Recent news

  • Scott Eberle, The Strong’s vice president for play studies, will speak at the Tenth International Conference on Neuroesthetics at the University of California at Berkeley on May 27.

  • A television production crew from California arrives at The Strong to film its Albert Paley sculpture for an upcoming episode of PBS’ “Craft in America.”

  • Members of The Strong team assist with United Way Day of Caring projects at Al Sigl Center.
  • International Center for the History of Electronic Games (ICHEG) Director Jon-Paul Dyson discusses ICHEG’s video game preservation efforts and philosophy in a recent issue of VentureBeat.

  • Hasbro’s Alan Hassenfeld (third from left) visits The Strong with Toy Industry Association’s Carter Keithley (third from right) and Stacy Leistner (far right). Pictured here with The Strong’s Chris Bensch, Rollie Adams, Matt Handy, and Jon-Paul Dyson
  • Miami Children’s Museum CEO Deborah Spiegelman tours the National Museum of Play with The Strong’s J. P. Dyson, vice president for exhibit research and development. Pictured in The Wizard of Oz exhibit, created by Miami Children’s Museum.
  • The Strong’s online collections feature more than 40,000 artifacts, making it one of the largest among history museums anywhere.
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