Maryhill Museum of Art is
open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 15 to November 15. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $2 for children age 6-16.
EXHIBITS AT MARYHILL
Permanent exhibits at Maryhill feature a large collection of works by Rodin, European and American
paintings, objects d'art from the palaces of the Queen of Romania, Orthodox icons, a collection of unique chess sets, the renowned Théâtre de la Mode and an extensive Native American collection. During the 2009 season,
the following temporary exhibits will also be on view:
Hudson River School Sojourn
(March 15 – July 8, 2009)
Outdoor Sculpture
Invitational (May 16 – October 4, 2009)
Ansel Adams: Masterworks (July
18 – September 13, 2009)
The Good Life (September 26 – November 15, 2009)
For complete descriptions of all the museum's exhibits,
click
here.
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VISITOR INFORMATION:
Maryhill Museum of Art is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
March 15 to November 15. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $2 for children age 6-16. (Family Fun activities and admission to the
museum are free for children under 17 with one adult admission.)
Sandwiches, salads, espresso drinks, cold beverages, desserts and pastries are available on-site at
Café Maryhill; the Museum Store features art and history books, jewelry, Native American crafts and other mementos.
Four miles east of the museum is Sam Hill’s replica of
Stonehenge, built as a tribute to the soldiers of Klickitat County who lost their lives in World War I. Admission to the Stonehenge Memorial is free;
it is open from 7:00 a.m. to dusk daily. Nearby The Klickitat County War Memorial was erected in 1995 to honor those who have died in the service of
their country since World War I.
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.
For further information about Maryhill, visit www.maryhillmuseum.org.
300 dpi images are available for press use - click
here.
Images above, from left to right: Jasper
Francis Cropsey (1823–1900), Misty Afternoon, 1873, oil on canvas. From the Collections of Dr. Michel Hersen and
Mrs. Victoria Hersen.; Klickitat Coil Baskets on view in the Native Peoples of North
American Collection. Made of cedar root and bear grass. Late 19th Century.;
Lance Carleton,
Flora Grande, 2004, recycled steel. Stonehenge Memorial #1.
Photography Scott Thomas, 2007.; Liz Cranston, teacher at North
Sherman Elementary School in Wasco, makes art at Maryhill Museum with Annalee Anglin of The Dalles.; Ansel Adams, Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, April 17, 1927, photograph. © 2008 The Ansel
Adams Publishing Rights Trust.
