FAMILY PROGRAMS
Saturday, March 17, 1 to 4 p.m.
Family Fun: St. Patrick's Day
Make a leprechaun during this drop in activity for kids of all ages. All materials provided. Free with museum admission.
On Family Fun days youth 18 and under are admitted to the museum free all day with one paid adult museum admission.
Thursday, April 26, 2 to 4 p.m.
Poem in Your Pocket Day
Everyone is invited to Maryhill Museum of Art for an afternoon of poetry and prose. All members of the audience are invited to share their favorite poems. Free with museum admission.
Family Fun: Draw Your Own Landscape
Drop in for an afternoon of self-guided art making. Drawing inspiration from Maryhill's magnificent surroundings, visitors of all ages are invited to create a landscape.
All supplies provided. Free with museum admission. On Family Fun days youth 18 and under are admitted to the museum free all day with one paid adult museum admission.
Saturday, August 25 & Sunday, August 26, 1 to 4 p.m.
Family Fun: Art Under the Tent
Explore your creativity at the Maryhill Art Tent, featuring free drop-in art activities and open to all ages during the Maryhill Arts Festival.
On Family Fun days youth 18 and under are admitted to the museum free all day with one paid adult museum admission.
Saturday, September 15, 11 a.m.
Family Fun: Puppet Making & Puppet Show
Join us from 11:00 t0 11:45 for a hands-on puppet making workshop, then at noon enjoy a puppet show, The Ugliest Duckling, performed by Portland's renowned Tears of Joy Theater.
Cost for puppet making workshop is $10 members / $15 nonmembers. Pre-registration required. Call 509 773-3733 or email education@maryhillmuseum.org.
On Family Fun days youth 18 and under are admitted to the museum free all day with one paid adult museum admission.
Saturday, October 6, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Family Fun: Veggie Car Races
Join in the fun at the annual Classic Veggie Car Races just for kids. Children can put their ingenuity to work transforming humble veggies into fantastically engineered cars and race them on a 12 foot ramp for thrills and chills. Kids of all ages are invited to participate in this fun outdoor activity. Races start at 1 p.m.
Free on museum grounds. On Family Fun days youth 18 and under are admitted to the museum free all day with one paid adult museum admission.
Sunday, November 11
End of Season Program and Veteran's Day
Maryhill Museum of Art extends free admission to veterans and active military members on Veteran's Day. At 2 p.m. join us for a Lecture: The Pacific Northwest in World War Two with author Kurt Nelson, author of Fighting for Paradise: A Military History of the Pacific Northwest, provides insight into a little-known area of American military history rich in drama.