# The Strong National Museum of Play: Visit the Ultimate Play Destination

> The Strong is a highly interactive, collections\-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play\.

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## Pages
- [Homepage](https://www.museumofplay.org/)
- [General Internships](https://www.museumofplay.org/jobs/general-internships/)
- [Hours and Admission](https://www.museumofplay.org/visit/hours-and-admissions/)
- [Special Events](https://www.museumofplay.org/support/special-events/)
- [Play Makers Leadership Council](https://www.museumofplay.org/about/play-makers-leadership-council/)

## Posts
- [Happy 100th Birthday to Jack Ryan](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/happy-100th-birthday-to-jack-ryan/)
- [Hollywood Squares Turns 60](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/hollywood-squares-turns-60/)
- [Bagging Board Games for Fun and Nonprofit](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/bagging-board-games-for-fun-and-nonprofit/)
- [iPlay](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/iplay/)
- [Let’s Talk About Barbie Hairplay\!](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/lets-talk-about-barbie-hairplay/)

## Venues
- [Ralph C\. Wilson Skyline Climb](https://www.museumofplay.org/venue/ralph-c-wilson-skyline-climb/)
- [The Corn Hill Arts Festival](https://www.museumofplay.org/venue/the-corn-hill-arts-festival/)
- [The Strong National Museum of Play](https://www.museumofplay.org/venue/the-strong-national-museum-of-play/)
- [Activity Rooms](https://www.museumofplay.org/venue/activity-rooms/)
- [Barbie™ You Can Be Anything™: The Experience](https://www.museumofplay.org/venue/barbie-you-can-be-anything-the-experience/)

## Events
- [Play Lab: Sci\-fi Puppets](https://www.museumofplay.org/event/play-lab-sci-fi-puppets/2026-11-23/)
- [Play Lab: Sci\-fi Puppets](https://www.museumofplay.org/event/play-lab-sci-fi-puppets/2026-11-02/)
- [Play Lab: Sci\-fi Puppets](https://www.museumofplay.org/event/play-lab-sci-fi-puppets/2026-11-28/)
- [Play Lab: Sci\-fi Puppets](https://www.museumofplay.org/event/play-lab-sci-fi-puppets/2026-11-26/)
- [Play Lab: Sci\-fi Puppets](https://www.museumofplay.org/event/play-lab-sci-fi-puppets/2026-11-24/)

## Popups
- [Gift Membership](https://www.museumofplay.org/?post_type=popup&p=11274)
- [Fellowships](https://www.museumofplay.org/?post_type=popup&p=24488)
- [Museum Closure](https://www.museumofplay.org/?post_type=popup&p=19256)
- [AJP Sign Ups](https://www.museumofplay.org/?post_type=popup&p=14840)
- [Test](https://www.museumofplay.org/?post_type=popup&p=11254)

## Popup Themes
- [Default Theme](https://www.museumofplay.org/?post_type=popup_theme&p=11019)
- [Framed Border](https://www.museumofplay.org/?post_type=popup_theme&p=11024)
- [Floating Bar \- Soft Blue](https://www.museumofplay.org/?post_type=popup_theme&p=11025)
- [Content Only \- For use with page builders or block editor](https://www.museumofplay.org/?post_type=popup_theme&p=11026)
- [Light Box](https://www.museumofplay.org/?post_type=popup_theme&p=11020)

## Toys
- [Yahtzee](https://www.museumofplay.org/toys/yahtzee/)
- [Tickle Me Elmo](https://www.museumofplay.org/toys/tickle-me-elmo/)
- [Sorry\!](https://www.museumofplay.org/toys/sorry/)
- [Slide](https://www.museumofplay.org/toys/slide/)
- [Polly Pocket](https://www.museumofplay.org/toys/polly-pocket/)

## Games
- [EA Sports FIFA International Soccer](https://www.museumofplay.org/games/fifa-international-soccer/)
- [Angry Birds](https://www.museumofplay.org/games/angry-birds/)
- [Silent Hill](https://www.museumofplay.org/games/silent-hill/)
- [Dragon Quest](https://www.museumofplay.org/games/dragon-quest/)
- [Tamagotchi](https://www.museumofplay.org/games/tamagotchi/)

## Video Games
- [1940](https://www.museumofplay.org/video_games/1940-2/)
- [2024](https://www.museumofplay.org/video_games/2024-2/)
- [2023](https://www.museumofplay.org/video_games/2023-2/)
- [2022](https://www.museumofplay.org/video_games/2022-2/)
- [2021](https://www.museumofplay.org/video-game-history-timeline//2021-2/)

## Press Kits
- [About The National Toy Hall of Fame](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-kit/about-the-national-toy-hall-of-fame/)
- [About The Strong](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-kit/about-the-strong/)
- [Phase 2 Groundbreaking 2021](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-kit/phase-2-groundbreaking-2021/)
- [About the World Video Game Hall of Fame](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-kit/about-the-world-video-game-hall-of-fame/)
- [Women in Games Initiative](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-kit/women-in-games-initiative/)

## Press B\-roll
- [ESL Digital Worlds: Level Up](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-b-roll/esl-digital-worlds-level-up/)
- [ESL Digital Worlds: High Score](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-b-roll/esl-digital-worlds-high-score/)
- [Field of Play](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-b-roll/field-of-play/)
- [Play Pals](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-b-roll/play-pals/)
- [Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-b-roll/can-you-tell-me-how-to-get-to-sesame-street/)

## Press Releases
- [The Strong National Museum of Play’s Play Ball Gala Returns Friday, October 23](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-release/the-strong-national-museum-of-plays-play-ball-gala-returns-friday-october-23/): Rochester’s most playful fundraising gala returns\! Join Honorary Chairs Dan and Denise Burns and Steve and Jeanne Epping for an evening of fun and festivities highlighting the power of play in Rochester and beyond at The Strong’s Play Ball on Friday, October 23, from 6 to 10:30 p\.m\.
- [Wallace \& Gromit™ and Shaun the Sheep™: Shear Genius\!](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-release/wallace-gromit-and-shaun-the-sheep-shear-genius/): In this hands\-on exhibit, visitors step into the environments of Wallace \& Gromit and Shaun the Sheep – 62 West Wallaby Street and Mossy Bottom Farm – to explore the contraptions, antics and escapades of Wallace, Gromit, Shaun and other familiar Aardman characters through dramatic play and interactive opportunities\.
- [National Toy Hall of Fame Reveals 12 Toy Finalists](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-release/national-toy-hall-of-fame-reveals-12-toy-finalists-2/): The Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, New York, today announced the 12 finalists for induction into the hall: bingo, Bop It\!, Care Bears, Mahjong, Monster High dolls, Mouse Trap, Pokémon Trading Card Game, Polly Pocket, slide, Sorry\!, Tickle Me Elmo, and Yahtzee\.
- [Meet the 2026 National Toy Hall of Fame Finalists](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-release/meet-the-2026-national-toy-hall-of-fame-finalists/): Learn more about the 12 finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame\. 
- [The Strong National Museum of Play Joins in Gabby’s Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days September 4, 5, and 6](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-release/the-strong-national-museum-of-play-joins-in-gabbys-dollhouse-meowseum-discovery-days-september-4-5-and-6/): Gabby’s Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days is back in 2026 to encourage attendance at children’s museums across the country while celebrating the power of imagination and play\.

## Press Images
- [Building Exterior](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-image/building-exterior/)
- [Reading Adventureland](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-image/reading-adventureland/)
- [Sesame Street](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-image/sesame-street/)
- [Game Time\!](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-image/game-time/)
- [Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden](https://www.museumofplay.org/press-image/dancing-wings-butterfly-garden-2-2/)

## Exhibits
- [Wallace \& Gromit and Shaun the Sheep: Shear Genius](https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibit/wallace-gromit/): Step into the world of cheese\-loving inventor Wallace, his loyal dog, Gromit, and their farmyard pal, Shaun the Sheep, when Wallace \& Gromit and Shaun the Sheep: Shear Genius opens at The Strong\.
- [Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden](https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibit/dancing-wings-butterfly-garden/)
- [The Jewish History of the Toy, Game, Pinball, and Video Game Industries](https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibit/jewish-toy-industries/): Explore some of the hundreds of Jewish designers and entrepreneurs who helped shape the Western toy, game, and pinball industries, and the U\.S\. and Japanese video game business\. 
- [Ralph Wilson Skyline Climb](https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibit/skyline-climb/)
- [Field of Play](https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibit/field-of-play/)

## Journal Issues
- [Volume 18, Issue 2](https://www.museumofplay.org/journalofplay/issues/volume-18-issue-2/)
- [Volume 18, Issue 1](https://www.museumofplay.org/journalofplay/issues/volume-18-issue-1/)
- [Volume 17, Number 3](https://www.museumofplay.org/journalofplay/issues/volume-17-number-3/)
- [Volume 17, Number 2](https://www.museumofplay.org/journalofplay/issues/volume-17-number-2/)
- [Volume 17, Issue 1](https://www.museumofplay.org/journalofplay/issues/volume-17-issue-1/)

## Videos
- [Shannon Onstot](https://www.museumofplay.org/videos/shannon-onstet/)
- [Alan Gerson, Darlene Tipton, and Kingsley Wood](https://www.museumofplay.org/videos/alan-gerson-darlene-tipton-and-kingsley-wood/)
- [Don Francisco](https://www.museumofplay.org/videos/don-francisco/)
- [Remote Control](https://www.museumofplay.org/videos/remote-control/)
- [Jeff Goldstein](https://www.museumofplay.org/videos/jeff-goldstein/)

## Series
- [Play Lab: Write Your Story in The Stars](https://www.museumofplay.org/series/play-lab-write-your-story-in-the-stars/)
- [Carol D\. Simmons Storytime Club: Food and Feasts](https://www.museumofplay.org/series/carol-d-simmons-storytime-club-food-and-feasts-2/)
- [LEGO Building Workshops](https://www.museumofplay.org/series/lego-building-workshops/)
- [National Toy Hall of Fame Celebration](https://www.museumofplay.org/series/national-toy-hall-of-fame-celebration-3/)
- [In Another Galaxy](https://www.museumofplay.org/series/in-another-galaxy-3/)

## Categories
- [People at Play](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/category/people-at-play/)
- [Video Games](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/category/video-games/)
- [Toys](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/category/toys/)
- [Games](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/category/games/)
- [Brian Sutton\-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/category/brian-sutton-smith-library-and-archives-of-play-at-the-strong/)

## Tags
- [Atari](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/tag/atari/)
- [National Toy Hall of Fame](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/tag/national-toy-hall-of-fame/)
- [history](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/tag/history/)
- [Nintendo](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/tag/nintendo/)
- [Dungeons and Dragons](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/tag/dungeons-and-dragons/)

## Event Categories
- [Included with Admission](https://www.museumofplay.org/events/category/included-with-admission/)
- [Other Ticketed Events](https://www.museumofplay.org/events/category/ticket-required/)
- [Sensory Friendly](https://www.museumofplay.org/events/category/sensory/)
- [No Admission Required](https://www.museumofplay.org/events/category/no-admission-required/)
- [Included with Butterfly Garden Admission](https://www.museumofplay.org/events/category/included-with-butterfly-garden-admission/)

## Press Categories
- [Press Kits About The Strong](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/press_category/about-the-strong/)
- [Latest News](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/press_category/latest-news/)

## Press B Roll Category
- [Exhibits](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/press_b_roll_category/exhibits/)
- [Institutional](https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/press_b_roll_category/institutional/)

## Exhibit Types
- [Permanent](https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibit-type/permanent/)
- [Online](https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibit-type/online/)
- [Short\-Term](https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibit-type/short-term/)

## Year Inducted
- [1998](https://www.museumofplay.org/year_inducted/1998/)
- [2015](https://www.museumofplay.org/year_inducted/2015/)
- [2016](https://www.museumofplay.org/year_inducted/2016/)
- [2023](https://www.museumofplay.org/year_inducted/2023/)
- [2024](https://www.museumofplay.org/year_inducted/2024/)

## Age Groups
- [Teens](https://www.museumofplay.org/age-group/teens/)
- [Adults](https://www.museumofplay.org/age-group/adults/)
- [Young Children](https://www.museumofplay.org/age-group/young-children/)
- [Toddlers](https://www.museumofplay.org/age-group/toddlers/)

## Play Types
- [Games](https://www.museumofplay.org/play-type/games/)
- [Creativity](https://www.museumofplay.org/play-type/creativity/)
- [Pretend](https://www.museumofplay.org/play-type/pretend/)
- [Kinesthetic](https://www.museumofplay.org/play-type/kinesthetic/)
- [Nature](https://www.museumofplay.org/play-type/nature/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://www.museumofplay.org/sitemap_index.xml)