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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!

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January 3, 2023

The Strong Museum is named “Best Museum” and “Best Family Friendly Attraction” in CITY Newspaper’s Best of Rochester poll.

November 10, 2022

The Strong welcomes the Top, Masters of the Universe, and Lite-Brite into the National Toy Hall of Fame.

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November 4, 2022

The Strong museum invites guests and members to support the Powered by Play Campaign by dedicating one of the amazing new OLED butterflies that will light-up the new welcome atrium.

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October 25, 2022

Mary Valentine—a museum trustee, long-time philanthropic supporter, and great friend to many at The Strong—sadly passed away recently at the age of 74. While many museum guests never had the chance to experience her bright smile, Mary has impacted everyone who has visited The Strong in one way or another.

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September 14, 2022

The Strong announces the 12 finalists for the 2022 National Toy Hall of Fame: bingo, Breyer Horses, Catan, Lite-Brite, Nerf Toys, Masters of the Universe, piñata, Phase 10, Pound Puppies, Rack-O, Spirograph, and top.

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June 29, 2022

The Strong’s new online exhibit, That’s Just How We Roll: A History of the International Gay Bowling Organization launches on Google Arts & Culture Pride hub.

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June 16, 2022

Local play not-for-profit Generation Two (G2) to merge with The Strong National Museum of Play.

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June 15, 2022

The Strong launches Jerry Lawson: The Black Engineer and Entrepreneur Who Changed Video Games, an online exhibit, on Google Arts & Culture. Gerald “Jerry” Lawson changed the way we play by leading the creation of the video game cartridge and founding game developer company Video Soft.

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