The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play is part of The Strong in , . Established in 1969 and initially based on the personal collection of Rochester native Margaret Woodbury Strong, the museum opened to the public in 1982, after several years of planning, cataloguing, and exhibition development for the museum's new building in downtown Rochester.
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  • Opening hours: Sunday—Thursday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM and Friday—Saturday 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national museum dedicated to toys and play located in Rochester, New York, United States
  • Also known as: “National Museum of Play”, “National Museum of Play at The Strong”, “Strong National Museum of Play”, “The National Museum of Play”, and “The Strong Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blue Cross Arena and Geva Theatre Center.

Stadium
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, also known as the War Memorial, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in . For hockey and lacrosse, its seating capacity is 10,662. is situated 2,600 feet west of The Strong National Museum of Play.

Theater building
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is a regional, not-for-profit, professional theatre company based in . It is housed in an 1868 building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, located in Rochester at 75 Woodbury Boulevard near . is situated 1,100 feet west of The Strong National Museum of Play.

Park
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is an urban park in . It contains the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, erected in 1892. is situated 1,200 feet west of The Strong National Museum of Play.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Wedge Historic District and East Avenue Historic District.

Neighborhood
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South Wedge is a historic district and neighborhood in southeast , in a predominantly residential section of the city. The district includes a variety of buildings constructed between the 1840s and 1920s, mainly two-story detached family residences.

Neighborhood
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is a national historic district located at in . The district consists of a series of large 19th and early 20th century homes, houses of worship, meeting houses, and museums.

Town
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is a town and census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 37,137 at the 2020 census. is situated 2½ miles southeast of The Strong National Museum of Play.

The Strong National Museum of Play

Latitude
43.15253° or 43° 9′ 9″ north
Longitude
-77.60105° or 77° 36′ 4″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
87M4593X+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108277015
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q7753203
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“The Strong National Museum of Play” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “The National Museum of Play”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны музей гульняў”
  • Catalan: “The National Museum of Play”
  • Chinese: “斯特朗国家游乐博物馆”
  • Chinese: “斯特朗国家玩具博物馆”
  • Chinese: “斯特朗國家玩具博物館”
  • Chinese: “斯特朗國家遊戲博物館”
  • Croatian: “The National Museum of Play”
  • Esperanto: “La Nacia Muzeo de Ludo”
  • Finnish: “The National Museum of Play”
  • French: “The National Museum of Play”
  • French: “The Strong National Museum of Play”
  • German: “The National Museum of Play”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi na Ƙasa mai ƙarfi”
  • Indonesian: “The National Museum of Play”
  • Japanese: “ザ・ストロング・ミュージアム”
  • Japanese: “国立遊戯博物館”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей игр”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј игара”
  • Spanish: “The National Museum of Play”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей ігор”

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