Play Lab: Levers
Play Lab: Levers
Join us in the Play Lab this week to learn about the function and many uses of levers all around us and construct your own!
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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Plan Your Visit Buy TicketsThe 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.
Explore the possibilities in The Strong’s newest exhibit. On view through May 12.
Learn about the history and cultural importance of electronic games in ESL Digital Worlds: High Score and see how this medium has changed the way that people play and connect.
Ready, player! Become part of the game and immerse yourself in video game scenarios at ESL Digital Worlds: Level Up.
Events
Join Just Games for Dungeons and Dragons: Miniature Painting workshop in The Strong’s Play Lab. Many Dungeons and Dragons players like to use miniatures to bring their campaigns to life. Experts from Just […]
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Enjoy The Strong before it opens to the public at an exclusive event designed for children with special sensory, developmental, or physical needs. Explore the museum in a comfortable and accepting environment that […]
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USA Today readers named The Strong one of the Top 3 Pop Culture Museums in the United States.
Museum News
The Strong announces the 2024 World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists.
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.
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.”