| The Children's Discovery Museum is | | | | in Downtown San Jose, California, USA, |
| located in San Jose, California. The | | | | founded in 1969 as the "Civic Art |
| museum opened in June 1990 and is | | | | Gallery". |
| located on Woz Way. "Woz" is a nickname | | | | The oldest part of the Museum was |
| for Steve Wozniak who is one of the | | | | originally built as the San Jose post |
| co-founders of Apple Computer. The | | | | office in 1892, and then served as the |
| museum is housed in a distinctive 52,000 | | | | city's library from 1937 to 1969. In |
| square foot purple building, designed by | | | | 1972 the building was named a California |
| architect Ricardo Legorreta. The museum | | | | Historical Landmark (#854), and in 1973 |
| is geared toward children who can | | | | it was added to the National Register of |
| interact directly with various hands-on | | | | Historic Places. The "New Wing", |
| exhibits. | | | | comprising the majority of the current |
| History Park at Kelley Park (or just | | | | exhibition space, opened in 1991. |
| History Park) in San Jose, California, | | | | The permanent collection focuses on |
| USA is designed as an indoor/outdoor | | | | 20th- and 21st-century art, with a focus |
| museum, arranged to appear as a small US | | | | on US West Coast artists and a growing |
| town might have in the early 1900s. | | | | emphasis on art of the Pacific Rim. The |
| Since its inauguration in 1971, 29 | | | | collection includes more than 2,000 |
| historic buildings and other landmarks | | | | works in a variety of media, including |
| have either been moved from their | | | | sculpture, paintings, prints, digital |
| original San Jose locations or are | | | | media, photographs, and drawings by |
| represented by replicas. | | | | artists such as Robert Arneson, Milton |
| Period exhibits include a doctor's | | | | Avery, Gregory Barsamian, Joan Brown, |
| office, a dentist's office (complete | | | | Deborah Butterfield, Jim Campbell, |
| with an old foot-pedal-powered drill), | | | | Enrique Chagoya, Dale Chihuly, Ron |
| fruit barn, blacksmith shed, a livery | | | | Davis, Jay DeFeo, Roy DeForest, Tony |
| stable (US terminology for a business | | | | Delap, Richard Diebenkorn, Jim Dine, |
| that rented out horse-drawn carriages), | | | | Rupert Garcia, Philip Guston, Oliver |
| a working print shop, a gas station, the | | | | Jackson, Hung Liu, Michael McMillen, |
| Pacific Hotel, the Empire Fire House, | | | | Manuel Neri, Long Nguyen, Manuel Ocampo, |
| the Bank of Italy (precursor to the Bank | | | | Nathan Oliveira, Deborah Oropallo, Alan |
| of America), a one-room schoolhouse, and | | | | Rath, Raymond Saunders, Richard Shaw, |
| a number of houses of early Santa Clara | | | | Wayne Thiebaud, Bill Viola, and William |
| Valley settlers. The fruit barn not only | | | | Wiley. |
| has many farm implements and devices | | | | he Tech Museum of Innovation, or simply |
| from the period, but also displays | | | | The Tech, is a museum located in the |
| hundreds of photographs documenting the | | | | heart of Silicon Valley, in downtown San |
| area's development. | | | | Jose, California USA. Focusing on |
| Other attractions include a 115-foot | | | | technology and its effects, The Tech |
| scale replica of the San Jose Electric | | | | serves as an important educational and |
| Light Tower that used to tower 237 feet | | | | cultural resource for tourists and local |
| over downtown San Jose, the Portuguese | | | | residents alike. |
| Historical Museum, the Ng Shing Gung | | | | Planning began in 1978, and the first |
| Temple, and a post office. | | | | 20,000 square foot (2,000 m²) temporary |
| The "Trolley Barn" houses restored | | | | exhibit finally opened in 1990. In |
| antique trolleys, both horse-drawn and | | | | October of 1998, it opened a brand new |
| electric, and automobiles, both gasoline | | | | 132,000 square feet (12,000 m²) |
| and battery powered, along with other | | | | facility, and has had 2,800,000 |
| antique trolleys and cars awaiting | | | | visitors. |
| restoration. | | | | The museum is composed of three floors, |
| On March 13, 2005 another newly | | | | each with its own significance. The |
| renovated building was opened to the | | | | ground floor has the main entrance, a |
| public, housing the Leonard and David | | | | gift shop and cafe, the Imax theater, |
| McKay Gallery, containing a collection | | | | and a recreational area that is reserved |
| of paintings of people, buildings, and | | | | for special events. The second floor |
| landscapes from in and around San Jose. | | | | focuses on permanent exhibits that often |
| Weekdays, tours are offered by paid | | | | become modified, and the below- ground |
| staff, often for local students on class | | | | floor contains areas for temporary |
| field trips. On weekends, selected | | | | exhibits that are usually changed. |
| exhibit buildings are staffed on a | | | | The Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater (named |
| rotating schedule by volunteers, who | | | | after Mike and Joan Hackworth) is one of |
| also operate a vintage trolley over the | | | | the popular features, and shows a wide |
| length of the park, including under the | | | | variety of movies (such as Harry Potter, |
| Light Tower replica. | | | | The Polar Express, Roving Mars) and |
| The San Jose Museum of Art is a museum | | | | educational films. |