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Colleen Schafroth, Executive Director

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

 

 

Maryhill Museum of Art Offers Free Admission to Residents
of Jefferson, Lewis, and San Juan Counties
During Weekend of July 25 & 26

(GOLDENDALE, Wash., June 25, 2009) – Maryhill Museum of Art invites residents of Jefferson, Lewis, and San Juan counties to visit FREE during the weekend of July 25 & 26. 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 chance to experience the museum and the new exhibits on view," said Colleen Schafroth, Maryhill’s executive director.  "Visitors can see the special exhibition Ansel Adams: Masterworks 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.”

Ansel Adams is one of the few American artists to become a household name. Ansel Adams: Masterworks features 47 photographs that Adams personally selected as his best work. Included are breathtaking images of Yosemite, where Adams spent many seasons living and working as a youth, National Parks throughout the American West, as well as photographs captured in New Mexico, the Great Smokey Mountains, New York City, Hawaii and on Cape Cod. The exhibit will be on view July 18 - September 13, 2009.


The annual Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, on view until October 4, features large-scale works in a variety of media installed throughout the museum's sculpture garden. The exhibition features work by Northwest artists Lance Carleton (Everett, WA), Matt Cartwright (Portland, OR), Gregory Glynn (Bainbridge Island, WA), Tom Herrera (Mosier, OR), Ed Humpherys (Walla Walla, WA), Jay Moody (Portland, OR), Francisco Salgado (Portland, OR), Julie Speidel (Vashon, WA), Mike Suri (Portland, OR), Jeff Tangen (Shoreline, WA), and David Wagner (Portland, OR). 
 

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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: Ansel Adams, Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, April 17, 1927, photograph. © 2009 The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust.

 

A selection of 300 dpi images is available for use by press; to request an image, click here.

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