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Free Admission to Museums for Bank of America Card Holders


Get Culture for Free from Bank of America



If you are a Bank of America check, ATM, or credit card holder you can visit museums this weekend for free. Bank of America offers this Museums on Us program on the first weekend of every month and gives you free general admission to 70 museums nationwide. Art, science, history or nature - your card gets you in whatever you are into. Locate a museum near you.



Museums in the Philadelphia area: Philadelphia Museum of Art, National Constitution Center, African American Museum of Philadelphia , Please Touch Museum and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts



Your ticket to culture and art may already be in your pocket! Free Museum offer details: This offer excludes special exhibitions, ticketed shows and fund raising events. Photo ID and any valid Bank of America Check, ATM, or credit card must be presented. Free admission limited to cardholder at participating institution.

National Constitution Center celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.



NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER’S
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION
PROMOTES SERVICE AND UNDERSTANDING


WHEN:           Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Monday, January 16, 2012
                        10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
                                                                       
WHERE:         National Constitution Center
                        525 Arch Street, Independence Mall
                        Philadelphia, PA 19106

DETAILS:    Quilting Service Project and Craft Activities, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.


In the spirit of Dr. King, visitors can participate in a quilting and sewing service project that benefits the local Philadelphia nonprofit, Women Against Abuse shelter.  Participants will sew quilts, baby blankets and pillows for those in need while learning how quilting has brought communities together throughout history.  Throughout the day children also will have the opportunity to make special crafts, including “Hands Across the World” chains and “I Have a Dream” mobiles.

“Two of a Kind” Sing-Along, 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Visitors can take part in a sing-along concert with “Two of a Kind,” an award-winning, nationally touring, husband-wife duo who specialize in interactive musical programs for children.  The performance will focus on themes related to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through songs, sign-language, movement, and stories, all with an emphasis on interaction and participation.

Dramatic Reading of “I Have a Dream” Speech, 12:00 p.m.
Students from local colleges and local actors will read aloud Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech at 12:00 p.m.

International Opera Theater presents The Heart of a Hero, 3:00 p.m.
A dramatic combination of gospel, opera, movement, poetry and spirituals,
International Opera Theater’s new work The Heart of a Hero tells the little known stories of minority Congressional Medal of Honor recipients: First Lieutenant John R. Fox of the 92nd Infantry Division, Private First Class David M. Gonzales of the 32nd Infantry Division and Combat Medic James K. Okubo of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.  The Heart of a Hero features the International Opera Theater Multicultural Children's Choir, which will sing along side featured tenor Sergeant First Class Colin Eaton, a soloist with the United States Army Chorus.

Fighting for Democracy exhibition, all day 
Visitors to the Center on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day also will have the final opportunity to experienceFighting for Democracy: Who is the “We” in “We the People”? on the last day of its three-month run.  This groundbreaking exhibition, which pairs a must-see, multimedia exhibition from the Japanese American National Museum with an original theatrical production, traces the real-life experiences of a diverse group of seven Americans who bravely fought for equality, freedom and justice during the World War II era and helped paved the way for the Civil Rights movement and Dr. King’s work.












Free Admission to Museums this Weekend

Get Culture for Free from Bank of America



If you are a Bank of America check, ATM, or credit card holder you can visit museums this weekend for free. Bank of America offers this Museums on Us program on the first weekend of every month and gives you free general admission to 70 museums nationwide. Art, science, history or nature - your card gets you in whatever you are into. Locate a museum near you.



Museums in the Philadelphia area: Philadelphia Museum of Art, National Constitution Center, African American Museum of Philadelphia , Please Touch Museum and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts



Your ticket to culture and art may already be in your pocket! Free Museum offer details: This offer excludes special exhibitions, ticketed shows and fund raising events. Photo ID and any valid Bank of America Check, ATM, or credit card must be presented. Free admission limited to cardholder at participating institution.




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Fun Things Visits the Please Touch Museum

Last week Fun Things was given the chance to visit the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia. We were invited to check out their newest exhibit Rainforest Rhythms. Each time I visit the Please Touch Museum I fall in love with it some more. I love that the museum encourages young children to use their imaginations and learn through play. Check out our video below to see the fun we had.




Rainforest Rhythms
This fun interactive exhibit opened at the museum on May 28th and will be there until September 6th. Children will experience the rainforest by beating conga drums, turning rain stick logs, listening to tropical rapids, and interacting with jungle animals.

PTM’s youngest visitors will be able to play in Rhythm’s “Storybook Cottage,” a comfortable area that is toddler friendly. Next to the cottage, children can play the forest marimba with a pair of mallets, or pretend to paddle down a river in a dugout canoe.


For more information: www.pleasetouchmuseum.org

Location
: Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, is located at 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA.

This event is appropriate for
: the whole family

Cos
t: $15 for adults and children age one and over


Disclosuer: My family and I were give free tickets and lunch during our visit. All of my opinions are my own and based on my experience.

Free Admission to Museums this Weekend

Get Culture for Free from Bank of America



If you are a Bank of America check, ATM, or credit card holder you can visit museums this weekend for free. Bank of America offers this Museums on Us program on the first weekend of every month and gives you free general admission to 70 museums nationwide. Art, science, history or nature - your card gets you in whatever you are into. Locate a museum near you.



Museums in the Philadelphia area: Philadelphia Museum of Art, National Constitution Center, African American Museum of Philadelphia , Please Touch Museum and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts



Your ticket to culture and art may already be in your pocket! Free Museum offer details: This offer excludes special exhibitions, ticketed shows and fund raising events. Photo ID and any valid Bank of America Check, ATM, or credit card must be presented. Free admission limited to cardholder at participating institution.




Sponsored Post:
This post is sponsored by
Glenhardie Country Club in Wayne family fun at great pricing.

Discounted Admission the The Franklin Institute


One-Year Individual ($25) or Family ($49) Membership to Science Museum

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