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Sensory Friendly Seaport

Sensory Friendly Seaport

Event Start Date: April 5, 2025

Event End Date: April 5, 2025

Sensory Friendly Seaport

Date: Saturday, April 5

Time: 10 AM to 2 PM

Join us at the museum for a calm and enjoyable sensory-friendly day!

We will be celebrating the launch of our Sensory Friendly Kits, a new free resource that allows visitors of all ages to feel safe and comfortable while visiting the museum.

The kits include:

  • Noise-cancelling headphones;
  • Sensory-friendly fidget items and;
  • Communication cards for nonverbal visitors

There will be educational activities throughout the museum, reduced noise throughout the exhibits, and a raffle for a great prize!

All activities and offerings are included with general admission. Sensory-friendly kits are available in limited quantities. This program is free for Members – please email Membership@phillyseaport.org if you have any questions.

Please note that Olympia (included in general admission) is not ADA-accessible. If you have any accessibility questions, please email Education@phillyseaport.org.

Come to the Independence Seaport Museum for this exciting launch!

visit the seaport museum

Immerse yourself in award-winning and interactive exhibits and climb aboard the oldest floating steel warship in the world on Cruiser Olympia and submerge yourself aboard the World War II-era Submarine Becuna.