Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
Visit the Ultimate Play Destination
The Strong is a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.
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Rediscover old memories and make new ones with a trip the family will remember for a lifetime.
Your Childhood is Closer than You Think.
The Strong is the ultimate play destination for all ages! With 100,000 square feet of dynamic, interactive exhibit space, The Strong museum provides entertaining, educational, and unforgettable intergenerational fun.
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Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street?
Step into the world’s most famous neighborhood at The Strong museum. Travel through five delightful decades of the iconic Sesame Street children’s television series. Dozens of interactive components invite families to explore concepts about letters, […]
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Imagination Destination
Let your imagination soar! Be an astronaut, rescue pilot, construction worker, actor, and more in The Strong’s original, permanent Imagination Destination exhibit. Role-play in inspiring spaces bursting with physical challenges, such as a […]
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Skyline Climb
Are you ready for the challenge? Jump into the realm of adventure play at The Strong’s all-new high ropes course—Skyline Climb. Suspended above the museum’s carousel atrium, adults and kids alike can traverse beams […]
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Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol Read More »
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World Video Game Hall of Fame Induction (Virtual)
World Video Game Hall of Fame Induction (Virtual)
Which games will make it into the prestigious World Video Game Hall of Fame this year? Check out a special, virtual induction ceremony at 10:30 Read More »
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World Video Game Hall of Fame Celebration
World Video Game Hall of Fame Celebration
Celebrate the latest inductees to the World Video Game Hall of Fame (announced digitally on May 5) and past inductees. Pose with cosplayers dressed as Read More »
Painting Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures, Ages 8+
Painting Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures, Ages 8+
Join Just Games for a Painting Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures workshop at The Strong’s Play Lab. Many Dungeons & Dragons players like to use miniatures Read More »
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Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol Read More »
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PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Opening
PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Opening
Member early opening at 9 a.m. each day of opening weekend! Save the day with the heroic PAW Patrol pups at the all-new PAW Patrol: Read More »
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PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Opening
PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Opening
Member early opening at 9 a.m. each day of opening weekend! Save the day with the heroic PAW Patrol pups at the all-new PAW Patrol: Read More »
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Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol Read More »
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Special Presentations
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Special Presentations
Enjoy presentations by local organization Children’s Learning and Discovery of Rochester (ChildROC) in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. View live Chinese calligraphy demonstrations, Read More »
Kids Race at the Rochester Criterium
Kids Race at the Rochester Criterium
Join The Strong at the MVP Health Care Rochester Twilight Festival for a Kids Race with Big Wheels! The free, outdoor event is part of Read More »
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Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol Read More »
Soil Painting with 4-H
Soil Painting with 4-H
Explore a new medium and form of art in our new Play Lab. Join the Monroe County 4-H for a community soil creation, and take Read More »
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Read the Rainbow
Read the Rainbow
Celebrate Pride Month with stories from LGBTGIA+ authors, illustrators, and storytellers, such as Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and the Frog and Read More »
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Read the Rainbow
Read the Rainbow
Celebrate Pride Month with stories from LGBTGIA+ authors, illustrators, and storytellers, such as Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and the Frog and Read More »
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Read the Rainbow
Celebrate Pride Month with stories from LGBTGIA+ authors, illustrators, and storytellers, such as Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and the Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel. Also, craft a […]
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Family Dungeons & Dragons, Ages 8+
Join Just Games for Family Dungeons and Dragons at The Strong. Discover the magical world of Dungeons and Dragons—a National Toy Hall of Fame inductee—in small groups and take part in an adventure […]
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Museum News
The Strong museum opens a new, 800-square-foot maker space, the Play Lab, on the museum’s first floor (near the Field of Play exhibit).
Continue ReadingExplore Our Collections
The Strong owns and cares for the world’s most comprehensive collection of toys, dolls, board games, video games, other electronic games, books, documents, and other historical materials related to play.
Online Collections
Access thousands of objects from the museum’s online database.
Archives Catalog
Search design documents, personal papers, and other archival materials.
Library Catalog
Explore periodicals, books, comic books, and other holdings from The Strong’s research library.
On-site Collections Access
Thousands of artifacts from The Strong’s collections are available to researchers by appointment.
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Become a champion for play and help make a difference in the lives of the children and families who play, learn, and grow with The Strong.
In play a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behavior. In play it is as though he were a head taller than himself.”Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist, 1896–1934View More Quotes
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Visit a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.
