The 2010 season is officially open at Maryhill Museum of Art. Beginning in May it again hosts the Outdoor Sculpture Invitational. The garden features works by several Pacific Northwest Sculptors and makes for a fabulous stroll on a sunny day. Bring a picnic lunch and soak up the serenity of the sculpture garden punctuated by the wandering free-range peacocks. Admission to the garden is free.
Sculpture garden at Maryhill Museum of Art is much larger than seen here
While there, don’t miss one of the largest collections of art by Auguste Rodin on the West coast. This is a world-class
Maryhill Museum of Art has 87 pieces by Auguste Rodin
collection of sculpture and drawings made by the great French master, considered the father of modern sculpture. The museum’s 87 works by Rodin include bronzes, terra cottas, plaster studies and watercolor sketches. The collection includes such well-known works as The Thinker, The Hand of God, The Age of Bronze and the life-size plaster of Eve from his masterwork, The Gates of Hell.
The museum is open 7 days a week, including all holidays from 9am to 5pm, March 15 through November 15. General admission is $7, seniors $6, children (ages 6 – 16) $2.
Getting there is a scenic 2-hour drive from downtown Portland up the Columbia River Gorge. Leave the cement and asphalt cocoon of Pdx and renew your memory of river, rock, air, and root. Stop at Multnomah Falls along the way (or back), and buy an ice cream. Waterfalls, art, and ice cream; what could be better?
Visit the Maryhill web site for info: http://www.maryhillmuseum.org/outdoorSculpture.html