Virtual Exhibits
WebPages designed as "Museum Exhibits"
Each page contains detailed information and graphic presentations from the
Museum Collection. Click on any exhibit title on the following list.
- Alfonso's Book - The 13th century Libro de Juegos. (Backgammon, Chess, Dice, Mill, Alquerque)
- American Classic Games - (commercial boxed games 1822-1992)
- Ancient & Historic Games - from Ancient Egypt, Sumer, and Crete
- Backgammon - examples from the Museum Collection
- Bagatelle Games - (table-top pinball)
- Bilboquet Games - (cup & ball - ring & pin)
- Children's Games - as depicted in Brueghel's painting Young Folks At Play
- Count & Capture Games - (Mancala)
- Disney Themed Games - games based on Mickey Mouse and Friends
- Dominoes - historical information and many collection examples
- Electronic Games - Battery, Handheld, TV Console, Computer
- Games in Playing Card Format - (19th and 20th century)
- Hockey Games - Floor Games, Board Games, Mechinical Games
- Inuit (Eskimo) Games - (text in English, French, and German)
- Map Games - (board games that are geographic maps)
- Playing Cards - (decks, related equipment, art)
- Puzzle Collection - (jigsaw, manipulative, and other types)
- Row Games - (Tic-Tac-Toe, Mill, and many others)
- Table Games - (Crokinole, Caroms, Jackstraws, Pick-Up-Sticks, and others)
- TV Games - (Board and Playing Card games based on television programs)
- Word Games - Language Puzzles & Boxed Word Games (Crossword, Scrabble, etc.)
You can play some of the games in the "Virtual Exhibits". Click here for our "Hands On Games Page".
Other Game-related sites on the Web: There are a great many sites on the Web concerning games. Links to some of these are on Exhibit Pages.
(For example, links to jigsaw puzzle sites would be found on the Virtual Exhibit Jigsaw Puzzle Pages.).
