“Down the Rabbit Hole: Innovative Independent Video Games,” a new, interactive exhibition at the museum, invites visitors into the world of independently produced video games that are about more than just “play.”
“Phil Kohlmetz has gone from running a museum celebrating trains to running a museum celebrating all things Napa Valley.”
How can someone persuade others to waste less and reuse more? One can lay out the facts and figures of conservation – or show, face to face, how inventively artists can turn trash into treasure.
It makes sense that “the Valley” would attract its fair share of artists, both visual and culinary, and that one of these artists would eventually bring the two worlds together. NOURISH, on view now at the Napa Valley Museum and curated by artist Nancy Willis, does just that.
Napa Valley Museum’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Phil Kohlmetz as Executive Director. Napa Valley Museum’s President Raymond Schmitter states, “We look forward to Phil’s leadership to guide the Museum into the next phase of its life as a cultural anchor of the Napa Valley.”
My west coast wanderlust adventure takes me to NOURISH. Guest curator Nancy Willis says when it comes to the shared dining experience — a place where time slows down — she wants to explore the unnoticed and the things often not seen.
On Saturday, the Napa Valley Museum will host the Oktoberfest & Car Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors can view an array of classic sports cars, hot rods and motorcycles, and enjoy live music and food, beer and pretzels. Admission is free.
“Nourish,” a new show opening Friday at the Napa Valley Museum, examines the intersection of dining, hospitality and art from Napa Valley to the global community.
Foodie culture is all-pervasive in the San Francisco Bay Area and Wine Country—we are obessed with food, and many of us have, at some point or another, worked inside the industry. Same goes for one Napa-based artist and curator whose upcoming exhibit at Napa Valley Museum celebrates the culture of food through art.
“Kristie has transformed the museum to a thriving community asset,” said Board President Raymond Schmitter. “By building a professional staff and reinventing the image of the museum, she has set the museum on a path for future success.”
The tone here seems a bit more community-minded, offering an entertaining and edifying entry to conceptualism for locals and adventurous, well-heeled visitors who have a little time to kill before their dinner reservation at the French Laundry. The inclusion of Do It (Archive), a collection of text panels on key historical works in the “Do It” genre, previous Do It presentations, and printed ephemera offer a bit of context prior to the main gallery, where the works have been created and displayed.
From a compendium of 250 instructions, the museum will present artworks, ongoing performances, take-home instructions, and above all, opportunities for the public to engage in the creation of contemporary art. Artists include Louise Bourgeois, Gilbert & George, Alison Knowles, Yoko Ono, Sol LeWitt and Olafur Eliasson, among many others.
YOUNTVILLE — A friendly competition attracted nine restaurants showcasing some of the North Bay wine country’s best liquid refreshment, and hundreds of guests to help choose a winner. But this battle was no clash of cabernets or chardonnays.
Bonhams, an international auction house, came to the Napa Valley Museum on Wednesday morning for an “Antiques Roadshow”-style event. Sixty-nine Napans responded by bringing their family treasures, each with a family story.
The rare behind-the-scenes tour of the museum, located on the grounds of the Veterans Home of California, gave visitors an opportunity to see an area usually off-limits to the public. The collection, which focuses on items that depict the history of the Napa Valley, includes a wide range of objects.
In a phone interview last week from his Sacramento home, Thiebaud talked about the current exhibit of his work, “Wayne Thiebaud: Works on Paper,” at the Napa Valley Museum through Sept. 14, as well as the work he is doing now.
The Yountville museum has started an Adopt-an-Artifact program in hopes of raising money for the restoration or preservation of various items in its permanent collection.