STAMP: The Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Family Teen Program

STAMP is a major new initiative from the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance to engage more Philadelphia high school students in arts and culture. We want to increase teens’ access to all of the incredible arts and culture Philadelphia has to offer, as a means to discovering their own identities and including culture in their menu of leisure-time options (as we like to say: “a movie, a mall, a museum!”). We want to change teens’ perception of museums as places they’re not welcome, or somewhere you only go if you’re told you have to, like on a field trip.

The primary element of the program is a free pass for teens which provides free admission to a group of 12 participating museums across the city. The Cultural Alliance has also assembled a STAMP Teen Council to be advisers on the program, and maintains a dedicated website for the program at www.phillystamppass.org. 

Interested in helping us promote STAMP and reach as many Philly teens as possible? Here are some tools you can use!

STAMP rack cards:
If you are interested in receiving STAMP rack cards to pass out or display at your location, we will be happy to mail some to you.  Please contact Alison Zeidman, Policy & Community Engagement Coordinator (alisonz@philaculture.org, 215-399-3511) if you are interested in receiving rack cards.

STAMP logo, photos and program description:
Please find the STAMP logo, a selection of photos of our STAMP Teen Council, and the STAMP 1-sheet program description available for download under the "Attachments" section on the right side of this page.

STAMP social media accounts:
Instagram username: @phillySTAMPpass
Twitter username: @phillySTAMPpass

If you'd like to interact with STAMP on Twitter or Instagram, please use #STAMPphilly.

Sample STAMP social media posts:

Hey Philly teens! Want FREE access to 12 museums across the city? Sign up for @phillySTAMPpass at phillystamppass.org

Are you a Philly H.S. student who likes museums/art/culture? Get your FREE @phillySTAMPpass at phillystamppass.org

Philly teens—want FREE access to [[STAMP museum twitter handle]]? Check out @phillySTAMPpass!

STAMP is a program of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. STAMP is made possible by a leadership gift from Virginia and Harvey Kimmel. Additional support is provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Philadelphia Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and Wells Fargo.