Museum News

June 29, 2023

The Strong launches indoor digital map with “blue dot” location tracking and point to point routing.

May 9, 2023

The Strong has joined Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Download now for multilingual exhibit overviews, gallery map, social stories, and audio tours.

May 4, 2023

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

April 10, 2023

The Strong to create the world’s largest, playable Donkey Kong arcade machine as part of the expansion opening on June 30, 2023.

March 15, 2023

The Strong announces 12 finalists for the 2023 World Video Game Hall of Fame.

February 21, 2023

The Strong Museum to host a job fair on Monday, March 13 from 4–7 p.m. Register today!

February 13, 2023

The Strong Museum has launched two new online exhibits, “We are You”: How Yla Eason’s Olmec Toys Reshaped the Multicultural Toy Market and Troubles, Triumphs, and Trivia: 13 Games about Black History as part of Google Arts & Culture’s Black History and Culture hub.

January 18, 2023

The Strong National Museum of Play has been nominated in USA Today’s 2023 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards! The Strong is a contender for Best Pop Culture Museum. Vote today!

January 3, 2023

The Strong Museum is named “Best Museum” and “Best Family Friendly Attraction” in CITY Newspaper’s Best of Rochester poll.

November 10, 2022

The Strong welcomes the Top, Masters of the Universe, and Lite-Brite into the National Toy Hall of Fame.

November 4, 2022

The Strong museum invites guests and members to support the Powered by Play Campaign by dedicating one of the amazing new OLED butterflies that will light-up the new welcome atrium.

October 25, 2022

Mary Valentine—a museum trustee, long-time philanthropic supporter, and great friend to many at The Strong—sadly passed away recently at the age of 74. While many museum guests never had the chance to experience her bright smile, Mary has impacted everyone who has visited The Strong in one way or another.