Bay Area Museums Events

The exhibition offers visitors a virtual tour through the East Bay's most scenic parks and open spaces, following the flow of water from snow-capped Mt.... More

More than 2500 extraordinary works from the museum’s collection are displayed in the museum’s permanent galleries. Artworks on view include monumental... More

Featuring 35 unique paper objects, drawings and prints. For nearly two decades, New York artist Jane Hammond has been using a fixed lexicon of 276... More

Including rotating examples of the rare Dead Sea Scroll fragments and other artifacts spanning more than 5,000 years. This exhibition includes rotating... More

Including a hotel with rotating exhibits, art from the McKay Collection of California, trolley restorations and the Paulson House.

Artifacts, art created for the museum, photographs and collections of newspapers and magazines, oral and written histories and more focusing on the history... More

Online exhibit documenting the rise of Lou's Village from its creation in 1946. Visit www.historysanjose.org/lousvillage to view the exhibit.

More than 100 makishi, or mask characters, from the "Three Corners" region of Africa.

Jades from the Ming Dynasty to Early Twentieth Century.

An online-only exhibit presenting oral histories from former plant workers. Visit www.historysanjose.org/cannerylife to view the exhibit.

Museum hosts "Life Tech," "Innovation" and "Exploration."

Prints from the 16th through 18th centuries of artist mock-ups.

An outdoor environmental installation by Andy Goldsworthy.

Including loans from Stuart Davis and Albert Gleizes.

The exhibit "Flora DeLucchi Pre-Nineteenth Century Collection of Handmade Italian and European Lace" showcases a unique collection of Venet... More

This online exhibit focuses on various local labeling companies, the labeling process and the legacy of the everyday works of art. Visit www.historysanjose.org/labellegacy... More

Selections from the collection of Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson, including paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints by various artists.