Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Fri. & Sat. till 8 p.m.
Butterfly Garden Closures
Closed September 15–19, opening at 1 p.m. September 22–26.
The Strong National Museum of Play is a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.
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Join us in the Play Lab throughout the summer to explore weekly activities featuring a wide array of Spin Master toys and products! Each week […]
Use items like clothes pins and fabric to create your very own paint brush to bring home and practice your painting skills!
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on select Mondays at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and be whisked away on literary adventures […]
Use items like clothes pins and fabric to create your very own paint brush to bring home and practice your painting skills!
Use items like clothes pins and fabric to create your very own paint brush to bring home and practice your painting skills!
Use items like clothes pins and fabric to create your very own paint brush to bring home and practice your painting skills!
Use items like clothes pins and fabric to create your very own paint brush to bring home and practice your painting skills!
Use items like clothes pins and fabric to create your very own paint brush to bring home and practice your painting skills!
Use items like clothes pins and fabric to create your very own paint brush to bring home and practice your painting skills!
Who needs paint brushes? Go hands-on and create a masterpiece with finger painting!
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on select Mondays at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and be whisked away on literary adventures […]
Who needs paint brushes? Go hands-on and create a masterpiece with finger painting!
Who needs paint brushes? Go hands-on and create a masterpiece with finger painting!
Who needs paint brushes? Go hands-on and create a masterpiece with finger painting!
Who needs paint brushes? Go hands-on and create a masterpiece with finger painting!
Who needs paint brushes? Go hands-on and create a masterpiece with finger painting!
The Strong’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration is presented by the American Dairy Association North East. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with The Strong Museum! Head to the […]
Who needs paint brushes? Go hands-on and create a masterpiece with finger painting!
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on select Mondays at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and be whisked away on literary adventures […]
Experience The Strong’s brand new exhibit—Dollhouses Unveiled! Get creative in the Play Lab and use loose parts to furnish and decorate a cardboard dollhouse. Head […]
Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play at The Strong with activities throughout the day! Meet Kate Wiggs, daughter of inventor Chris Wiggs, and learn all about […]
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on select Mondays at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and be whisked away on literary adventures […]
Evolving a Dream: From Margaret Woodbury Strong to The Strong Museum With her drive, financial assets, and compelling vision, Margaret Strong was one of the […]
Included with general admission ($12.50 beginning at 2:30 p.m. on October 3) Calling all gamers, techies, and history buffs! The Strong National Museum of Play […]
Enjoy a day full of LEGO and experience different ways to play with one of the most popular toys around! View LEGO creations from members […]
Evolving a Dream: From Margaret Woodbury Strong to The Strong Museum With her drive, financial assets, and compelling vision, Margaret Strong was one of the […]
The Strong’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration is presented by the American Dairy Association North East. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with The Strong Museum! Head to the […]
The Strong Museum is the ultimate play destination for all ages! With nearly 150,000 square feet of dynamic, interactive exhibit space, The Strong provides entertaining, educational, and unforgettable intergenerational fun.
Let your imagination soar! Be an astronaut, rescue pilot, construction worker, actor, and more in The Strong’s original, permanent Imagination Destination exhibit. Role-play in inspiring spaces bursting with physical challenges, such as a rescue helicopter, construction site, rocket ship, and theater.
Ready, player! Become part of the game and immerse yourself in video game scenarios at ESL Digital Worlds: Level Up.
A visit to The Strong is not complete without a stop in Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden, the only year-round indoor butterfly garden in upstate New York.
Museum News
The Strong welcomes Tamagotchi, Defender, Quake, and GoldenEye 007 to the 2025 World Video Game Hall of Fame.
Museum News
The Strong announces access to Aira, an app to increase accessibility for guests who are blind or have low vision.
The Strong owns and cares for the world's most comprehensive collection of toys, dolls, board games, video games, other electronic games, books, documents, and other historical materials related to play.
Access thousands of objects from the museum's online database.
Search design documents, personal papers, and other archival materials.
Explore periodicals, books, comic books, and other holdings from The Strong's research library.
Thousands of artifacts from The Strong’s collections are available to researchers by appointment.
Become a champion for play and help make a difference in the lives of the children and families who play, learn, and grow with The Strong.
In play a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behavior. In play it is as though he were a head taller than himself.”
Visit a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.
