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Nature’s Jewel Box Glitters Over Maryhill Museum of Art
One midsummer evening long ago I sat with my grandmother in front of her massive Magnavox and watched the ghostly black and white figures of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin bounce across the Sea of Tranquility. I ran out to her front yard and high in the southern sky was a quarter-crescent moon. Somewhere, up there, in one of those soft gray patches, were two men making history.
“Hand Made in Rumania”: Romanian Textiles at Maryhill Museum of Art
One fact of museum life is the need to plan ahead. Although Maryhill Museum of Art is only three months into its 2019 season, we are actively developing our 2020 displays. Next year’s major changing exhibition is titled A Particular Beauty: Identity in Romanian Folk Dress. The show will feature 18–25 mannequins wearing historic folk clothing from throughout the country — as well as individual blouses, vests, coats and other garments.
Exquisite Gorge: Lewis & Clark Students Explore the Eagle Creek Fire Area
Section 2 of the Exquisite Gorge Project includes faculty, staff, and students from Lewis & Clark College, in Portland, Oregon. The student members are Frankie Beilharz and Shannon Drew and, recently graduated, Anna Kahler, Iris Reidel, and Aiden Turlington....
Why Museums Matter
For 33 years, the last 18 as executive director of Maryhill Museum of Art, I’ve had the enormous privilege to work in a beautiful building, surrounded by awe-inspiring art and artifacts every day. It’s wonderful.
But more importantly, I have the privilege of working in a museum.
“West Coast Woodcut” Opens at Maryhill Museum of Art July 13
(GOLDENDALE, Wash., June 4, 2019) --The exhibition West Coast Woodcut: Contemporary Relief Prints by Regional Artists opens at Maryhill Museum of Art on Saturday, July 13 and runs through November 15, 2019. The exhibition explores the natural beauty, cityscapes and...
Stunning Wildflowers from Spring to Fall at Maryhill Museum of Art
One thing that makes Maryhill Museum of Art so special is its stunning location, high on a bluff above the Columbia River Gorge. To find a rarefied Beaux Arts mansion in such a remote and wild location is both unexpected and beguiling. And while Maryhill’s charms are...
Collaborative “Exquisite Gorge” Project to Create 66-Foot Woodblock Print of the Columbia River
The Exquisite Gorge Project, a collaborative printmaking effort featuring 11 artists working with communities along a 220-mile stretch of the Columbia River from the Willamette River confluence to the Snake River confluence, will connect artists and communities to create a massive 66-foot steamrolled print.
DISCOVER Spring Break Fun at Maryhill Museum of Art
Spring break is the perfect time to do something fun with family and friends, and guess what? The perfect Spring Break activity is right in your own backyard at Maryhill! With our seasonal re-opening, we are unveiling a new DISCOVER room and activities. This special place allows you to become a curator, an artist, an explorer, and fashion expert, all while having a great time at the museum.
Maryhill Opens March 15 with Special Exhibitions
GOLDENDALE, Wash., February 20, 2019) --Maryhill Museum of Art, one of the Pacific Northwest’s most remote and beguiling museums, will open its doors for the season on Friday, March 15, with special exhibitions highlighting works on paper, still life paintings and...
Veterans Day and 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day
(GOLDENDALE, Wash., October 8, 2018) -- As Maryhill Museum of Art prepares to close out its 2018 season, a weekend of events will mark Veterans Day and the 100th anniversary of the armistice of November 11, 1918, when the Allies of WWI and Germany ceased hostilities...
Artists to Capture Columbia Gorge Splendor During 2018 Plein Air Event
(GOLDENDALE, Wash., July 10, 2018) -- Beginning July 30, more than 40 artists will descend on the region – easels, paint and brushes in hand – searching for the perfect vista from which to capture the awesome beauty of the Columbia River Gorge. The artists, hailing...
Summer Spotlights Masterful Paintings of American Realist Richard Lack
(GOLDENDALE, Wash., June 22, 2018) -- A special exhibition featuring 40 works by Richard F. Lack (1928–2009), one of the most significant and prolific American realists of the last half of the 20th century, is on view now at Maryhill Museum of Art. Richard F....