Napa Valley Museum sets Wyeth weekend and Roman Holiday screening

Napa Valley Museum is adding two August programs across its St. Helena and Yountville sites: a Victoria Wyeth weekend tied to a Wyeth family exhibition, and a restored screening of Roman Holiday. The events extend the museum’s cultural calendar with art, film and special-access programming.

Why it matters: - Napa Valley Museum is using its two locations to draw audiences with limited-run programs that mix exhibition access, live interpretation and classic film. - The August events connect the museum’s current exhibitions to broader cultural draws, including the Wyeth family’s artistic legacy and a restored Hollywood landmark.

What happened: - Napa Valley Museum announced Victoria Wyeth Weekend at Napa Valley Museum of Art & Culture, known as The MAC, in St. Helena, for Aug. 7-9, 2026. - Napa Valley Museum Yountville, known as NVMY, will screen Roman Holiday on Aug. 14, 2026, as part of its Friday Night Film Series. - The Wyeth weekend is scheduled alongside The Wyeths: Three Generations | Works from the Bank of America Collection and My Andy: Photographs by Victoria Wyeth. - Roman Holiday will be shown in a 4K restoration at NVMY.

The details: - Victoria Wyeth is a photographer, author, educator and the only granddaughter of Andrew Wyeth. - The weekend starts Friday, Aug. 7, at 5 p.m. with a master class and after-hours wine reception at The MAC. - Domaine Carneros wines will be served at the Aug. 7 event. - The evening begins with a tour of My Andy: Photographs by Victoria Wyeth. - The exhibition includes candid family photographs of Andrew Wyeth, Betsy Wyeth and other family members. - Victoria Wyeth will then lead a master class on artistic techniques, historical context and family stories tied to the Wyeths. - The master class will also discuss paintings not in the exhibition, including Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World and Master Bedroom. - Guests may request discussion of specific paintings with advance notice. - Tickets for the Aug. 7 master class and wine reception include admission to The Wyeths: Three Generations. - General admission is $100, and member tickets are $75. - Docent tours with Victoria Wyeth are set for Saturday, Aug. 8, and Sunday, Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. - The tours will focus on individual works in The Wyeths: Three Generations | Works from the Bank of America Collection and My Andy. - Tour tickets include exhibition admission. - General admission for the tours is $65, and member tickets are $40. - Members may buy one additional guest ticket at the member price, except for NVMY-only Legacy memberships. - Attendance for all Victoria Wyeth Weekend programs is limited. - Tickets and additional information are available here. - The Wyeths: Three Generations | Works from the Bank of America Collection and My Andy are on view at The MAC through Sept. 13, 2026. - Roman Holiday stars Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck and is directed by William Wyler. - The 1953 film follows a princess who slips away from royal life in Rome and meets an American journalist. - The film features Hepburn’s Oscar-winning performance, a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Edith Head’s Oscar-winning costumes. - NVMY doors open at 6 p.m. on Aug. 14, and the film begins at 6:30 p.m. - The runtime is 118 minutes. - NVMY is located at 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville, CA 94599. - Tickets are $25 for general admission and $15 for kids ages 5 to 17. - The screening is suitable for all ages and is unrated. - Capacity is limited, and advance reservations are recommended. - Tickets and full series information are available here. - Guests can arrive early to view Mary Blair: Mid-Century Magic, browse the Museum Store and buy snacks and beverages benefiting the museum before the screening. - Exhibition admission is included with the film ticket. - Mary Blair: Mid-Century Magic is on view at NVMY through Oct. 25, 2026. - The exhibition is presented from The Walt Disney Family Museum and explores Mary Blair’s work as a designer and art director for Walt Disney. - NVMY is also presenting Revisiting the "Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve", an exhibition on the 1968 ordinance that helped protect more than 32,000 acres of farmland. - The museum’s permanent gallery, Land and People of Napa Valley, covers the region’s history, geology and cultural heritage.

Between the lines: - The museum is pairing celebrity-linked programming with collection-based exhibitions to broaden appeal across art, film and local history audiences. - Victoria Wyeth’s appearances add a personal, interpretive layer to the Wyeth exhibition that museum visitors cannot get from the works alone. - The Roman Holiday screening helps NVMY position film nights as a companion to its rotating exhibitions, not just a standalone event.

What’s next: - Victoria Wyeth Weekend runs Aug. 7-9 at The MAC. - Roman Holiday screens Aug. 14 at NVMY. - The Wyeth exhibitions remain at The MAC through Sept. 13, 2026. - Mary Blair: Mid-Century Magic remains on view at NVMY through Oct. 25, 2026. - More information is available at napavalleymuseum.org.

The bottom line: - Napa Valley Museum is leaning into limited-access cultural programming that turns its exhibition calendar into a broader summer draw.