Hear ye! Hear ye! Royal Ball Weekend is Saturday & Sunday, March 5 & 6. 

Playing with Power: Celebrating 30 Years of the Nintendo Entertainment System now open!

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

Welcome to The Strong—the nation's museum of play!

  • Hear ye! Hear ye! Royal Ball Weekend is Saturday & Sunday, March 5 & 6. 

Playing with Power: Celebrating 30 Years of the Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Playing with Power: Celebrating 30 Years of the Nintendo Entertainment System now open!

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

  • Welcome to The Strong—the nation's museum of play!

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 Admission>

(does not include admission to
Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden)

Age 2 and older: $14

Under age 2: free

Museum members: always free

Museum News

The Tetris Company loans artifacts related to 2015 World Video Game Hall of Fame inductee Tetris—including materials from game creator Alexey Pajitnov—to The Strong for display.
Leading travel publication Lonely Planet names The Strong’s Toy Halls of Fame exhibit one of 31 of the “World’s Hottest New Experiences for 2016.” The list also includes sites such as the Louvre Abu Dhabi and National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC.
A recent episode of Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum filmed at The Strong features Vice President for Collections Chris Bensch and 1998 National Toy Hall of Fame inductee Monopoly.

Calendar

February

21
Sunday, February 21
22
Monday, February 22
10:30 and 11:30 a.m
24
Wednesday, February 24
5:30–9:30 p.m.
27
Saturday, February 27
Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday 1-4 p.m.
27
Saturday, February 27
28
Sunday, February 28
Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday 1-4 p.m.
29
Monday, February 29
10:30 and 11:30 a.m

March

5
Saturday, March 5
Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

Calendar

February

21
Sunday, February 21
22
Monday, February 22
10:30 and 11:30 a.m
24
Wednesday, February 24
5:30–9:30 p.m.

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