Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) and The Strong have partnered to celebrate Deaf Day of Play at the museum. Students from NTID’s Department of American Sign Language and Interpreter Education Program will provide ASL assistance at the museum throughout the day. (General museum admission fees apply.)  

All activities are interpreted.

• Learn about butterflies from a museum biologist in the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden.

Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden, 11 a.m., 2 p.m. (additional fees may apply)

• Explore NTID’s Perception, Language and Attention in Youth (PLAY) Lab and their aim to understand how early sensory experiences shape visual, cognitive, and language abilities later in life.

Adams Atrium, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

• Join the Rochester School for the Deaf for an ASL story time.

Adams Atrium, 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m.

• Visit the Play Lab to explore the ASL alphabet and incorporate it into art!

Play Lab 

• Watch a performance of NTID’s newest production: The Cracked Nut – a reimagining of the Nutcracker set in 1940s Harlem.

Paychex Theater, 1:30 p.m.

• View artifacts highlighting sign language and the D/deaf community’s impact on play!

Adams Atrium