The Strong has received a grant of $150,000 (the maximum amount awarded) from the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Museums for America Program.
The Strong is one of 152 museums across the nation to be awarded grants out of 470 that applied for funding.
The IMLS funding will assist with the ongoing transformation of The Strong’s second floor into an artifact-dense, interactive, interpretive exhibit titled "America at Play". Consisting of five thematic zones, "America at Play" represents the first-ever historical overview of three centuries of play in America. "America at Play" will tell the story of the way that play has changed, stayed the same and how it affects everyone.
Funding will be applied toward the fabrication and installation of a 4,200-square-foot thematic exhibit on games and puzzles titled "Game Time!" The museum’s game and puzzle collection is the largest diversified collection of such artifacts in a public institution in the United States.
"Game Time!"—the second "America at Play" zone—is scheduled to open at the National Museum of Play at The Strong in April 2013.
The Strong is located at One Manhattan Square, Rochester. For more information click thestrong.org.
The Strong has received a grant of $150,000 (the maximum amount awarded) from the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Museums for America Program.
The Strong is one of 152 museums across the nation to be awarded grants out of 470 that applied for funding.
The IMLS funding will assist with the ongoing transformation of The Strong’s second floor into an artifact-dense, interactive, interpretive exhibit titled "America at Play". Consisting of five thematic zones, "America at Play" represents the first-ever historical overview of three centuries of play in America. "America at Play" will tell the story of the way that play has changed, stayed the same and how it affects everyone.
Funding will be applied toward the fabrication and installation of a 4,200-square-foot thematic exhibit on games and puzzles titled "Game Time!" The museum’s game and puzzle collection is the largest diversified collection of such artifacts in a public institution in the United States.
"Game Time!"—the second "America at Play" zone—is scheduled to open at the National Museum of Play at The Strong in April 2013.
The Strong is located at One Manhattan Square, Rochester. For more information click thestrong.org.
