The Nave Museum

The Nave Museum Our mission: To enrich, enlighten, and educate the Crossroads area through visual and cultural art. We look forward to seeing you!
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The oldest art museum in the Crossroads area, The Nave Museum features five to seven diverse and compelling exhibits each year, both classical and modern, ranging in styles from portraiture and maintains a gallery of landscapes by celebrated Texas artist Royston Nave (1886-1931).


'PAY WHAT YOU WANT!"
Enjoy our exhibits and decide what you would like to give to support our mission. Anyone interes

ted in becoming a Member can contact The Nave by calling 361-575-8228, emailing [email protected] or simply join at the door. VRMA / The Nave gratefully acknowledge our sponsors:


Nave Sponsors:
Victoria Television Group, City of Victoria, Armstrong Warehouse & Transfer, Glazier’s, The O'Connor & Hewitt Foundation.

Join us this Friday, September 4th, at 10:00 am for our FREE exhibit closing event:ARTSpeak Artist talk with Stan Irvin!...
09/03/2026

Join us this Friday, September 4th, at 10:00 am for our FREE exhibit closing event:

ARTSpeak Artist talk with Stan Irvin!

Meet the artist behind our current exhibit, “Full Circle”. He’ll be at The Nave to discuss his art, inspirations, and creative process. Come down to the Nave for some free breakfast coffee and to see his art one last time before it closes!

There’s just 2 days left to view Stan Irvin’s art at The Nave! Here’s a close up of one of his many colorful sculptures.

Art Pictured:

Seahorse
Stan Irvin
Coil constructed, layered glazes, high fired stoneware

Visit us at 306 W Commercial St, Victoria, TX 77901
Admission is Free!
Hours of Operation:
Tue - Fri: 12:00 - 5:00pm
Sat - Sun: 12:00 - 4:00pm
Monday: Closed

Take a look at the fun crafts we made with clay at our Teens and Children’s Art Experience classes. Last Friday and Satu...
09/02/2026

Take a look at the fun crafts we made with clay at our Teens and Children’s Art Experience classes. Last Friday and Saturday, we had two amazing groups of students visit the Nave for some fun, free art! Both groups made textured tiles using a variety of sculpting tools and rollers.

The teens got really inspired by Stan Irvin’s sculpted wall art and made their own wavy clay tiles. The kids loved getting to decorate their tiles with lots of shells. Their tiles were full of texture and they all showed a strong appreciation for nature. We’re excited to announce our upcoming classes this month on September 25th and 26th. Join us to make some art of your own!

The Nave Museum recently attended the Volunteer Fair at the Texas A&M University-Victoria last Friday! We were very glad...
08/31/2026

The Nave Museum recently attended the Volunteer Fair at the Texas A&M University-Victoria last Friday! We were very glad to attend and got to speak to many wonderful students interested in volunteering. We truly look forward to attending again sometime soon.

We’re not done spreading information on volunteering opportunities at The Nave just yet! This afternoon at The Nave we’ll be hosting our Volunteer Information Session at 2pm. We invite anyone interested in volunteering with us to stop by the museum to learn more about the variety of opportunities we have to offer. We hope to see you there!

2 Days Left to Register for our last FREE Children's Art Experience Class of our current exhibit!Join us on Saturday, Au...
08/28/2026

2 Days Left to Register for our last FREE Children's Art Experience Class of our current exhibit!

Join us on Saturday, August 29th at 10 AM!

The kids will get to make some more art with clay. They’ll be working with various tools to make textured clay tiles. Our current exhibiting artist, Stan Irvin gives many of his sculptures unique textures. The kids will use texture rollers, clay cutout stamps and different sculpting tools to make an assortment of different textured tiles. They can take them home to paint when they dry!

‼️Deadline to sign up is 5 PM Friday 8/28‼️

Sign up your kid today for a fun morning of art and creativity at The Nave by using the link below! 👇🏻
https://navemuseum.org/art-education-programs/free-children-s-art-experience-classes/

‼️ REMINDER‼️2 Days Left to Register for our Art Experience: Teen Edition class!Join us on Friday, August 28th at 6:00pm...
08/26/2026

‼️ REMINDER‼️

2 Days Left to Register for our Art Experience: Teen Edition class!

Join us on Friday, August 28th at 6:00pm for an evening of painting and sculpting. Paint and decorate your own flower pot and plate using the patterns and colors of Stan Irvin for inspiration!

After that, use clay to make your own unique, textured tile. Use texture stamps and rolls to make an assortment of tiles that you can take home to paint. Have some fun making art with us at the last Teen Art of our current exhibit!

Registration is always Free!
Sign up your teen today on our website using the link below!
https://navemuseum.org/art-education-programs/free-art-experience-teen-edition/

Get ready, our Volunteer Information Session is just a week away!Stop by The Nave on Monday, August 31st at 2pm to learn...
08/26/2026

Get ready, our Volunteer Information Session is just a week away!
Stop by The Nave on Monday, August 31st at 2pm to learn all about what it’ll be like to volunteer with us.

Looking for volunteer opportunities? As a local art museum, we conduct a variety of art education classes and community events throughout the year. Learn how you can help out, how to become a volunteer docent, or register to volunteer right at the event!

It’ll be held at The Nave Museum, located at 306 W. Commercial St. Victoria, TX. We hope to see you there!

28 Spots left for our Girl Scouts: Art at The Nave lesson!“History of the Royston Nave Portraits” 🖼️🖌️For September 30th...
08/24/2026

28 Spots left for our Girl Scouts: Art at The Nave lesson!

“History of the Royston Nave Portraits” 🖼️🖌️
For September 30th, 2026 at 5:00pm

We invite any Girl Scout who has not yet attended our Portrait Painting Lesson to register. As a collaboration with the Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas, students will learn about a local Texas artist, paint a portrait on canvas, and earn a Nave Museum fun patch and certificate!

Free refreshments will be available, and we'll provide all the materials you'll need to make art. Have some fun learning and painting with us at The Nave Museum!

Registration is free, and spots are limited! Sign up your Girl Scout today using the link below! 👇🏻
https://navemuseum.org/art-education-programs/girl-scouts-art-at-the-nave/

Spend a cool afternoon at The Nave Museum and view our current collection of colorful sculptures and plates all handscul...
08/20/2026

Spend a cool afternoon at The Nave Museum and view our current collection of colorful sculptures and plates all handsculpted from clay.

“Full Circle” The Art of Stan Irvin 🏺

Stan Irvins’ sculptures are inspired by the various shapes of forms found in nature and the world around us. Having sculpted for over 40 years, each of Irvin’s sculptures have their own unique design and texture.

See for yourself the creativity captured in clay, only at The Nave Museum with Stan Irvin’s exhibit, “Full Circle”. Only 2 more weeks to view his art before it leaves on September 4th! We’ll be hosting a free closing event that day, where you’ll get to meet Stan Irvin himself. We’d love to see you there!

Art Pictured:

Fragments
Stan Irvin
Wheel thrown and altered, black underglaze, sgraffito, high fired stoneware
11 x 14 x 9.5

Visit us at 306 W Commercial St, Victoria, TX 77901
Admission is Free!
Hours of Operation:
Tue - Fri: 12:00 - 5:00pm
Sat - Sun: 12:00 - 4:00pm
Monday: Closed

We’re accepting sign-ups for both our Children's Art Experience and Art Experience: Teen Edition classes!Art Experience,...
08/19/2026

We’re accepting sign-ups for both our Children's Art Experience and Art Experience: Teen Edition classes!

Art Experience, Teen Edition: Friday, August 28th at 6:00 pm!
AND
Children's Art Experience: Saturday, August 29th at 10:00 am!

Inspired by the art of our current exhibit, Stan Irvin’s “Full Circle”. The kids will get to use clay to make textured tiles. They can use cutout stamps, texture stamps, rollers, and more to make an assortment of small tiles made with different textures.

The teens will get to paint pots and plates with colors and patterns inspired by Stan Irvin's art. They can also choose to make their own textured tiles using stamps and rollers as well. 🖌️

Sign up to make some fun art with us at The Nave Museum!
❗️Registration is always FREE❗️

Sign up your child or teen today using either link below! 👇🏻
Children’s Art: https://navemuseum.org/art-education-programs/free-children-s-art-experience-classes/
Teens’ Art: https://navemuseum.org/art-education-programs/free-art-experience-teen-edition/

Please be aware that we accept only ages 7 - 12 for our children’s classes, and ages 13 - 17 for our teen classes in order to best accommodate our young artists and their specific needs. If you have any questions about registration, please contact our Art Education Coordinator at [email protected]!

Have you ever wanted to volunteer at a museum? The Nave Museum is looking for aspiring volunteers interested in helping ...
08/18/2026

Have you ever wanted to volunteer at a museum? The Nave Museum is looking for aspiring volunteers interested in helping with art activities and museum events! 🏛️

Join us on August 31st, at 2pm for our Volunteer Information Session. Here, we’ll share our many volunteering opportunities, hand out volunteer registration flyers, answer volunteer questions and much more!

This event will be held at The Nave Museum, located at 306 W. Commercial St. Victoria, TX.

Help us to bring the wonders of fine art to those in our community by joining the Nave Museum crew as a volunteer! We hope to see you there!

For more information email us at [email protected] or give our office a call at 361-520-4458

Address

306 W. Commercial Street
Victoria, TX
77901

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 5pm
Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+13615204458

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