Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall was built as an art gallery for the 1876 Centennial Exposition. It was the original home to the Philadelphia Art Museum. It was one of America's first examples of Beaux-Arts architecture.

There is a scale Model of the 1876 Centennial Exposition fairgrounds in the basement. The building is the home of Philadelphia's Please Touch Museum.

Memorial Hall is the only major building left from the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Fairmount Park Chief Engineer Hermann Schwarzmann designed the building.

Since October 18, 2008, the Hall has served as home to the Please Touch Museum.

Location

4231 North Concourse Drive
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
USA

Getting There

Memorial Hall is located in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To get there by public transportation, you can take the SEPTA Regional Rail to the Wynnefield Avenue Station, which is about a 10-minute walk to Memorial Hall. Alternatively, you can take the SEPTA bus route 38, which stops directly in front of Memorial Hall.

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