Sam AquillanoFounder, Executive Director Design Museum Foundation

1. What is Design Museum?

2. Where is Design Museum?

3. How do we focus?

1. What is Design Museum?

2. Where is Design Museum?

3. How do we focus?

1. What is Design Museum?

Bring the transformative power of design everywhere, to inspire a world full of creative problem solvers.

• Inspire

• Educate

• Transform

• Inspire —  Exhibits & Events

• Educate —  Workshops

• Transform —  Demonstration Projects

1. What is Design Museum?

2. Where is Design Museum?

3. How do we focus?

2. Where is Design Museum?

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Design is everywhere. So are we.

1. What is Design Museum?

2. Where is Design Museum?

3. How do we focus?3. How do we focus?

Design is everywhere. So are we.

Design Impact Areas

Vibrant Cities

Workplace Innovation

K-12 Education

Play

Data Visualization

Entrepreneurship

Business

Social Impact

Sustainability

Healthcare

Culture

Civic Innovation

Play

Extraordinary Playscapes

Extraordinary PlayscapesPlayground PassportExplore a city-wide celebration of play & design!

Free Exhibit: BSA Space, 290 Congress St, BostonPlus: 6 playgrounds around Greater Boston

Design is everywhere.So are we.

Extraordinary Playscapes

What’s your favorite playground?

Enjoy Extraordinary Playscapes, a free exhibition showcasing the art, history, science, and importance of play, featuring design stories behind over 40 international playgrounds, interactive experiences, and playable installations. From towering treetop playgrounds to hand-knit crochet installations, visitors will discover how designers translate play objectives into state-of-the-art and meaningful outdoor environments. Take the full tour with this Playground Passport. We’re highlighting local play spaces and creating some new ones as well! Our kiosks at playgrounds around town tell the story behind these amazing outdoor playscapes.

Free Exhibition: BSA Space, 290 Congress St. BostonOn-View: June 8 - September 5, 2016

Hours: Mon - Fri: 10am - 6pm, Sat - Sun: 10am - 5pm

Imagination Needs Places to Thrive

Share it on Instagram @designmuseumbos & #DMPlay!

Cover photo courtesy of Playworld

Events in partnership with

All events are located at BSA Space, 290 Congress St, Boston

More info & RSVP online at designmuseumboston.org

JUN

86:00pm • Exhibition Opening ReceptionBe the first to see Extraordinary Playscapes! Celebrate the opening night, meet designers behind some amazing playgrounds in the show, and most importantly, play!

JUL

1610:00am • Kids Design WorkshopJoin us on The Greenway with local artist and craftsman Mitch Ryerson to create and build unique playscapes using all natural materials.

AUG

1310:30am • Kids Design WorkshopJoin us for an interactive tour of the exhibition and outoor playscape building with Imagination Playground and more!

10:30am • Family Design DayJoin us for an interactive tour of the exhibition and hands-on workshop where families will envision, design, and build their own dream playscape. Tickets: architects.org

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6:30pm • UNITE • The Problem with PlayHow to design a more playful future, featuring: Michael Laris, Playworld; Lillian Hsu, Cambridge Parks; Cheri Ruane, Spurr Design/BSLA; and Peter Gray, Psychologist.

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6:30pm • FILM SCREENING • The Land: Adventure PlaygroundLearn about The Land, an creative adventure playground in Wales, and discuss “risky” play with David Ramsey, Dept. of Early Childhood, Boston Public Schools.

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Photo courtesy of Landscape Structures, Inc.

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Experience Extraordinary Playscapes all over Greater Boston, including 2 new playscapes we installed as part of this special exhibition.

Extraordinary PlayscapesBSA Space, 290 Congress St., Boston

Have an urban adventure!

Playground Passport

Frieda Garcia Park Halvorson Design Partnership, Inc.

Stanhope St. & Clarendon St., Boston

Opened 2013

12,000 sq ft

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Explore Frieda Garcia Park — a playful urban oasis in the heart of Back Bay. Filled with colorful climbing structures, unique swings, and beautiful art installations, the park encourages recreation and relaxation alike. Check out the park’s bright bird murals, custom play pieces, and relaxing gardens.

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Photo courtesy of Halvorson Design

Alexander Kemp Playground

36 Waterhouse St., Cambridge

Opened 2009

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Have a nature-play adventure at Alexander Kemp Playground. Set within the Cambridge Common, this site builds on the idea that playgrounds are places where children grow and learn about themselves and the world around them. Enjoy unique wooden play sculptures by local artist Mitch Ryerson, and explore the park’s interactive water and sand play features!

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Photo courtesy of the City of Cambridge

Extraordinary Playscapes

Vibrant Cities

Workplace Innovation

K-12 Education

Play

Data Visualization

Entrepreneurship

Business

Social Impact

Sustainability

Healthcare

Culture

Civic Innovation

• Inspire —  Exhibits & Events

• Educate —  Workshops

• Transform —  Demonstration Projects

Learn more: designmuseumfoundation.org @designmuseumfdn

Thank you!