THE STRONG

The Strong is an internationally recognized education center and popular travel destination through which diverse audiences explore the importance and cultural history of play, particularly as it relates to the American experience in particular and human experience in general. The museum is fun. Play is both a means and an end. Our subject matter is play, but play is also our method of interpretation and explanation, for adults and children alike. Our subject, our artifacts, our methods, and the thoughts and experiences of our guests all interact to form a seamless whole. Our superb collections, sound scholarship, inclusive educational philosophy, and creative interpretive approaches support exhibitions and programs that are innovative, interactive, exciting, challenging, surprising, and compelling. As an international institution, our collecting and interpretive activities and management practices set a benchmark for other collections-based cultural institutions of all kinds, but..

Also known as: Strong

Primary location: Rochester United States