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Title:	Object/s of Play: The Work of Cas Holman and Karen Hewitt
Date:	5/13/2023 - 10/22/2023
Address:	Shelburne Museum, 6000 Shelburne Road, Shelburne, VT 05482 ,
Location:	Shelburne, VT
Hours:	10:00am - 5:00pm
Cost/Cover:	free - $25
Web Page:	https://shelburnemuseum.org/exhibition/the-object-s-of-play/
Contact Info:	802-985-3346

Details:

Object/s of Play: The Work of Cas Holman and Karen Hewitt explores the creative processes of two award-winning American toy designers—a generation apart—who interpret the concept of open-ended play in their own unique ways. Instead of providing step-by-step instructions or written rules about how to engage with their toys, both Holman and Hewitt design playthings that encourage children to use their own imaginations, fostering creativity, ingenuity, and independent thinking. On view in the Pizzagalli Center’s Diana and John Colgate Gallery, this interactive exhibition will be organized into four playful sections. The exhibit begins with a selection of blocks and construction toys from the Shelburne Museum’s collection. In many ways, these play objects are precursors of the designs of Cas and Karen and provoke questions about the changing views of childhood, education, gender roles, and the problematic nature of exhibiting the material culture of children and childhood in museum settings.