Museum hopping is a dangerous business. It can cost you some serious dough to be an art devotee, and at school your resources are limited. Here’s a guide to how to get your fiscally responsible culture dose in the City of Brotherly Love.
Bring your PennCard
Philadelphia Museum of Art: $12 for students, 1 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. Simeone Foundation Museum: $8 for students, 6825 Norwitch Dr. Penn Museum: free for PennCard holders, 3260 South St.
The following places ask for suggested donations. Pay what you will and enjoy!
American Philosophical Society Museum 104 S. 5th St. The Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia 1700 W. Montgomery Ave. Pay what you wish at the Philadelphia Museum of Art the first Sunday of each month and at the Independence Seaport Museum (211 S. Columbus Blvd.) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Sunday.
Museum admission for $5 or less
National Liberty Museum: $5 for students 321 Chestnut St. American Swedish Historical Museum: $5 for students 1900 Pattison Ave. Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia History: $5 for adults; free first Friday of every month 15 S. 7th St. African American Museum of Philadelphia: $4 for students 701 Arch St. Philadelphia Doll Museum: $3 for students 2253 N. Broad St. Fabric Workshop and Museum: $3 1214 Arch St. Woodmere Art Museum: free; art classes also offered 9201 Germantown Ave.
