A Day in the Hills-- Senator Phelan and Villa Montalvo August 24, 2012

A new exhibit, “A Day in the Hills—Senator Phelan and His Home Villa Montalvo” opens June 8 and runs through the end of October at the Saratoga History Museum. Senator James Duval Phelan spent a lifetime of collecting art, supporting and entertaining noted poets, authors, musicians, politicians and others at his home in Saratoga. After his death in 1930 he donated his home, Villa Montalvo as a park with the directive to continue encouraging the arts. The exhibit tracks his legacy of the first one hundred years with photos, artifacts, and memorabilia. The Saratoga History Museum (20450 Saratoga-Los Gatos Road) is open from 1 PM to 4 PM Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Free parking.