April 27, 2012 -
GOLDENDALE, Wash. - The Maryhill Museum of Art is opening a new wing next month after a year of construction.
The new wing is the first expansion the museum has ever done. It's located south of Goldendale, overlooking the Columbia River.
The weekend of May 12, museum visitors can have free admission to celebrate the opening, with events like behind-the-scenes tours of the new wing and new collection storage areas, family art activities, an antique car show and much more.
The $10 million expansion is adding more than 25,000 square feet for an education suite, collections storage, a new cafe and an outdoor plaza.
The museum first opened to the public in 1940. Today, its collections include more than 80 works by Auguste Rodin, European and American paintings and Native American art.
