Soar into The Strong for a hero-filled weekend! Come in costume to test your superhero skills all weekend long in the American Comic Book Heroes exhibit. *Meet some of your
Puppet
Inducted Year: 2015 Puppets may have originated in the Egypt of the pharaohs or in India nearly 6,000 years ago. Because the toy form appears long ago in nearly every
Showing Our Stuff
You might not think of museum curators as showoffs, but we are. Personally, I love speaking in public and appearing on TV. However, the type of showing off that curators like best
A New Stadium and a New Museum Can Co-Anchor the Toronto-Buffalo-Rochester Mega-Region
For almost a quarter century, I’ve divided my time between Rochester and Buffalo. This gave me the opportunity to observe the contrasts of two cities so close together yet so
Hercules: The Pinball Legend
In 1976, game designer Ron Halliburton of Arcade Engineering created a jumbo-sized pinball machine concept for the Bally Manufacturing Corporation. Bally created two prototypes for
From Training, to Toy, to Treatment: The Many Lives of Full Spectrum Warrior
How do people use games, toys, and other playthings? It’s a question play scholars and historians must grapple with. A blanket, for instance, serves as a warm companion on a cold
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To a Galaxy Far, Far Away
The wait is finally over. After three years of patient anticipation since the film was announced, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is finally upon us. Expectations were high, and fans
Slime Oozes into the National Toy Hall of Fame
I experience many emotions when my young kids ask to make slime. I usually greet their requests with enthusiasm before quickly dissolving into panic as I watch the glue, shaving
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Teaching Dungeons & Dragons: Continuing the Years of Storytelling
It is always an exciting thing to have your personal hobbies suddenly become relevant to your work. But imagine my shock when I got asked by multiple teams here at The Strong
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Let’s Give Puppets a Big Hand
I’ve had puppets on my mind lately since they’re among the 12 toy finalists for the 2011 induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame. Puppets have always played an important role
Puppets Stage a Big Showing in the National Toy Hall of Fame
Maybe you read a blog I wrote about four years ago proclaiming (politely, of course) that the puppet belonged in the National Toy Hall of Fame. That year, 2011, the dollhouse and
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Domestic Hobbies: Flattening the Curve from Home
It feels so long ago when I last wrote about domestic hobbies as play. It was indeed a different world—if we told our past selves what our lives look like now, we wouldn’t believe
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