Tech Museum Of Innovation
The Tech Museum
201 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 294-8324
Website: http://www.thetech.org/plan_visit/info/
Type of Museum:
Technolody, Science, IMAX, Kids Imaginations, Innovation
About Tech Museum:
The Tech Museum is singularly focused on inspiring the innovator in everyone it reaches. Truly hands-on and interactive exhibits, divided among themed galleries, offer guests a truly memorable experience. The Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater and various unique museum programs make a visit to the bright, mango-colored Tech one you won’t soon forget.
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.
Exhibits
- Hundreds of exhibits, 97% of which are original or custom made
- Host of blockbuster exhibits “BODY WORLDS 2 and The Three Pound Gem” and “Leonardo: 500 Years into the Future“
- Online exhibits and activities from robotics to satellites
- Hands-on exhibits explore genetics with our partners from the Department of Genetics at Stanford University, space exploration with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, clean energy, biotechnology and other sciences
- New galleries include: The Tech Virtual Test Zone, and The Tech Awards Gallery
- Popular galleries include: Genetics: Technology with a Twist; Exploration, Earthquake platform, Jet Pack Simulator and Life Tech
- Home of The Spirit of American Innovation, an exhibit about the National Medal of Technology, the nation’s highest honor for technological innovation
Visit:
You can get exhibit tickets or with IMAX theater as your choice. Tech Museum also has free entry on 2nd Sunday of the month (double check with Museum site for any changes). You can have annual membership as well.
Resources:
Learning at the Tech: http://www.thetech.org/education/