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Colleen Schafroth, Executive Director

(509) 773-3733, colleen@maryhillmuseum.org

 

 

Maryhill Museum of Art Offers Free Admission to
Local Residents During Weekend of April 18 & 19

(GOLDENDALE, Wash., April 1, 2009) – Maryhill Museum of Art invites residents of Coos, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Josephine and Lane counties to visit FREE during the weekend of April 18 & 19. Residents of those counties need only present their driver's license to receive complimentary admission.

While this is the 17th year Maryhill has offered this incentive to its neighbors, it is especially timely now that many Northwest residents are seeking free and low-cost activities.  

"This is a great opportunity to experience the museum and the new exhibits on view," said Colleen Schafroth, Maryhill’s executive director.  "Visitors can enjoy the special exhibition Hudson River School Sojourn, which runs through July 8, as well as the permanent collection, which has something for nearly every taste. European and American paintings, Orthodox icons, and unique chess sets -- which kids especially enjoy -- the renowned Théâtre de la Mode, and a wonderful collection of Native American basketry are just a few of the treasures you'll find at Maryhill.”

 

Hudson River School artists, who came to prominence during the 19th and early 20th century, are known for their beautifully composed pastoral paintings, filled with dramatically lit mountains, waterfalls and old growth forests that evoke an idealized and romantic landscape where humans and nature co-exist peacefully. These artists also reflected a new concept of wilderness that had spread to America from Europe – one where man was considered an intrusion in a landscape more beautiful than terrifying. All of the 34 works featured in Hudson River School Sojourn are drawn from the collection of Dr. Michel Hersen and Mrs. Victoria Hersen, who both share an affinity for the vision and environmental philosophies of the Hudson River School artists.

 

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ABOUT MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART:

Housed in a glorious Beaux Arts mansion on 5,300 acres high above the Columbia River, Maryhill Museum of Art is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most enchanting cultural destinations.  Founded by Northwest entrepreneur and visionary Sam Hill, Maryhill opened to the public in 1940; today the museum boasts a world-class permanent collection, rotating exhibitions of the highest caliber, and dynamic educational programs that provide opportunities for further exploration by visitors of all ages.

The museum’s collection includes more than 80 works by Auguste Rodin, European and American paintings, objects d'art from the palaces of the Queen of Romania, Orthodox icons, unique chess sets, and the renowned Théâtre de la Mode, featuring small-scale mannequins attired in designer fashions of post-World War II France. Baskets of the indigenous people of North America were a collecting interest of Sam Hill; today the museum’s Native American collection represents nearly every tradition and style in North America, with works of art from prehistoric through contemporary.  

 

Maryhill’s Outdoor Sculpture Garden features work from the permanent collection by Tom Herrera, Mel Katz, Heath Krieger, Alisa Looney, Jill Torberson, Julian Voss-Andreae, Jeff Weitzel and Leon White.  Each year the museum also hosts an Outdoor Sculpture Invitational showcasing artists of the Northwest. The Maryhill Overlook is a site-specific sculpture by noted Portland architect Brad Cloepfil; nearby are Lewis and Clark interpretive panels. Four miles east of Maryhill is a life-sized replica of Stonehenge, Stonehenge Memorial, which Sam Hill built to memorialize local men who perished in World War I. Nearby, the Klickitat County War Memorial honors those who have died in service of their country since World War I.

 

The museum was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. In 2001 the museum was listed as an official site of the National Historic Lewis and Clark Trail and in 2002 was accredited by the American Association of Museums.


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. Admission to the Stonehenge Memorial is free; it is open from 7:00 a.m. to dusk daily.

 

Sandwiches, salads, espresso drinks, cold beverages, and freshly baked desserts and pastries are available at Café Maryhill; the Museum Store features art and history books, jewelry, Native American crafts and other mementos. 


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, visit maryhillmuseum.org.


Image above: Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900), Misty Afternoon, 1873, oil on canvas. From the Collections of Dr. Michel Hersen and Mrs. Victoria Hersen.

 

A selection of 300 dpi images is available for use by press - click here.

Maryhill Museum of Art | 35 Maryhill Museum Drive | Goldendale, WA 98620 | 509-773-3733
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