Museum News
May 6, 2021
The World Video Game Hall of Fame inducts Animal Crossing, Microsoft Flight Simulator, StarCraft, and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? into the class of 2021.
April 21, 2021
The Strong breaks ground on phase two of its major expansion project.
March 18, 2021
The Strong’s World Video Game Hall of Fame announces the 12 finalists for induction: Animal Crossing, Call of Duty, FarmVille, FIFA International Soccer, Guitar Hero, Mattel Football, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Pole Position, Portal, StarCraft, Tron, and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
March 10, 2021
The Strong participates in Music, Makers & Machines, a virtual exhibit experience about the history of electronic music through Google Arts & Culture and YouTube.
March 8, 2021
ESL Federal Credit Union committs $1.5 million to The Strong's expansion project and acquires naming rights to Digital Worlds exhibit.
February 23, 2021
The Strong receives a donation from the family of Buffalo-native Ralph Coppola (1948–2018), president of the coin-operated game developer and manufacturer Innovative Concepts in Entertainment (ICE) and manufacturer of the iconic Chexx (1982) “bubble hockey” game.
February 19, 2021
In conjunction with Google Arts & Culture, The Strong launches the online exhibit "A History of Shindana Toys: Dolls and Games with a Difference."
December 15, 2020
The Strong acquires souce materials from the LGBTQ Game Archive, which includes the first known LGBTQ video games.
December 3, 2020
Insert Coin, a video game documentary that made use of The Strong's archives and screened at the museum last year, releases to virtual cinema.
December 2, 2020
The Strong launches "Ten Sports Video Games that Changed the Digital Playing Field" online exhibit through Google Arts & Culture.
December 1, 2020
Readers of the Democrat and Chronicle name The Strong the top museum and top family amusement in Rochester.
November 5, 2020
The Strong inductees Jenga, Baby Nancy, and Sidewalk Chalk into the National Toy Hall of Fame.