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Do technologically advanced toys make kids smarter? Probably not.

Continue Reading about Caregivers Must be Careful with So-Called “Brainy Toys” According to the American Journal of Play Published on:
May 5, 2023

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

Continue Reading about World Video Game Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2023 Inductees Published on:
May 4, 2023

Continue Reading about The Strong National Museum of Play to Create the World’s Largest, Playable Donkey Kong Arcade Machine Published on:
April 10, 2023

Continue Reading about The Strong National Museum of Play Launches “Bringing Barbie to Everyone” Project to Digitize and Share its Barbie Collections Published on:
April 4, 2023

The Strong National Museum of Play and Take-Two Interactive have teamed up to present Get in the Game!

Continue Reading about The Strong National Museum of Play and Take-Two Interactive Host Get in the Game! on March 29 Published on:
March 28, 2023

2023 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists Announced

Continue Reading about 2023 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists Announced Published on:
March 15, 2023

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March 15, 2023

The Strong Hosts First-Ever Job Fair on March 13

Continue Reading about Work Play into Your Future: The Strong Announces First-Ever Job Fair, March 13 Published on:
February 28, 2023

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 […]

Continue Reading about The Strong Celebrates 100 Years of Madame Alexander with Display Published on:
February 15, 2023

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 […]

Continue Reading about RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf and The Strong Partner for Deaf Day of Play on March 5 Published on:
February 14, 2023