Today The Strong’s president & CEO, Steve Dubnik, was joined by Mary Wilson and WNY Girls in Sports for the naming of the Ralph Wilson Skyline Climb. The museum would like to thank Mary Wilson and the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation for their continued support! Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
About us
The Strong is a highly interactive, collections-based educational institution devoted to the study and exploration of play. The Strong is home to the International Center for the History of Electronic Games, the National Toy Hall of Fame, the World Video Game Hall of Fame, the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play, the Woodbury School, and the American Journal of Play. Independent and not-for-profit, the Strong is situated in Rochester, New York, where it houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of historical materials related to play. These enable a multifaceted array of research, exhibition, and other interpretive activities that serve a diverse audience of adults, families, children, students, teachers, scholars, collectors, and others around the globe.
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http://www.museumofplay.org
External link for The Strong
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Rochester, New York
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1982
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
One Manhattan Square
Rochester, New York 14607, US
Employees at The Strong
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Howard Blumenthal
Executive Director, 21st Century Learning Project at University of Virginia; Senior Scholar, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania;…
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Bob Boden
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Jonathan Strong
Chief Technology Officer at Harvard Business School || CIO || Private Equity || M&A || Digital Transformation
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Leo Olebe
Vice President @ Microsoft, Board Director, Trustee, Ex-Google/YouTube/Facebook
Updates
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The Strong invites scholars to apply for research fellowships whose projects would benefit from access to the museum’s wealth of resources (artifacts, publications, and archival materials) on the history of play and playthings. Next deadline is August 15! https://lnkd.in/gVj4SGZb
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Tickets are now available for Save the Games: A Digital Preservation Symposium at The Strong Museum on August 21 & 22. Tickets are required for all non-presenters who wish to attend the symposium! https://ow.ly/9bnK50SuXAQ
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Research Fellowships Available! The Strong invites scholars to apply for research fellowships whose projects would benefit from access to the museum’s wealth of resources (artifacts, publications, and archival materials) on the history of play and playthings. Learn more about the application process. https://lnkd.in/gVj4SGZb
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The late Willie Mays was a positive force in American culture. Mays was named National Baseball League’s Most Valuable Player in 1954 & 1965 and ended his career with 660 home runs. This board game, found in our America at Play exhibit, allowed fans to play along with their favorite center fielder. The Topps "The Ultimate 1954 Series" baseball card can be seen in the Toy Halls of Fame gallery.
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The Strong's marketing and communications team received two Awards of Excellence from the local chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. In the “media relations” category, the museum won for the National Toy Hall of Fame induction live on Good Morning America. In the “Event” category, the museum won for the grand opening celebration of the 2023 expansion. PRSA Rochester
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Want a cheat sheet for searching The Strong’s vast collections? Check out this blog for some tips and tricks: https://lnkd.in/gbP7rkyd
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Tickets are now available for Save the Games: A Digital Preservation Symposium at The Strong Museum on August 21 & 22. Tickets are required for all non-presenters who wish to attend the symposium! https://lnkd.in/gKUpdKQT
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Happy Teacher Appreciation week! The Strong wants to give a special shoutout to the teachers at The Strong’s Woodbury School. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication! #TeacherAppreciation #WoodburySchool #museumofplay #RochesterNY
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