The Strong | National Museum of Play

Visitor Information

Hear ye! Hear ye! Royal Ball Weekend is Saturday & Sunday, February 11 & 12.

Hands-On Harley-Davidson Now Open

Tickets for Squirrel Stole My Underpants—an all-ages performance—are now on sale.

Welcome to The Strong museum—the ultimate play destination for all ages!

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.

Toy Halls of Fame will temporarily close at 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27.

Museum Admission>

(does not include admission to
Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden)

Age 2 and older: $14.50

Under age 2: free

Museum members: always free

Collections

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

Blogs

It’s #LibraryShelfie Day! Librarian Cataloger Tara Winner is...>

It’s #LibraryShelfie Day! The Strong’s Director of Libraries,...>

But We Play It Like This: House Rules for Games>

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

Hands-On Harley-Davidson>

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>

Brookhaven National Laboratory loans a re-creation of Tennis for Two—created in 1958 by William Higinbotham and one of the first video games the general public could play—to The Strong for display in its eGameRevolution exhibit.

The Strong establishes the G. Rollie Adams Research Fellowships in honor of its former president and CEO and editor-in-chief of its American Journal of Play, who retired from the museum in December.

The Strong welcomes Steve Dubnik, entrepreneur and 16-year veteran of its Board of Trustees, as its new president and CEO.

G. Rollie Adams retires as president and CEO of The Strong after nearly 30 years of service that oversaw sustained and exponential growth of the museum's programs, attendance, and physical footprint.

Representatives from LCL Travel Pack of Boston tour The Strong with Chinese journalists in an effort to generate more leisure travel to Western New York from China.