La Jolla-based contemporary California artist Timothy Bessell is known for the distinctive handmade surfboards he’s created throughout his career, having shaped more than 46,000 over the course of his lifetime.Bessell’s Artist Seriessurfboards pay homage to famous artists who have inspired him, … Continued
Above: Melissa Chandon, Green Woody at the Beach | 60 x 72 inches, Acrylic on Canvas, 2017 Melissa Chandon and Matt Rogers’ joint exhibition at the Napa Valley Museum Yountville embodies the idyllic “California Dream” of freedom and vitality. Paintings of … Continued
Join Kindness Ambassadors Talulah & Ruby Finkelstein and the Napa Valley Museum Yountville for the Second Annual Napa Valley Kindness Celebration and Walk on August 18, 2018. Participants are encouraged to bring signs with messages of kindness and gather at Yountville … Continued
Meet the extraordinary glass artist Randy Strong in the Spotlight Gallery! Trace the Artist’s career from the early days of California School of the Arts in Oakland to the Pilchuck School in the state of Washington to now as part … Continued
To celebrate the Napa Valley Museum Yountville’s summer exhibit: “Lowell Herrero: Origins of an Original,” the Museum will offer HERRERO HAPPINESS HOUR from 12 noon to 1 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays starting now through the exhibit’s run, which ends on … Continued
In the Spotlight Gallery from July 7 through August 19, Napa Valley Museum Yountville will present: Randy Strong – Glass Master, a unique collection of artist Randy Strong’s legendary 45-year career in the historic American Art Glass movement. View Strong’s work from … Continued
In the History Gallery from July 7 through September 16, 2018: 50 Years of the Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve. An interactive and dynamic exhibit to educate museum visitors about the History of the Napa Valley’s Agricultural Preserve: its key players, … Continued
From July 7 to August 19, Napa Valley Museum Yountville will present Randy Strong – Glass Master, a unique collection of Berkeley artist Randy Strong’s legendary 45-year career in the historic American Art Glass movement. View Strong’s work from early groundbreaking … Continued
Created in April 1968, the Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve became America’s first agricultural preserve, and is one of the primary reasons why the Napa Valley is, and will remain the preserved world-famous wine-growing region for generations to come. For more than 50 … Continued
Saturday, June 2 at 5 pm. Free for Members; $20 Non-Members Tickets available on our Tickets & RSVP page and at Eventbrite Nathan Oliveira, whose work will be on exhibit in our Spotlight Gallery from May 12 – July 1, was … Continued
Nathan Oliveira was an American artist and prominent member of the second generation of the Bay Area Figurative artists. Though he worked with a variety of media, subjects, and disciplines over the course of his long career, Oliveira is best … Continued
Meet the authors of “France is a Feast: the Photographic Journey of Paul & Julia Child” in the Museum on Saturday May 5 from 1 to 3. Alex Prud’homme and Katie Pratt will be on hand to sign and personalize … Continued
Napa Valley Museum Yountville continues its popular TOP DRINK Cocktail Festival, which will return for its seventh year on May 20, 2018 from 2 to 4:30 PM. Guests will enjoy signature Charbay cocktails created by Napa Valley’s best mixologists. This … Continued
“Eyes and Words to the Land” is an art-making project of student photography and poetry curated by former Napa County Poet Laureate Beclee Wilson. Students from Saint Helena Elementary School will receive cameras to explore the world around them as … Continued
Single malt whiskies are more popular than ever, and Scotland makes the best in the world. Explore Scotch whisky under the expert tutelage of James Forbes, creator of the Dramophone Whisky app (www.bearshead.com) and patron of Scotland’s popular Lonach Highland Gathering & Games (www.lonach.org). Learn … Continued
On Friday, March 30 from 6 to 10 pm, enjoy a three course dinner inspired by the French Chef for $65 (plus tax/tip); Hurley’s is generously donating 15% to the Napa Valley Museum Yountville! Reserve by calling Hurley’s at (707) 944-2345. Hurley’s is located at 6518 … Continued
Art can be purposeful in a collective grieving process, a tragedy is perceived in many different ways and at times expressed more clearly in a visual representation, when words are inadequate or less accessible. Tragedy can produce grief but also … Continued
Napa Valley’s finest chocolatiers, including Woodhouse Chocolates, Earth & Sky, the CIA at Copia and others, take inspiration from our Julia Child “France is a Feast” exhibit to create delicious works of art in chocolate. A portion of boxed chocolate sales February … Continued
Iconic Napa Valley artist Lowell Herrero turned his passion for living into an enduring work of art. From his home in Calistoga, Herrero traveled to Tuscany, Provence, and Spain, absorbing the lessons of their sensuous and vivid landscapes. Portraying plump … Continued
Angwin’s NBC Pottery, from husband and wife team Will and Nikki Callnan, features one-of-a-kind ceramics with an organic edge and rustic flair. This “Unearthed” NBC exhibit is a retrospective of their work over the last 10 years. They will be showcasing … Continued