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Tech Museum of Innovation

Current Exhibit: Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan: The Exhibition will be open the following hours:

Monday-Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday-Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Monday, July 5 open 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
On July 10 and July 31 the museum regular galleries will close at 5:00 p.m.

Recently celebrating its 40th anniversary the San Jose Museum of Art has been a showcase for contemporary West Coast collections. Its distinct voice exhibits the unique evolution of the institution from a small Richardsonian Romanesque inspired art gallery to a museum which reflects the bay area’s visual art.

San Jose Jazz Festival

San Jose Jazz is a 23 year old public benefit corporation dedicated to promoting jazz music and jazz education through performance and education to enrich the lives of the people in our community. San Jose Jazz serves San Jose, CA and the Silicon Valley, one of the most richly diverse and rapidly growing regions in the U.S.

Children's Musical Theater San Jose (CMT)

Children's Musical Theatre (CMT) was founded in 1968 to create a community-based children’s theater in San Jose, CA. Children’s Musical Theater, often referred to as Children's Musical Theatre San Jose (CMTSJ) is now one of the nation’s largest youth musical theater and training program of its kind. The mission of CMT is to train and educate today’s youth through musical theater to set and achieve high artistic and personal goals, and to inspire them to become exemplary artists, patrons and citizens of tomorrow.

Symphony Silicon Valley

The Symphony's artists, nationally recruited, locally resident, with an average performance tenure in San Jose of over 20 years, are recognized as among the best in the greater Bay Area. Led by an exciting roster of distinguished guest conductors on the European model, the Symphony is an anchor tenant of San Jose's magnificently restored downtown California Theatre, one of Northern California's most outstanding music halls. There, audiences and critics alike greet its concerts with enthusiasm.

Opera San Jose

Opera San José is a professional, regional opera company that is unique in the United States. Maintaining a resident company of principal artists, this company specializes in showcasing the finest young professional singers in the nation. Featuring fresh, new talents in the first years of their careers, Opera San José’s performances are always dramatically stimulating and vocally accomplished.

Broadway San Jose

Broadway San Jose, a Nederlander Presentation is where Silicon Valley can find some of the most exciting shows touring the U.S. Broadway San Jose makes it easy to get the best seats available and provides unique visitor and tourism offerings for a very special theater experience. Whether you live in San Jose or are visiting the city on a business trip; whether you are with someone special for a romantic weekend or here with the whole family, Broadway San Jose has the theater tickets and special added experiences for the Broadway shows you want to see.

Ballet San Jose

Ballet San Jose's mission is to provide the South Bay with theatrically produced ballet and professional dance education in a manner that honors the vision of the artists, meets the highest technical and artistic standards, contributes to the fulfillment of the cultural needs of the community, and is accessible to as wide an audience as possible. The ballet season generally runs from October to April or May each year and features a nearly month-long run of THE NUTCRACKER each December.