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World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees for 2022 Announced

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World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees for 2022 Announced

ROCHESTER, New York—It’s official! Ms. Pac-Man gobbled up the competition. Dance Dance Revolution hit the beat. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time completed the adventure. And Sid Meier’s Civilization made history. These […]

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RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf and The Strong Partner for Deaf Day of Play, March 20

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RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf and The Strong Partner for Deaf Day of Play, March 20

Shane Rhinewald, 585-410-6365, srhinewald@museumofplay.orgSusancreate new email Murad, 585-451-0718, susan.murad@rit.educreate new email ROCHESTER, NY—Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) and The Strong have partnered to celebrate Deaf Awareness Month with a Deaf Day of […]

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The Strong houses the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of historical materials related to play and is home to the International Center for the History of Electronic Games, the National Toy Hall of Fame, the World Video Game Hall of Fame, the Brian Sutton-Smith Library & Archives of Play, the Woodbury School, and the opens in a new windowAmerican Journal of Play.

Spider man statue

Toy Halls of Fame gallery

Dragon boat in Reading Adventureland

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Members of the news media wishing to film or photograph in The Strong museum should contact The Strong’s Senior Director of Public Relations to make arrangements:

Shane Rhinewald

Shane Rhinewald
Senior Director of Public Relations
585-410-6365
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Companies and individuals interested in the museum as a site for commercial filming and photography projects should contact The Strong’s Facility Rental and Environmental Services Manager for availability, rates, and insurance requirements, or to arrange a scouting tour:

Debie Himmelsbach
Facility Rental and Environmental Services Manager
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