The Latest from Villa Finale

Villa Finale Holiday Hours

Villa Finale and the Visitor Center & Museum Shop will be closed on the following days:

November 24 - 25 - Thanksgiving
December 27th - Christmas
January 3 - 17, 2012 - New Year closure

Normal operating hours will resume on Wednesday, January 18, 2012.

Public programs and tours at Villa Finale

Villa Finale showcases a wonderful variety of public programs related to historic preservation and workshops on how you can apply practical museum practices into your own life! Click here to see our list of upcoming events.

Just announced: Villa Finale Presents - Concert Series 2011 - 2011! Click here for more information.

Enjoy the experience of touring the home of Walter Nold Mathis, preservationist and civic leader! Click here to learn more or to book your own public tour of Villa Finale!

Walter Mathis Featured on Texas Public Radio

As part of their special series, Historic Conservation in San Antonio, Texas Public Radio highlighted Walter Nold Mathis's historic preservation endeavors in the King William National Historic District. The piece aired the morning of Friday, September 30th, Villa Finale's first anniversary. Click here to listen or read the story.

Photo by Jon King Keisling

Je Me Souviens: the Return of Napoleon
an exhibition organized by Villa Finale
On View at the Visitor Center
June 9, 2011 - April, 2012

Villa Finale announces our new special tour "Music for Your Eyes." Click here to read more about this wonderful program.

Alamo Hardwoods was one of our partners in restoring Villa Finale and they recently launched their own blog! Read more here.

Villa Finale is composting! Click here to read about some of this work on the blog of Texas Red Worms.

Villa Finale is in the San Antonio Express-News. Click here to learn more.

Interested in preservation? Read the latest news from the National Trust here.

Villa Finale is featured as one of the top must-see historic destinations on the ABC News website travel section. Click here to see the full slide show.

Join Villa Finale's Tour Staff!

Villa Finale is always looking for enthusiastic people to serve as Guides or Tour Assistants. To better serve persons interested in volunteering, Guide training is now being offered as a self-taught course year-round. Click here to find out more.