HAGERSTOWN, MD – Elizabeth “Beth” Smith has joined the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts as Director of Development. A Washington County native, Smith started her new position on July 6. Smith has most recently been the Community Engagement and Development Manager at Potomac Case Management Services, where she has overseen brand awareness, community partnerships, …
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Washington County Museum of Fine Arts names new Director of Development
Posted on:Thursday, July 13th, 2023 @ 12:19 pm
Museum will be closed in the afternoon of Aug. 8
Posted on:Thursday, July 6th, 2023 @ 9:20 amWashington County Museum of Fine Arts will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 8, from noon to 2 p.m. to allow employees to attend a staff picnic. The museum will be open from 10 a.m. to noon and reopen from 2 to 5 p.m.
A message from our Director: It’s Easy to Visit the MFA, and It’s Good for You!
Posted on:Thursday, January 5th, 2023 @ 8:40 am
By Sarah J. Hall, Executive Director I have found myself, throughout calendar year 2022, quoting an article by Arthur C. Brooks that I read in The Atlantic last January. In it, Brooks eloquently makes a case for art as a necessity to health — like exercise and good nutrition. A way for us to lead …
Museum now offers free docent-led tours
Posted on:Thursday, November 10th, 2022 @ 12:41 pm
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts offers free public tours of our exhibitions with one of our trained docents. The following dates and times are available: Thursday, Feb. 2 – Collection Highlights, 2 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 – Looking at Light in the Collection, 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 – Collection Highlights, 2 …
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Hosts Invite Congress to Visit Their Museum
Posted on:Thursday, September 14th, 2023 @ 8:35 am
HAGERSTOWN, Maryland – To connect members of Congress with their state museums, the American Alliance of Museums encourages its members every August to Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum. The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts welcomed three congressional representatives to the Hagerstown museum last month: Nan Mann, Western Maryland regional director for U.S. Sen. …
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts welcomes two new board members
Posted on:Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 1:12 pmHAGERSTOWN, MD – Washington County Museum of Fine Arts has announced two new members to the Board of Trustees, Tracy Holliday and Antonio Tobias “Toby” Mendez. “We are happy to add the nonprofit leadership skills of Tracy, and the significant knowledge Toby has of art, collections, and the particular challenges facing artists to our Board,” …
Museum will be closed July 4
Posted on:Tuesday, June 20th, 2023 @ 8:33 amIn observance of Independence Day, the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts will be closed Tuesday, July 4. The museum will reopen at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 5.
Museum closed for Good Friday; open for Easter weekend
Posted on:Thursday, March 30th, 2023 @ 1:57 pmWashington County Museum of Fine Arts will be closed Friday, April 7, for Good Friday. The museum will be open from Saturday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., as well as Easter Sunday, April 9, from 1 to 5 p.m. The museum is regularly closed on Mondays. For more information, call 301-739-5727.
Traffic advisory Saturday for St. Patrick’s Day Run Fest near City Park
Posted on:Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 @ 2:03 pm
Weather permitting, on the morning of Saturday, March 18, the St. Patrick’s Day Run Fest event will be held on the streets of Hagerstown. The event consists of 5K and 8K races that begin and end near the Maryland Theatre on South Potomac Street. The 5K race course is comprised of a single loop on …
Maximilien Luce’s color lithograph captures the colors of nature
Posted on:Friday, February 3rd, 2023 @ 2:10 pm
By Daniel Fulco, Ph.D., Agnita M. Stine Schreiber Curator To mark the conclusion of the special exhibition From the Pages of PAN: Art Nouveau Prints, 1895‒1900 (ending January 29, 2023), we are sharing this print from our collection (currently on view in the lobby corridor). If you visit the museum, be sure to also look …
WCMFA announces closings this week for holidays
Posted on:Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 @ 11:52 am
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts has announced holiday hours. The museum also will be closed Saturday, Dec. 31, and Sunday, Jan. 1. The museum reopens Jan. 3, at 10 a.m. Regular hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Please …
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Washington County Museum of Fine Arts names new Director of Development
Posted on July 13, 2023
Museum will be closed in the afternoon of Aug. 8
Posted on July 6, 2023
A message from our Director: It’s Easy to Visit the MFA, and It’s Good for You!
Posted on January 5, 2023
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Museum now offers free docent-led tours
Posted on November 10, 2022
