(408) 271-6840
110 S Market St
San Jose,
CA
95113
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Neighborhoods: Central, Central San Jose
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Last updated 8.28.11
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What People Are Saying About San Jose Museum Of Art
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The Scene – SJMA is not large for a big-city museum, but the quality of the work on display is high. The museum operates partly out of a striking, 1892 post office building with a clock tower, and partly out of a modern building next door that opened in 1991. A bright-red cloth barrier across the front of the newer building announces the museum's name, and a circle of palm trees and a brightly painted sculpture decorate the plaza in front. – – The Collection – The museum has a permanent collection of 1,200 20th-century works, with an emphasis on post-1980 Bay Area…
Editor's Tips
- When to Go:
- On Kids ArtSunday, children can join visiting artists, art instructors and gallery teachers in a fun-filled day of hands-on visual art workshops, performing arts, music, gallery tours and more.
Tiny
by boydmj at Citysearch
Tiny, but the current exhibit is worth seeing. Best it is free
- Pros: Free
- Cons: Too Small
The best is also free!
by mikebell at Citysearch
Tech is tech but art is Art.
This is the best in Silicon Valley.
- Pros: Free admission, Relevant works, Comfortable
Museum Cafe & Store
by money at Citysearch
Even if contemporary art is "not your thing" try the cafe and store at SJMA. The cafe and museum store are little jewles set in downtown San Jose!
- Pros: free, Beautiful building, trendy store

