Maryhill Museum of Art
News
Release
September
10, 2008
Media
Contact: Leslie Wetherell
35 Maryhill Museum
Drive
Goldendale, WA
98620
509-773-3733
leslie@maryhillmuseum.org
Some things in life
are free...
Maryhill Museum of Art Signs On For
Smithsonian
Magazine's Museum Day 2008
---Fourth Annual
Museum Day Features
Free General
Admission on September 27, 2008---
GOLDENDALE, Washington
--- On Saturday,
September 27, 2008, Maryhill Museum of Art will participate in the fourth
annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian
magazine. Museum Day is a day when
museums and cultural institutions nationwide open their doors free of charge to
Smithsonian magazine readers and
Smithsonian.com visitors. A celebration
of culture, learning and the dissemination of knowledge, Smithsonian's Museum Day reflects the spirit of the magazine, and
emulates the free-admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution's Washington,
DC-based museums.
"We want to
join with museums in the Northwest to invite our friends and neighbors in for
the day," said Colleen Schafroth, executive director of Maryhill Museum of Art.
"Museums are repositories of human enterprise, and as such, should be available
to all." Last year, upwards of 100,000
people attended Museum Day across the nation.
All 50 states plus Puerto Rico were
represented by 651 participating museums.
Attendees must
present Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day Admission Card to gain free
entry to participating institutions. The
Museum Day Admission Card will be available in the September 2008 issue of Smithsonian
magazine and a downloadable version is available on the Museum Day website at www.smithsonian.com/museumdaycard. The
general public is welcome to participate by going to the Smithsonian.com
website and downloading the Museum Day Admission Card. Listings and links to other participating
museums' and sponsors' sites can be found at www.smithsonian.com/museumday.
About
Maryhill Museum of Art
Perched on a stunning 5,000-acre site
overlooking the scenic Columbia River Gorge, Maryhill Museum of Art contains a
world-class collection of artwork that ranges from early 20th century European
works to Native American objects. This award-winning museum, founded by
Northwest entrepreneur and visionary Sam Hill, opened to the public in
1940. Outside the museum is an Outdoor
Sculpture Garden,
Lewis and Clark interpretive panels and a life-sized replica of Stonehenge.
The museum is open
daily from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., March 15 to November 15. Admission fees are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors
and $2 for children age 6-16. Maryhill is located off Highway 97, 12 miles
south of Goldendale, Washington. Drive times to the museum are 2
hours from Portland/Vancouver, 3.5 hours from Bend,
4 hours from Seattle, and 1.5 hours from Yakima. Visit www.maryhillmuseum.org for more information.
About
Smithsonian
Founded in 1970 with the launch of Smithsonian magazine, Smithsonian
Media
--- comprising Smithsonian magazine, Air & Space, goSmithsonian,
Smithsonian Publishing Digital Network, Smithsonian Books and advertising for
Smithsonian Channel --- allows the intellectually curious to indulge and engage
their passions for history, the arts, science, the natural world, culture and
travel. Smithsonian Media's flagship
publication, Smithsonian magazine,
has a circulation of more than two million.
This multimedia network is also affiliated with the world's most visited
museum and research complexes at the Smithsonian Institution. For more information, visit www.smithsonian.com, www.airandspacemag.com, and www.gosmithsonian.com.
Photography The exhibit, Andy Warhol and
Other Famous Faces from the collections of Jordan
D. Schnitzer and his family foundation is currently on view at Maryhill Museum
of Art. After Andy Warhol, Marilyn (Announcement), 1981, screenprint.
From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation. © Andy
Warhol Foundation.
For a 300
dpi resolution photo click
here.
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