Museum News
September 26, 2018
Curator Shannon Symonds moderates a panel discussion with video game and musical professionals after the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds concert.
September 19, 2018
The Strong receives a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to support the documentation, preservation, and accessibility of the museum's 30,000-volume collection of toy trade catalogs.
September 12, 2018
The Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame names the 12 finalists for 2018: American Girl dolls, chalk, Chutes & Ladders, Fisher-Price Corn Popper, Magic 8 Ball, Masters of the Universe, pinball, sled, tic-tac-toe, Tickle Me Elmo, Tudor Electric Football, and Uno.
August 13, 2018
M&T Charitable Foundation presents The Strong with a $250,000 donation towards the museum’s Powered by Play comprehensive campaign.
August 13, 2018
The Original Mobile Games app created by The Strong, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Second Avenue Learning is now available through Google Play.
August 9, 2018
Sam Dicker, former programmer at Williams Electronics, donates a collection of archival materials related to the arcade game Defender to The Strong’s Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play. Pictured here with his wife, Baunnie Dicker, and The Strong’s Jeremy Saucier (right).
August 8, 2018
The Strong announces collection from video game developer Wargaming, maker of World of Tanks, and the launch of an online exhibit through Google Arts and Culture.
July 31, 2018
Oyster names The Strong the best children's museum in the world.
July 27, 2018
The Strong, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Second Avenue Learning launch The Original Mobile Games, a free iOS minigame collection based on early dexterity and handheld puzzle games from The Strong's collections.
July 24, 2018
Dave Long, inventor of the Scene It? DVD game series, tours The Strong’s video games collection. Pictured here with The Strong’s Jon-Paul Dyson (left).
July 17, 2018
The Association of Games and Puzzles International awards The Strong its Outstanding Achievement Award for the museum's work in game and puzzle preservation. Steve Dubnik, The Strong's president and CEO, accepts the award (center, right). Photo credit Rick Tucker.
July 13, 2018
Members of the Association of Game and Puzzle Collectors visit The Strong’s Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play and view the museum’s world-class game and puzzle collections.