[game_edu] News from The Strong

[Trien, Susan]

Hi Everyone!

While your primary interest may be in video games and major announcements from the International Center for the History of Video Games at The Strong, I thought the following announcements from The Strong's National Museum of Play might also be of interest to you.

Make Your Move at Game Time!  Move like a piece on a giant game board through three centuries of American games, puzzles, and public amusements at Game Time! an original permanent exhibit opening at the National Museum of Play at The Strong on Saturday, April 13.  On your way to the finish line, enjoy colorful displays of rare historic treasures from The Strong's unparalleled game and puzzle collections, and play a  gaggle of interactive games both old and new.
Full press kit with high res images:  Game Time! Press Kit<http://www.thestrong.org/press/kits/game-time>

New Acquisition Makes The Strong's Monopoly Collection World's Largest With the recent acquisition of the Philip E. Orbanes Collection, The Strong(r)<http://www.thestrong.org>-home to the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of dolls, toys, and play-related artifacts-now holds the distinction of housing the world's largest and most comprehensive assemblage of classic Monopoly games. Press release follows: Monopoly Acquisition<http://www.thestrong.org/press/releases/2013/03/4508-strongs-monopoly-collection-now-worlds-largest>
Please contact me if you need any additional information.  Susan

Susan Trien
Senior Director of Public Relations & Advertising
The Strong
One Manhattan Square
Rochester, New York 14607 U.S.A.
Tel 585-410-6359
Fax 585-263-2493
strien at thestrong.org<mailto:strien at thestrong.org>
www.thestrong.org<http://www.thestrong.org>

The Strong Play Partners
National Museum of Play  |  www.museumofplay.org<http://www.museumofplay.org>
National Toy Hall of Fame  |  www.toyhalloffame.org<http://www.toyhalloffame.org>
International Center for the History of Electronic Games  |  www.icheg.org<http://www.icheg.org>
Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play  |  www.libraryandarchivesofplay.org<http://www.libraryandarchivesofplay.org>
American Journal of Play  |  www.journalofplay.org<http://www.journalofplay.org>


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