MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART

MUSEUM BUILDING - THE HISTORIC BEAUX-ARTS BUILDING (BUILT IN 1917 & LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES) AND THE MARY AND BRUCE STEVENSON WING (BUILT IN 2012 AND LEED CERTIFIED) HOUSE THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS, CHANGING EXHIBITIONS AND PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AS WELL AS SPACE FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN EXHIBITION AND COLLECTION SPACES FOR THE THOUSANDS OF WORKS OF ART THAT THE MUSEUM CARES FOR, EXHIBITS AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO FOR PUBLIC ENRICHMENT. THE MUSEUM ALSO OWNS AND PRESERVES THE STONEHENGE MEMORIAL MONUMENT (BUILT IN 1918-1929 ANF LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES) AND THE MARYHILL LOOPS ROAD (FIRST MACADAM-PAVED ROAD IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND PROTYPE FOR OREGONS HISTORIC COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY), BOTH OF WHICH ARE 3 MILES EAST OF THE MUSEUM.IN 2025, THE MUSEUM FUNDRAISED FOR AND INSTALLED A NEW WALK-IN FREEZER INSIDE AN EXISTING BUILDING FACILITY FOR PROCESSING OF SPECIFIC MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. THE FACILITY ACCELERATES THE NUMBER OF OJECTS THAT CAN BE PROCESSED AT ONE TIME, PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT GIVEN THE MUSEUMS EMPHASIS ON COLLECTING AND PRESERVING OBJECTS SUCH AS TEXTILES AND BASKETRY. OTHER KEY BUILDING EXPENDITURES IN 2025 WERE HVAC AND ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE PROJECTS TO CONTINUE RETROFITTING NEWER AND AGING SYSTEMS.MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART IS IN THE PLANNING AND FUNDRAISING STAGES OF A WATER SYSTEM THAT WILL REPLACE THE MUSEUM'S SPRING-FED WATER SOURCE WITH WATER FROM THE MUSEUM'S WELL AND WATER RIGHT. IN 2025, THE MUSEUM RECEIVED PROJECT APPROVAL FROM WA DEPT OF ECOLOGY AND DEPT OF HEALTH TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT.

EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS ARE THE VITAL SERVICES THAT FULFILL THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. MARYHILL IS THE ONLY FINE ART MUSEUM IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC NORTHWEST. FOUNDED IN 1940, IT IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS AND SERVES 549,495 PEOPLE ACROSS SEVEN RURAL COUNTIES IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON. THE MUSEUMS COLLECTION OF OVER 18,000 OBJECTS SPANS AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS, INDIGENOUS AMERICAN ART, AN EXCEPTIONAL SELECTION OF 80+ SCULPTURES AND WATERCOLORS BY AUGUSTE RODIN, FASHION, CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE, AND OTHER WORKS FROM AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD. OUR STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDES ADDITIONS AND UPDATES TO OUR PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAYS. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION IS SHARED IN EXHIBITIONS AT THE MUSEUM, WITH RESEARCHERS, AND WITH OTHER MUSEUM INSTITUTIONS.EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE THE HEART OF OUR MISSION AND THE MUSEUM HOSTS FIELD TRIPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR K-12 AND COLLEGE GROUPS. WE SUBSIDIZE FIELD TRIPS COSTS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO VISITING, PRIORITIZING TITLE I SCHOOLS IN THE REGION.MUSEUM EDUCATORS PROVIDE & UPDATE CLASSROOM CURRICULUM RESOURCES TO MEET STATE STANDARDS WITH A STEAM FOCUS AND OFFER AN ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. FORMAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE COMPLEMENTED BY PUBLIC PROGRAMS WHICH BRING PERFORMERS, ARTISTS, HISTORIANS, AND WRITERS TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE ALL VISITORS.IN 2025, MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART MADE UPDATES TO ADDITIONAL DISPLAY CASES IN THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA PERMANENT GALLERY AND CONSERVED SELECT OBECTS FROM THE COLLECTION FOR DISPLAY, AS WELL AS UPDATES TO THE SAM HILL ORIENTATION GALLERY, NOW CALLED THE FOUR FOUNDERS AND THEIR LEGACY. THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED SEVERAL OBJECTS WITHIN ITS EXPANDED COLLECTION FOCUS OF TRADITIONAL TEXTILES FROM ROMANIA AND MACEDONIA, AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF OTHER ACQUISITIONS TO THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. NEW PROGRAMS INCLUDED A FAMILY-FRIENDLY SOLSTICE EVENT AT THE STONEHENGE MEMORIAL MONUMENT.THE MUSEUM RECEIVED A MAJOR GIFT IN 2025 TO ESTABLISH A RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC NORTHWEST PAINTING AND STATUARY WORKS, AND TO NAME A MUSEUM GALLERY.