Play Lab: AR Story Telling
Use mobile apps to experience immersive storytelling through augmented reality.
Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Fri. & Sat. till 8 p.m.
The Strong National Museum of Play is a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.
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Use mobile apps to experience immersive storytelling through augmented reality.
Use cardboard to construct a maze then navigate your marble through the twists and turns.
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on select Mondays at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and be whisked away on literary adventures […]
Use cardboard to construct a maze then navigate your marble through the twists and turns.
Use cardboard to construct a maze then navigate your marble through the twists and turns.
Use cardboard to construct a maze then navigate your marble through the twists and turns.
Join The Strong on Thursday, December 5, for the adults-only Happiest Hour presented by Rochester Area Ford Dealers. The night includes: Cash bar Loads of […]
Use cardboard to construct a maze then navigate your marble through the twists and turns.
Use cardboard to construct a maze then navigate your marble through the twists and turns.
Celebrate giving with the Happy Pirates! Join the Pirate Toy Drive to see how many toys they collected this year. Enjoy a performance by the […]
Use cardboard to construct a maze then navigate your marble through the twists and turns.
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on select Mondays at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and be whisked away on literary adventures […]
Use cardboard to build a racetrack for your matchbox cars, Tech Decks, or other toy vehicles!
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on select Mondays at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and be whisked away on literary adventures […]
Use cardboard to build a racetrack for your matchbox cars, Tech Decks, or other toy vehicles!
Use cardboard to build a racetrack for your matchbox cars, Tech Decks, or other toy vehicles!
Use cardboard to build a racetrack for your matchbox cars, Tech Decks, or other toy vehicles!
Use cardboard to build a racetrack for your matchbox cars, Tech Decks, or other toy vehicles!
Join the Eastman Community Music School for a family-friendly performance followed by a question-and-answer session with the musicians. Each performance lasts approximately 20 minutes and […]
Visit the Play Lab to participate in the museum’s winter village build. Use cardboard to add your own touch!
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Visit the Play Lab to participate in the museum’s winter village build. Use cardboard to add your own touch!
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Visit the Play Lab to participate in the museum’s winter village build. Use cardboard to add your own touch!
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Visit the Play Lab to participate in the museum’s winter village build. Use cardboard to add your own touch!
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Visit the Play Lab to participate in the museum’s winter village build. Use cardboard to add your own touch!
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Visit the Play Lab to participate in the museum’s winter village build. Use cardboard to add your own touch!
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Visit the Play Lab to participate in the museum’s winter village build. Use cardboard to add your own touch!
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Visit the Play Lab to participate in the museum’s winter village build. Use cardboard to add your own touch!
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Visit the Play Lab to participate in the museum’s winter village build. Use cardboard to add your own touch!
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Visit the Play Lab to participate in the museum’s winter village build. Use cardboard to add your own touch!
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Visit the Play Lab to participate in the museum’s winter village build. Use cardboard to add your own touch!
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Spend winter break on the farm! Visit The Strong’s Play Lab to add your own creation to a Winter Village community build and explore a […]
Dragons have taken over this miniature painting workshop! WizKids has brought some of the most dangerous beasts from Dungeons and Dragons and is inviting guests […]
Dragons have taken over this miniature painting workshop! WizKids has brought some of the most dangerous beasts from Dungeons and Dragons and is inviting guests […]
Celebrate giving with the Happy Pirates! Join the Pirate Toy Drive to see how many toys they collected this year. Enjoy a performance by the […]
The Strong Museum is the ultimate play destination for all ages! With nearly 150,000 square feet of dynamic, interactive exhibit space, The Strong provides entertaining, educational, and unforgettable intergenerational fun.
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Museum News
Check items off your gift list while also supporting The Strong! Register for free and browse packages in The Strong Museum’s Holiday Auction! Now through December 13.
Museum News
The Strong announces access to Aira, an app to increase accessibility for guests who are blind or have low vision.
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.
Access thousands of objects from the museum's online database.
Search design documents, personal papers, and other archival materials.
Explore periodicals, books, comic books, and other holdings from The Strong's research library.
Thousands of artifacts from The Strong’s collections are available to researchers by appointment.
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.”
Visit a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.
Memberships to The Strong Museum make great gifts! Purchase a museum membership this holiday season and give the gift of play for an entire year.