PAULA TOMLINSON Thanks Paula for your support of the Museum and Congratulations! Thank you to all the bidders – your support will help fund our nonprofit arts programs. and thanks to our Board of Trustees who donated all these incredible … Continued
Wizards of Elixirs is a friendly competition sponsored by Charbay Distillery, The Perfect Purée of Napa Valley and Napa Valley Museum Yountville. Sample cocktails from Wine Country’s top bartenders as they vie for People’s Choice Award. All tickets include tasting … Continued
Join us for a private reception in the Museum’s downstairs galleries in celebration of our exhibitions: Sally Schmitt: Six California Kitchens and John Donohue: All The Restaurants of Napa Valley Tour these two explorations of Napa Valley’s culinary history and … Continued
This striking collection of photos brings the 19th century vividly back to life in the 21st century in the Museum’s History and Spotlight Galleries. During the filming of the epic 1980 western Heaven’s Gate, Susan Bridges took behind-the-scenes photos of … Continued
Thank you to everyone who bid! Winners to be announced soon. For more information please contact Janet Herrero, NVM Board President, jgentile@napavalleymuseum.org.
A Delicious Visual Journey Through Napa Valley’s Culinary Landscape. Don’t miss Jess Lander’s Feature on “All the Restaurants of Napa Valley” in the 8/3/22 San Francisco Chronicle! See the collected works John Donohue created in the Napa Valley on display, … Continued
Who’s Your Daddy? Is he a Lawn Dart throwin’, Red Ryder BB gun shootin’, Flaming BBQin’, Evel Knievel wheelie-poppin’ kid in a Dad’s body? Then bring him for FREE this Sunday to “Dangerous Games: Treacherous Toys We Loved as Kids” … Continued
Explore the life and legacy of acclaimed Yountville chef Sally Schmitt, a pioneer of California cuisine who with husband Don founded the iconic restaurant The French Laundry. Sally Schmitt started a culinary movement built on seasonal local ingredients, inspiring generations … Continued
Join Kindness Ambassadors Talulah & Ruby Finkelstein and the Napa Valley Museum Yountville for the Fourth Annual Napa Valley Kindness Celebration and Walk in 2023. Participants are encouraged to bring signs with messages of kindness and gather at Yountville Community … Continued
Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to all the extraordinary student artists who participated. Best in Show-Born with Black Hair by Zexuan Wu First place-Me by Litong Liu 2nd place-A Creature of Spirit by Arden Lloyd People’s Choice- The … Continued
We invite the community to share a photo, historic or contemporary, along with a short descriptive paragraph. In your description, please tell us the approximate location of the photo, your connection to, or reasons for choosing, that spot, and what … Continued
Our wildly popular 2017 Sound Maze exhibition returns as a Bigger, Brighter & Louder experience! Listen, play, and discover sound anew as you improvise with more than a dozen newly invented musical instruments in an interactive installation created by internationally … Continued
The Napa Valley Museum Yountville’s annual exploration of the world’s best whiskies shifts from Spring to the Fall – and from Scotland to Ireland. Sample a curated selection of Irish whiskies representing the four types: malt, pot still, grain and … Continued
On exhibition in our History Gallery from January 20 – March 27, 2022. An exhibition of abstract paintings by Napa artist, Chris Miller. Works for sale during the exhibition benefit the Museum’s non-profit arts education program. “This work, produced in … Continued
EXTENDED! From April 2, through July 31, 2022, join us on a journey through the past and present of the Napa River. For millennia the Napa River has carried life-giving water through the Napa Valley and out to the … Continued
Visit the History Gallery for a Herrero Holiday Celebration through January 16, 2022. Purchase originals and giclees – many for immediate purchase and some for special order, representing some of the most beloved and unique works by iconic Napa Valley … Continued
In development; opening TBD. This exhibition celebrates the artistry of those who created store windows for many of the great American department stores. Store windows presented a theatrical experience, which at the holidays exploded into exuberant celebrations. Some of the … Continued
Dangerous Games will be on display in our Main Gallery from September 25, 2021 through February 13, 2022. Also on display at the Opening will be: Kitchen Gizmos & Gadgets from the Kathleen Hill Culinary Collection a group show from the Napa … Continued
Noted food and wine writer and editor Kathleen Thompson Hill has collected over 3,000 kitchen utensils as part of what she calls a “quirky obsession.” For this exhibition she highlights kitchens gadgets and gizmos you will not see anywhere else, from … Continued
Date TBD. Our world premiere science and art exhibition combines stunning photographs of bees in flight, follows a bee along its daily journey and lifespan through interactive displays and informative graphics, and features a thrilling sound installation where visitors enter … Continued