The Strong | National Museum of Play

Visitor Information

Ferocious fun during M is for Monster Weekend, October 29 & 30.

Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice Now Open!

The Force at Play extended through January 8, 2017.

Come discover more than two floors of fun—more than a city block long.

Walk among hundreds of breathtaking butterflies in Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden.

Museum Hours

Monday–Thursday

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday & Saturday

10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sunday

noon to 5 p.m.

Museum closed Friday, October 21 for The Play Ball.

Museum Admission>

(does not include admission to
Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden)

Age 2 and older: $14

Under age 2: free

Museum members: always free

Collections

World's Largest Collection of Toys, Games, Dolls, and Video Games>

Blogs

Barbie Hacks and Mods: On Swapping Voices, Removing Makeup, and Fighting Prejudice>

Heroes of the Kingdom of Hyrule remember their journey through...>

In September of 1977, Atari, Inc. released the Video Computer...>

Online Exhibits

How We Ride: A History of Play on Two Wheels>

American Board and Card Game History>

Video Game History>

Pinball in America>

Aliens and Monsters: Playing with Creatures from the Deep>

Exhibits

Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice>

Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden®>

Education, Research &
Publications

Woodbury School>

Homeschool Students>

Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play>

American Journal of Play>

International Center for the History of Electronic Games>

Museum News

The Strong launches archives.museumofplay.org, an online catalog that provides detailed descriptive information about the archival collections housed in the museum's Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play. >

The Strong loans a selection of 19th- and 20th-century dollhouses to the Concord Museum in Massachusetts for display in its The Art and Mystery of the Dollhouse exhibition.

Rochester & Genesee Valley Parent magazine readers name The Strong their "Family Favorite Local Area Museum" and top "Place to go on a Play Date."

The Strong receives a Museums of America grant of nearly $150,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to support the creation of an exhibit titled Pretend Playscape: Building Strong Minds.

The National Toy Hall of Fame names the 12 toy finalists for 2016: bubble wrap, Care Bears, Clue, coloring books, Dungeons & Dragons, Fisher-Price Little People, Nerf, pinball, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, swing, Transformers, and Uno.