{"id":1171,"date":"2021-06-29T12:39:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T18:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strong-wp.cloud.fruitionqa.com\/?page_id=1171"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:48:50","slug":"collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n    .heroHome {\n        display: flex;\n        flex-direction: column;\n        position: relative;\n    }\n\n    .heroHome img {\n        width: 100vw;\n        height: 350px;\n        object-fit: cover;\n    }\n\n    .heroHome .callout {\n        background-color: #ffd204;\n        color: #2f2b3b;\n        padding: 30px 45px;\n        display: flex;\n        flex-direction: column;\n        row-gap: 10px;\n    }\n\n    .heroHome .callout p {\n        margin: 0;\n    }\n\n    .heroHome .callout .title {\n        font-weight: 700;\n        font-size: 24px;\n        line-height: 34px;\n    }\n\n    .heroHome .callout p {\n        font-style: normal;\n        font-weight: 500;\n        font-size: 14px;\n        line-height: 23px;\n    }\n\n    @media screen and (min-width: 961px) {\n        .heroHome img {\n            height: 600px;\n        }\n\n        .heroHome .callout {\n            position: absolute;\n            right: 0;\n            bottom: 0;\n            width: 255px;\n            border-radius: 10px 0 0 0;\n            padding: 30px;\n        }\n    }\n\n    @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) {\n        .heroHome .callout {\n            width: 275px;\n        }\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"heroHome heroBlock\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Storage2-700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Home page hero image\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Storage2-700.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Storage2-700-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Storage2-700-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Storage2-700-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container planContainer planHero\">\n    <div class=\"grid align-center\">\n        <div class=\"col-9\">\n            <div class=\"planBox\">\n                <h1 class=\"planBox__title\">Collections<\/h1>\n                <p class=\"planBox__desc\">The Strong is home to the largest, most comprehensive collection of toys, dolls, games, and video games. Search The Strong\u2019s database to view thousands of toys, dolls, board games, puzzles, construction sets, mechanical banks, video games, pinball machines, and more!<\/p>\n\n                                    <a class=\"link1\" href=\"https:\/\/onlinecollection.museumofplay.org\/ArgusNet\/Portal\/Public.aspx\" target=\"_self\">Search Now<\/a>\n                \n\n                                    <a class=\"link2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/blog\/how-to-find-things-in-the-strongs-collections\/\" target=\"_self\">Tips for Searching<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container copyFull\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\">\n    <div class=\"grid\">\n        <div class=\"col-12\">\n           <p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Strong owns and cares for the world&#8217;s most comprehensive collection of toys, dolls, board games, video games, and other electronic games, as well as books, documents, trade catalogs, and other historical materials related to play. Among The Strong&#8217;s collection are also alphabet blocks, plush toys, paper dolls, Bru and Jumeau dolls, fashion dolls, role-playing games, comic books, and many toy and game prototypes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This unprecedented assemblage offers a unique interpretive and educational window into the critical role of play in physical, social, and intellectual development, and the ways in which play reflects cultural history.<\/p>\n<p>Experience <a title=\"https:\/\/app.bloombergconnects.org\/TowiGADPwzb\" href=\"https:\/\/app.bloombergconnects.org\/TowiGADPwzb\">The Strong\u2019s Bloomberg Connects guide<\/a> for the <i>America at Play<\/i> and 12 Must-See Artifact audio tours. 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style=\"font-size:24px\">International Center for the History of Electronic Games<\/h3>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"cardFooter\">\n                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/collections\/icheg\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"col-auto col-grid\">\n                                <div class=\"cardWrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"cardImage\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/JEOPARDY-2-scaled.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                                    <div 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