Museum News

November 10, 2023

The Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame inducted baseball cards, Cabbage Patch Kids, Fisher Price Corn-Popper, and NERF. The Fisher-Price Corn Popper is the special, fourth inductee in honor of the hall’s 25th anniversary.

September 13, 2023

The Strong announces 12 finalists for the 2023 National Toy Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place Thursday, November 9, 2023.

August 22, 2023

Generation Two (G2) is an educational program with The Strong museum that fosters 1:1 intergenerational friendships between kindergarten to second grade students and volunteers using child-directed play. Please consider becoming a volunteer!

June 30, 2023

Museum President & CEO Steve Dubnik, Governor Kathy Hochul, and museum trustees officially open The Strong’s 90,000 sq. ft. expansion.

June 29, 2023

The Strong launches indoor digital map with “blue dot” location tracking and point to point routing.

May 9, 2023

The Strong has joined Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Download now for multilingual exhibit overviews, gallery map, social stories, and audio tours.

May 4, 2023

Barbie Fashion Designer, Computer Space, The Last Us, and Wii Sports are inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

April 10, 2023

The Strong to create the world’s largest, playable Donkey Kong arcade machine as part of the expansion opening on June 30, 2023.

March 15, 2023

The Strong announces 12 finalists for the 2023 World Video Game Hall of Fame.

February 21, 2023

The Strong Museum to host a job fair on Monday, March 13 from 4–7 p.m. Register today!

February 13, 2023

The Strong Museum has launched two new online exhibits, “We are You”: How Yla Eason’s Olmec Toys Reshaped the Multicultural Toy Market and Troubles, Triumphs, and Trivia: 13 Games about Black History as part of Google Arts & Culture’s Black History and Culture hub.

January 18, 2023

The Strong National Museum of Play has been nominated in USA Today’s 2023 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards! The Strong is a contender for Best Pop Culture Museum. Vote today!