Please, Do Touch The Statue

Ever had the urge to grab a sphinx by the headdress and pick its nose? No, we're not talking about a member of the senior society (although that urge is still justifiable). We're talking about the Egyptian man-lion you learned about in grade school. The Penn Museum is offering "touch tours," an exhibit that allows visually impaired visitors to touch select artifacts. They don't even have to wear a rubber! (on their hands). So far, the exhibit brought in the Overbrook School for the Blind (DP video here) with the help of the coordinator of special tours, Trish Maunder, as reported by Philly.com.

Although it is completely frowned upon to impersonate a visually impaired person to be able to get your hands on a cool artifact, maybe you can tag along with one of your friends who fits the entrance requirements. And by the by, the sphinx in the Penn Museum doesn't even have a nose. Or a face, really.