The Strong Celebrates 100 Years of Madame Alexander with Display
ROCHESTER, NY—In 1923, Madame Beatrice Alexander founded the Madame Alexander Doll Company and grew it into a leading doll manufacturer. The Strong National Museum of Play will honor that legacy, and the influence of Madame Alexander dolls on the way people play and collect, in a new display, “100 Years of Madame Alexander.” The display, that is now open, is in conjunction with Madame Alexander Doll Company’s year-long Centennial Celebration
“Beatrice Alexander was a true trailblazer in the early 1900s and […]
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RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf and The Strong Partner for Deaf Day of Play on March 5
ROCHESTER, NY—Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) and The Strong National Museum of Play have again partnered to celebrate the richness of Rochester’s Deaf community with a Deaf Day of Play at the museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 5. Students from NTID’s Department of American Sign Language and Interpreter Education bachelor of science in interpreting program will provide ASL assistance at the museum’s admissions desk and its Skyline Climb high […]
2023 World Video Game Hall of Fame Nominations Due February 28
ROCHESTER, New York—Do you have a favorite video game that deserves to join icons such as Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, and The Oregon Trail in The Strong’s World Video Game Hall of Fame? Video game lovers everywhere are urged to submit nominations for induction online. Submissions for nominations must be made by Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Finalists will be announced in March, 2023, and inductees will be revealed at via a virtual special on May 4, 2023.
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Original Raceway Arcade Exhibit Opens December 10
Play your way through the history of electronic driving games and experience America’s long fascination with the need for speed at the original Raceway Arcade exhibit, opening Saturday, December 10.
Start your engine and zip through the evolution of driving games in this highly interactive and artifact-rich exhibit designed for racing enthusiasts of all ages.
Challenge friends to the two-player Daytona USA (1994), three-player Super Sprint (1986), and the two-player favorite Mario Kart Arcade GP2 (2007).
Be the first to the finish line in arcade classics such as Out Run (1987) and Cruis’n USA (1994).
Grab the wheel in the modern […]
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Being Idle is Just Wasting Time? Think Again.
You’re Not Being Lazy—Just Seeking a Meaningful Life According to the American Journal of Play
ROCHESTER, NY—Enjoy an extra-long bath? Like to take in the spring flowers? Sit silently often with a good cup of coffee? Spend half the morning in bed with a book sometimes? Some may call that wasting the day or missing opportunities, but according to the latest issue of the peer-reviewed American Journal of Play, idleness may be the highest form of human good, the perfect intersection […]
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The Strong Museum and RPO Team Up for Winter Celebration, December 10
Rochester, NY–The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) and The Strong National Museum of Play have teamed up for the first time to present Let’s Play: A Winter Celebrationon Saturday, December 10.
Families are invited from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for musical performances throughout the museum featuring RPO musicians as well as student groups, an instrument petting zoo, a musical story time, and music-related arts & crafts. All are included in the regular museum admission: $19 (ages 2 and over); free for […]
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