Abstract: A privacy screen module is disclosed that is free standing and may be joined with similar modules to make up a screened area. The screen module comprises a self-supporting stand having a hexagonal shape with parallel sides and a pair of end faces at each end, the pair of end faces having an included angle not greater than about 90.degree., frame having a nontransparent screen surface, the frame having upright members extending from the included angle of the stand, the upright members positioned such that a second screen module can be placed at an angle of up to about 90.degree. on either side from an in-line position adjacent the first screen module, and the upright members of the first and second screen modules retain the same minimum distance apart.