science (215) 763-6529 natural history
Woodmere Art Museum (215) 247-0476 fine art and local artisans
Robin
Robin K Panza [log in to unmask]
Collection Manager, Section of Birds ph: 412-622-3255
Carnegie Museum of Natural History fax: 412-622-8837
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh PA 15213-4008 USA
-----Original Message-----
From: Heidi Carroll [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, 03 April, 2001 12:23 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject:
Would anyone out there in museum land be able to give me a comprehensive
list of museums in Philadelphia, PA?
I remember reading a tread about a small Philadelphia museum that is
supposed to be a great place to visit. I can't remember the name or the
types of exhibits it has (I know big help, eh?) but if I remember correctly,
it was a small, out-of-the-way museum, but well worth the trip.
I thought that if I had a list of museum names, I might recognize the one
I'm looking for.
Thanks a bunch.
Heidi Carroll
Middle School Office
Winchester Thurston School
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