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See also:
San
Francisco Museums
North Bay Area Museums (Marin, Napa, Sonoma)
East Bay Area Museums (Berkeley, Oakland, Contra Costa County)
Museum Listings:
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
180 Woz Way
San Jose, CA 95110
408-298-5437
The striking 52,000 square foot purple building, designed by Mexico City-based
architect Ricardo Legorreta, signals the purpose of Children's Discovery Museum
to serve the needs of children, families and schools as a center for learning
and discovery.
http://www.cdm.org/
Computer History Museum
1401 N Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
650-810-1010
Visitors are welcomed to explore the Museum's exhibits and artifacts by
self-guided tour. Personal photography is allowed in the exhibit areas. Backpacks are not permitted in the exhibit areas. The Museum is wheelchair
accessible.
http://www.computerhistory.org/
Golden Gate Railroad Museum
1755 East Bayshore Road, Suite 19A
Redwood City, CA 94063
650-365-2472
Houses 12 locomotives and over 25 pieces of rolling stock which are shown for
special events.
http://www.ggrm.org/
History Park at Kelley Park
1650 Senter Road
San Jose, CA 95112
408-287-2290
History San Jose preserves and shares regional history by engaging diverse
audiences that contribute to continuing history of San José and the Santa Clara
Valley.
http://www.historysanjose.org/
Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose CA 95192-0171
408-808-2058
The Center is the only institution in North America devoted solely to the life,
works, and accomplishments of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Established in
1983 when Ira F. Brilliant donated his Beethoven collection to San José State
University, the Center officially opened in September 1985 with a gala
co-sponsored by the San Jose Symphony. Building on Ira Brilliant's original
donation, the Center now has the largest collection of Beethoven materials
outside of Europe. In addition to functioning as a research library and museum,
the Center is involved in a variety of educational programs and sponsors
concerts, lectures, tours, and other events. Long-term projects include
publication of The Beethoven Journal and development of the Center's online
catalog, the Beethoven Gateway. The Center is also the headquarters for the
American Beethoven Society.
http://www.sjsu.edu/
One Night Stand at the San Jose Museum of Art
152 N. 3rd Street, Suite 201, San Jose, CA 95113
408-916-1010
Inspiring creativity at the intersection of art, technology, and digital
culture.
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium
1660 Park Avenue
San Jose CA 95191
408-947-3635
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Planetarium is an educational institution
that uses trans-disciplinary approaches to increasing knowledge about the past,
present, and future, especially related to the diversity and relationships in
nature and among cultures.
It provides collection-based research and learning for greater public
understanding and appreciation of the world in which we live, drawing on the
wisdom of ancient traditions and modern science. Its collections, public
learning programs, and collaborative research are inseparably linked to serve a
diverse public of varied ages, backgrounds, and knowledge.
http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/
San Jose Museum of Art
110 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
408-271-6840
The San Jose Museum of Art is a distinguished museum of modern and contemporary
art and a lively center of arts activity in Silicon Valley. The leading
institution in the area dedicated to the art of our time, SJMA is committed to
providing access for its extraordinarily diverse populations and to pioneering
new approaches to interpretation.
Established in 1969, SJMA presents art ranging from modern masterpieces to
recent works by young, emerging artists. The Museum’s permanent collection - 1,400
varied artworks from the 20th and 21st centuries - has a special focus on West
Coast art, seen in an national and international context.
http://www.sjmusart.org/
The Tech Museum of Innovation
201 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
408-294-8324
The idea for The Tech Museum was little more than a dream back in 1978 when the
Junior League of Palo Alto - and later the San Jose Junior League - struck upon
a grand plan to create a dynamic learning center devoted to science and
technology. Twelve years later, "The Garage" swung open its doors at downtown
San Jose's former convention center on San Carlos Street and quickly became a
valuable educational resource for children and young adults. Just eight years
later, The Tech Museum moved into a bigger, dazzling 132,000-square-foot
mango-and-azure-colored domed building, unlike any other in the Silicon Valley
or the world. The Tech has become a landmark for visitors seeking a glimpse of
the most inventive place on Earth and a showcase of the latest blockbuster
exhibits, high-tech gizmos and wondrous gadgets that continue to define Silicon
Valley.
http://www.thetech.org/
San Jose Steam Railroad Museum
San Jose, California
408-924-7560
A railroad museum celebrating the rich legacy of railroading within Santa Clara
County has been under development by CTRC since 1992. This project was
originally intended to be located at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San
Jose, California; however in 2002, the Board of Supervisors voted to rescind
support of our proposed railroad museum at that location. Since that time, CTRC
has been actively working with various public agencies for a suitable location
within our community. The proposed location is near History San Jose at
the south end of Kelley Park.
http://www.ctrc.org/
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
560 S 1st St
San Jose, CA 95113
408-283-8155
The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) is an energetic art space
located in downtown San Jose dedicated to making contemporary art accessible and
exciting to audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
http://www.sjica.org/
The Lace Museum
552 S. Murphy
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
408-730-4695
The Lace Museum is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1981. It is one of
two museums devoted solely to lace in the western part of the United States and
showcases an extensive collection of lace and lace tools. The museum houses
hundreds of tools, lace examples, books and other materials covering the history
of lace. The Lace Museum provides on-going lace making classes with experienced
instructors.
http://www.thelacemuseum.org/
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