19th Annual Celebration of “El Día de Los Tres Reyes Magos”
Plan now to join us for a Three Kings Day party, complete with Rosca de Reyes bread, papel picado crafts, community performers, and appearances by the Three Kings.
20th Annual Celebration of “El Día de Los Tres Reyes Magos”
Plan now to join us for a Three Kings Day party, complete with Rosca de Reyes bread, papel picado crafts, community performers, and appearances by the Three Kings.
This night may belong to the adults, but the day belongs to the kids! Celebrate the arrival of 2018 with your whole family. Participate in our “countdown to noon across time zones” with family hugs, a noisy celebration, and the Museum’s version of the famous Ball Drop in Times Square!
Note: The Museum closes at 4:00 p.m. on December 31 and will re-open Monday, January 1, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This night may belong to the adults, but the day belongs to the kids! Celebrate the arrival of 2017 with your whole family. Participate in our “countdown to noon across time zones” with family hugs, a noisy celebration, and the Museum’s version of the famous Ball Drop in Times Square!
Purchase your tickets in advance and get a free Celebration Fun Pack while supplies last, including a hat, noisemaker, and other items to help you ring in the New Year. Purchase Today
Note: The Museum closes at 4:00 p.m. on December 31 and will re-open Sunday, January 1, 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon for members only
The holidays take unique form this year at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. Experiences in the Museum will be temporarily transformed, immersing visitors in the spectacle of the season. Don’t miss the return of TapeScape™ the popular installation created by artist Eric Lennartson! Learn More
Like the life of a delicate snowflake, the opportunity to visit Crystallize Your Curiosity: A Holiday Adventure is fleeting. Plan your visit soon!
Crystal Cavern open 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily in the Theatre.
Hours of operation are subject to change based on maintenance needs or staffing availability.
Through Saturday, November 5
Use your mind and your muscles to invent and build exciting structures and settings. See what new worlds and environments you can create with Imagination Playground. The possibilities are endless using this collection of amazing blue blocks that comes in a variety of shapes and sizes…including huge!
The first exhibit of Crystallize your Curiosity! A Holiday Adventure
Saturday, November 19 – Sunday, January 8
This holiday season at Children’s Discovery Museum includes the return of TapeScape™ the popular installation created by artist Eric Lennartson. Reminiscent of ice crystals forming, miles and miles of packing tape are stretched and interlaced over metal structures to create TapeScape, an engaging, interactive environment to delight children and adults.
TapeScape™ was developed at the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota in Mankato.
The Museum closes at 4:30 p.m. today.
The Gift Shop is closed for inventory today.
Tuesday, November 29 – Sunday, January 29
The works featured in Organic Form were created by over 70 youth artists from the Community School of Music & Arts (CSMA) Art4Schools program. The works on display interpret the concept of “organic form” through a variety of media and creative techniques.
Since 1968, the Community School of Music & Arts (CSMA) has grown to be the region’s largest non-profit provider of music and arts education programs, reach 40,000+ people of all ages, skill levels and economic means every year. CSMA provides arts-in-the-schools programs to 15,000 children at over 30 schools throughout the region. Learn more about CSMA’s music & art education opportunities at arts4all.org.
Through Sunday, November 27
The works featured in Festivals of India were created by over 90 artists ages 4 – 12 with media of their choice through the India Community Center’s (ICC) Annual Children’s Art Contest. Every March, children arrive at the ICC with their art materials and imaginations and spend the afternoon making art in response to a prompt about India. This year’s theme, Festivals of India, invited participants to explore the many cultural celebrations and festivals that are significant to them and their families.
India Community Center (ICC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the Indian-American and greater Bay Area community by promoting South Asian culture through social, cultural, recreational, and community programs. As a non-religious and non-political organization, ICC is the place where the community can unite, serve, and celebrate South Asian Culture. ICC welcomes all without regard to racial, ethnic, regional, religious, political, or socioeconomic background. For more information, please visit www.indiacc.org.
Saturday, October 8 – Sunday, November 27
The works featured in Festivals of India were created by over 90 artists ages 4 – 12 with media of their choice through the India Community Center’s (ICC) Annual Children’s Art Contest. Every March, children arrive at the ICC with their art materials and imaginations and spend the afternoon making art in response to a prompt about India. This year’s theme, Festivals of India, invited participants to explore the many cultural celebrations and festivals that are significant to them and their families.
India Community Center (ICC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the Indian-American and greater Bay Area community by promoting South Asian culture through social, cultural, recreational, and community programs. As a non-religious and non-political organization, ICC is the place where the community can unite, serve, and celebrate South Asian Culture. ICC welcomes all without regard to racial, ethnic, regional, religious, political, or socioeconomic background. For more information, please visit www.indiacc.org.
Through Sunday, November 6
The altar on display, built in the Oaxacan tradition in celebration of Día de los Muertos, is by artist Lissa Jones. Ms. Jones is a native San Jose resident and holds a graduate degree in Visual Arts from San Jose State University.
Jones has collaborated with filmmaker Curtis Fukuda on numerous photography based projects since the late 1980s and travels regularly to Mexico (specifically, Oaxaca) for inspiration and to experience what she describes as the “generosity of spirit” of the Oaxacan people. Lissa has exhibited her work nationally and internationally, and has for the past six years built altars to celebrate Día de los Muertos. Her altars have been exhibited at local venues including the Oakland Museum of California and Mexican Heritage Plaza and this year, concurrently, she is exhibiting in San Jose at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library and the San Jose Museum of Art.
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Altars or ofrendas, in honor of Día de los Muertos, often hold objects reflecting a mixture of indigenous beliefs, Catholicism, pop culture, personal treasures, and the practical. For this altar, Lissa has incorporated a selection of special items to honor children who have passed on, including fruit, sweets, lotería, and toys. She has also placed a small wooden chair beside the altar on which children visiting our Museum are welcome to sit for an intimate view.
Tuesday, October 11 – Sunday, November 6
The altar on display, built in the Oaxacan tradition in celebration of Día de los Muertos, is by artist Lissa Jones. Ms. Jones is a native San Jose resident and holds a graduate degree in Visual Arts from San Jose State University.
Jones has collaborated with filmmaker Curtis Fukuda on numerous photography based projects since the late 1980s and travels regularly to Mexico (specifically, Oaxaca) for inspiration and to experience what she describes as the “generosity of spirit” of the Oaxacan people. Lissa has exhibited her work nationally and internationally, and has for the past six years built altars to celebrate Día de los Muertos. Her altars have been exhibited at local venues including the Oakland Museum of California and Mexican Heritage Plaza and this year, concurrently, she is exhibiting in San Jose at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library and the San Jose Museum of Art.
Learn more
Altars, in honor of Día de los Muertos, often hold objects reflecting a mixture of indigenous beliefs, Catholicism, pop culture, personal treasures, and the practical. For this altar, Lissa has incorporated a selection of special items to honor children who have passed on, including fruit, sweets, lotería, and toys. She has also placed a small wooden chair beside the altar on which children visiting our Museum are welcome to sit for an intimate view.
Explore the centuries-old process of letterpress printing from handset type. Workshop visitors can ink up vintage wood-type and create their own letterpress print using a table-top sign press.
About Matt Kelsey
Matt Kelsey operates a letterpress print shop in Saratoga, CA, designing and printing invitations, business cards, posters, and other paper goods. His shop is equipped with century-old presses and vintage handset wood and metal type, as well as having more modern capabilities for printing from digital artwork. He teaches letterpress workshops for the San Jose Printers’ Guild, and has been the primary organizer of the annual Bay Area Printers’ Fair & Wayzgoose.
To view more of his work, visit www.mkprinter.com