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Throughout the month of February, celebrate Black History Month at The Strong. Take part in The Strong’s Black History Quest, explore artifacts of Black history in the museum’s exhibits, and check out books […]
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Tyana Velazquez-Smith
The Strong is pleased to announce that Tyana Velazquez-Smith has been named assistant vice president for education. In this role, Velazquez-Smith oversees The Strong’s education […]
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ROCHESTER, NY— Hello, neighbor! Jump into the imaginative world of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, the award-winning PBS KIDS television series, when Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: A Grr-ific Exhibit visits The Strong National Museum of Play […]
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ROCHESTER, NY—The Black American play experience has been creative, resistive, empowering, and joyful in the face of systemic oppression, structural discrimination, and exclusion. In a new special double issue on Blackness and play, […]
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Commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with activities focused on Dr. King’s vision of becoming a “beloved community, grounded in love and peace” during a Day of Compassion at The […]
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The Strong is pleased to announce family programming for the month of December:
Royal HolidayDecember 11 & 12, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Join some favorite princesses as they celebrate winter and holiday traditions […]
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It’s back! Rochester’s most playful adults-only evening returns to The Strong on December 2 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Gather your friends for a night of fun and play at the first Happiest […]
The Strong is pleased to announce that Peter M. Briggs, COO and Co-Founder of Fifty/Fifty Gear, has been elected to its board of trustees. Prior to becoming head of Fifty/Fifty Gear, which manufactures […]
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ROCHESTER, NY—Calling all gamers! Join The Strong and Rochester Institute of Technology for Gaming for All: a WIG Celebration of Diversity in Gaming from 6 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, November 11. This […]
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November 4, 2021
For Immediate Release
ROCHESTER, New York—It’s official! The educational American Girl Dolls, game-changing board game Risk, and universal plaything sand have been inducted today into […]
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