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Venue:Boston Children's Museum
Dates:Only on 6/11, 7/28, 8/20 between 6/11/16 - 8/20/16
Hours:Hours Vary see below
Ages:Adults
In/Outdoor:Indoor
Cost:Free see below
Category:Movies

Boston Children’s Museum will feature three screenings of the short film “The Land” created by Vermont filmmaker Erin Davis. The Land (2015), is a documentary film that shares its name with an adventure playground in Wales, U.K., and explores the nature of play, risk and the possibilities of child-directed play.

At The Land, with guidance from trained playworkers, children climb trees, build forts, light fires, and improvise in a play space rooted in the belief that kids thrive and develop essential skills when they are allowed to manage risks on their own.

Cora Carey, School Age Learning Manager for Boston Children’s Museum said, “The film inspires parents to reconnect with the kind of play many of us remember from our youth: building forts from discarded boxes, exploring vacant lots with neighborhood kids, or climbing trees in backyards, and to consider how limited such play has become for children today.”

The trailer for the movie can be viewed here. Admission to the film and panel discussion is free and is for adults only. Children may play in the Museum with a second adult during the daytime screenings for the regular Museum fee. Only adults will be admitted for the evening screening as the Museum will be closed to the public.

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Screening Times (at Boston Children’s Museum KidStage Theater)

June 11, 2016 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm

July 28, 2016 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm

August 20, 2016 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm


The Power of Play Series culminates with Boston Children’s Museum’s second annual Play Festival on Saturday, August 20 at the Museum where adults can view The Land, then step out of the screening right into a giant celebration of what children do best – PLAY!

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June 11, 2016 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm
July 28, 2016 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
August 20, 2016 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm


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Free - registration is required (adults only)

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www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/theland

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308 Congress Street, Boston, MA map
Phone: 617-426-6500

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