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Visit the Ultimate Play Destination
The Strong National Museum of Play is a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.
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Happiest Hour
Happiest Hour
Join The Strong on Thursday, March 12, for the adults-only Happiest Hour! The night includes: Cash bar (cash and credit accepted) Loads of fun Music […]
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The Strong’s Woodbury School Open House
Explore the Woodbury School’s classrooms, meet staff, and have your questions answered at the Woodbury School’s open house. No registration required. Families should enter through […]
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EventsSensory Friendly Sunday
Continue ReadingEnjoy The Strong before it opens to the public at an exclusive event designed for guests with special sensory, developmental, or physical needs. Explore the […]
EventsGrossology Exhibit Opening Weekend
Continue ReadingExplore The Strong’s newest exhibit and enjoy some gooey and grimy activities throughout the museum! Gross Performance, 1 p.m., Paychex Theater Enjoy a gross out science show Slimy Sensory Bin, Play Lab Dig your hands […]
Must-See Exhibits
The Strong Museum is the ultimate play destination for all ages! With nearly 150,000 square feet of dynamic, interactive exhibit space, The Strong provides entertaining, educational, and unforgettable intergenerational fun.
Opening January 17
Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body
Based on the best-selling book Grossology, the exhibit uses sophisticated animatronics and imaginative interactives to tell you the good, the bad, and the downright ugly about runny noses, body odor and much more.
Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden
A visit to The Strong is not complete without a stop in Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden, the only year-round indoor butterfly garden in upstate New York.
Imagination Destination
Let your imagination soar! Be an astronaut, rescue pilot, construction worker, actor, and more in The Strong’s original, permanent Imagination Destination exhibit. Role-play in inspiring spaces bursting with physical challenges, such as a rescue helicopter, construction site, rocket ship, and theater.
Museum News
The Strong's National Toy Hall of Fame inducts Battleship, Slime, and Trivial Pursuit.
Museum News
The Strong launches an online exhibit in partnership with Google Arts & Culture, Insert Coin to Start: A History of Arcade Video Games in the 1970s.
Explore Our Collections
The Strong owns and cares for the world's most comprehensive collection of toys, dolls, board games, video games, other electronic games, books, documents, and other historical materials related to play.
Online Collections
Access thousands of objects from the museum's online database.
Archives Catalog
Search design documents, personal papers, and other archival materials.
Library Catalog
Explore periodicals, books, comic books, and other holdings from The Strong's research library.
On-site Collections Access
Thousands of artifacts from The Strong’s collections are available to researchers by appointment.
In play a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behavior. In play it is as though he were a head taller than himself.”
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Visit a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.
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