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Maryhill Museum of Art, November 2020

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Maryhill Museum of Art, November 2020

2020 has been quite a year. Pandemics, lockdowns, elections, oh my. On one of the handful of times of the entire year (not exaggerating) when I went out of the house to do something other than go to a market or similar, I ventured out with Elaine beyond the eastern end of the Columbia River Gorge for the Maryhill Museum of Art. This wonderful little museum is located, let’s be honest, in the glorious middle of nowhere, half an hour east of The Dalles (and just under two hours from my house). It sits up on a grassy cliff on the Washington side of the Columbia overlooking the beauty of the river and central Oregon. Serenity now! It really was an oasis of calm in the tumult of this year. Plus, it features over 80 works of art by Auguste Rodin and an outdoor sculpture garden.

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Museum of Glass, Tacoma

I visited the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, in June 2017. It not only has exhibits of gorgeous glass art, but it also has a very large glassblowing studio where you can watch world-class artists in residence...

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Museum of Glass, Tacoma
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Maryhill Museum of Art, April 2018

In the lonely high desert plains east of The Dalles, isolated on a ridge above the Columbia River, sits the Maryhill Museum of Art, with a delightful, eclectic collection…

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Maryhill Museum of Art, April 2018
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Washington, DC, June 2019

We walked miles and miles around the city center from this museum to that, from this fun spot to that. I really enjoyed myself, particularly attracted to and energized by the intellectual vibe in the air, thick like the humidity.

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Washington, DC, June 2019