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Juneteenth celebration at the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose

CBS - KPIX NEWS
June 19, 2024

Visitors tried their hand at drumming with master drummer Pope Flyne and then made their own drums to take home at the Juneteenth Community Celebration. Six animated shorts were in the theatre for visitors to enjoy. All activities were provided by Silicon Valley African Film Festival, the museum's community partner for Juneteenth. Learn More

Creativity through the Arts, Early Childhood Development, General Museum, Inclusion & Cultural Competence

Exploration Portal Dedication: San Jose’s newest outdoor educational play space where children will explore the intersection of math and science, art, and nature

June 11, 2024

Children will soon have endless opportunities to discover patterns, proportion, scale and symmetry at the intersection of math, science, and nature. Exploration Portal is the museum's newest outdoor educational space for STEM learning. Learn More

Creativity through the Arts, Early Childhood Development, Environmental Stewardship, Exhibition Development, General Museum, Science Learning

BioSITE Celebrates 30 Years of Teaching Scientific Methods and Water Ecology

April 1, 2024

Over the past 30 years, more than 26,000 students have tested water quality, discovered local plants and animals, and directly learned about the environment and humans' impact in BioSITE, the award-winning field research program. Learn More

Community Service Learning, Early Childhood Development, Environmental Stewardship, General Museum, Learning Research, Partnerships & Resource Development, Science Learning

Hello from Japan! Opens Saturday, February 17

January 31, 2024

Come play on the child-sized streets of Tokyo in the bustling modern Harajuku district - think “Hello Kitty” and “Pokemon.” Explore contemporary and ancient traditions and learn about Japanese culture where the past, present and future harmoniously coexist in this new multimedia exhibition for children and families. Learn More

Creativity through the Arts, Early Childhood Development, Exhibition Development, Inclusion & Cultural Competence

Families From Diverse Backgrounds Celebrate Three Kings Day

The Mercury News
January 7, 2024

Families from diverse backgrounds and languages spoken gathered together to celebrate Three Kings Day. The 26th annual event honors the Epiphany and this year was held on the actual day, January 6. Children and parents fashioned and wore crowns, made real tortillas, and enjoyed Folklorico dance and Mariachi music. Learn More

Creativity through the Arts, Early Childhood Development, General Museum, Inclusion & Cultural Competence, Partnerships & Resource Development

Mr. Monopoly Visits the Museum

CBS Bay Area
November 21, 2023

Mr. Monopoly kicked off the holiday week at the museum and celebrated the museum's property on the new San Jose edition of the board game Monopoly. Learn More

General Museum

CA Live! Visits the Museum

CA Live! on NBC Bay Area
September 14, 2023

California Live's Jobeth Devera and her film crew from NBC 11 explored Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose with visits to Amazing AirMaze, the Voyage to Vietnam immersive exhibit, and WaterWays - highlighting oodles of reasons to visit the big, purple museum. Learn More

General Museum, Inclusion & Cultural Competence