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December 2, 2021

Check items off your gift list while supporting The Strong this holiday season. Bid online December 3–10. Registration is free.

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December 2, 2021

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation has awarded The Strong a $5 million capital grant to support its 90,000-square-foot expansion project, as well as an annual grant to support the museum’s general operations.

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November 4, 2021

The Strong welcomes American Girl Dolls, Risk, and Sand into the National Toy Hall of Fame.

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October 19, 2021

The Strong partners with WeGo Foundation to allow hospitalized children robotic access to the museum.

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October 12, 2021

Game enthusiasts and researchers alike can now dive into the creative processes and thinking of legendary game designer Sid Sackson through a new online portal from The Strong.

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October 7, 2021

The Strong is climbing into the realm of adventure play and building an all-new high ropes course—Skyline Climb—slated to open November 26, 2021.

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September 7, 2021

KidsOutandAbout names The Strong the top spot to take kids in the Rochester region.

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June 21, 2021

Ed Smith, an engineer who worked on the APF MP-1000 (1978) video game console and Imagination Machine (1979), tours the musuem’s video game collections. 

June 17, 2021

Fellowship recipient Neil Lerner from Davidson College in North Carolina visits The Strong to research the sounds of pinball machines. 

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December 18, 2019

The Louis S. and Molly B. Wolk Foundation has pledged $500,000 to benefit Powered by Play: A Campaign for The Strong. In acknowledgment of the gift, the museum will name the new admission [...]

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