While cataloging some older books found within the museum’s collection, I kept coming across ones…
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One of the great things about kids’ imaginations is their capacity to magically turn one…
Among the treasures in The Strong Museum’s National Archives of Game Show History is the…
Let’s talk about cryptids. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a cryptid is “a creature that…
As a museum of play, one of the largest segments of The Strong’s collection is…
On a snowy winter day in January 2024 at The Strong National Museum of Play,…
In my position as Research Specialist for Black Play and Culture, I am often asked…
Back in 2019, Dr. Sami Schalk contributed a piece to Inside Higher Ed titled “Lowbrow…
Game designer Arnold Hendrick designed the solitaire fantasy board game Barbarian Prince in 1981. It…
A proverb in the Bible states, “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a…
Nature always strives for balance. While at times it may be fragile, there are ecosystems…
NPCs are having a moment. That raises, of course, an existential question: can an NPC…
If you have come to the museum recently, you may have noticed a new friend—or…
The oldest known baseball card shows the entire Brooklyn Atlantics team from around 1860. Later…
Were you one of the kids who was told that babies are found in the…
If you want to be guaranteed a lively conversation, bring up the Ouija board. This…
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee…. There was something particularly playful about Muhammad…
The toy industry loves a good buzzword and lately the one I’ve been seeing is…