Collections

The Strong owns and cares for the world’s most comprehensive collection of toys, dolls, board games, video games, and other electronic games, as well as books, documents, trade catalogs, and other historical materials related to play. Among The Strong’s collection are also alphabet blocks, plush toys, paper dolls, Bru and Jumeau dolls, fashion dolls, role-playing games, comic books, and many toy and game prototypes.

This unprecedented assemblage offers a unique interpretive and educational window into the critical role of play in physical, social, and intellectual development, and the ways in which play reflects cultural history.

Download The Strong’s Bloomberg Connects app for the America at Play and 12 Must-See Artifact audio tours. Text is offered in a variety of languages.