San José Museum of Art

San José Museum of Art SJMA nurtures empathy and connection by engaging communities with socially relevant contemporary art.
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The San Jose Museum of Art celebrates new ideas, stimulates creativity, and inspires connections with every visit. Welcoming and thought-provoking, the Museum rejects stuffiness and delights visitors with its surprising and playful perspective on the art and artists of our time.

12 days until Make Music Day! Check out the San José Museum of Art lineup for a great mix of hip-hop, soul, folk music, ...
05/27/2026

12 days until Make Music Day! Check out the San José Museum of Art lineup for a great mix of hip-hop, soul, folk music, and interpretive dance. We can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday. For a full list of venues and performers, visit makemusicday.org/sanjose

05/27/2026

Join the citywide celebration of music!
Sunday, June 21st (Father's Day/World Cup)
All day long
Who can host music? Anyone anywhere in San Jose
Who can play music? Anyone

Want to know more?
Sign up for an information session:
First Monday of March, April, and June.
4:00 p.m. on Zoom
www.makemusicday.org/sanjose or see link in bio.

Play music:
At a bus stop with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
In a library San Jose Public Library
In a park San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
In a restaurant San Pedro Square Market
In a church
On your porch
In a plaza
At the waterpark
In an airport San José Mineta International Airportjc
In supermarkets
And more...

All music welcome
Heavy Metal
Music Workshops
Solo artists
Youth groups
Hip Hop
Electronic Dance Music
Experimental music
Opera
Cumbia
World music
and many more....

Any level
Just starting music lovers
People who just play with friends
Professional musicians
Groups and bands
Music theorists
Sing-a-longs and Karaoke
Music workshops
Music games
Listening parties

SIGN UP
www.makemusicday.org/sanjose
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Make Music San Jose is supported by the City of San JoséSan Jose Office of Economic DevelopmentOffice of Cultural Affairs and Make Music Day

05/27/2026

🪩 Join us for the San José Museum of Art’s most dazzling affair of the year: the After-Party of the 2026 Gala + Auction, presented by Casino M8trix.

✨Join SJMA supporters and the creative community for a late-night celebration featuring a vibrant dance floor and good times throughout the Museum to support our biggest fundraiser of the year.

🎧 Featuring DJ sets by Chalé Brown and Cutso, and a special guest artist.

🥂Open bar + light bites from local restaurant partners Mezcal Mexican Restaurant, The Club On Post , Casino M8trix, and 10th Street Distillery as the event’s beverage sponsor.

🗓️ Saturday, April 25, 9:30pm–midnight
🎟️ $125 ($100 for members) • 21 and over
💖 Dress code: Festive and a touch of sparkle
🔗 Details and tickets at sjmusart.org/after-party

Every ticket helps power SJMA’s dynamic exhibitions and inspiring education programs, fueling our mission to connect communities through socially relevant contemporary art. Thank you for being part of the celebration!

05/27/2026

This week is about nurture.
Create a Care Circuit.

Map out your "Care Circuit" by drawing a shape filled with the local people, San José sanctuaries, and small comforts that recharge you, then share your creation via a photo, haiku, or audio clip to celebrate what keeps you powered.

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Sustento
Circuito del cuidado
Traza tu “Circuito del cuidado” dibujando una forma llena de gente local, santuarios de San José y pequeños placeres que te recargan las pilas, y luego comparte tu creación mediante una foto, un haiku o un clip de audio para celebrar lo que te mantiene con energía.

🫶🏾🧘🏽

Sự Nuôi Dưỡng
Mạch Nối Yêu Thương
Hãy lập sơ đồ "Mạch Nối Yêu Thương" của quý vị bằng cách vẽ một hình bao gồm những người dân địa phương, những chốn bình yên ở San José và những niềm an ủi nhỏ bé giúp quý vị nạp lại năng lượng, sau đó chia sẻ tác phẩm qua ảnh, thơ haiku hoặc đoạn clip âm thanh để tôn vinh những điều giúp quý vị luôn tràn đầy sức sống.

🌟 Share what you create on social media and tag us, and use . Other ways to participate: Email what you made to Share and win! Prizes given out for participation.
🌟 Comparte tus creaciones en las redes sociales y etiquétanos usando el hashtag . Otras formas de participar: Envía tus creaciones por correo electrónico. ¡Comparte para ganar! ¡Habrá premios por la participación!
🌟 Chia sẻ tác phẩm của bạn trên mạng xã hội và gắn thẻ chúng tôi và sử dụng hashtag . Các cách tham gia khác: Hãy gửi email tác phẩm của bạn tới. Chia sẻ và giành chiến thắng! Phần thưởng sẽ được gửi đến cho thí sinh tham dự.

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💭 "I want people to leave moved by what they’ve seen, but also questioning what they’ve seen and everything else.”— .and...
05/25/2026

💭 "I want people to leave moved by what they’ve seen, but also questioning what they’ve seen and everything else.”— .andrew.nguyen

+ : Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s "Heavy Dragon" (2025) is part of a series of works made from explosive remnants of war collected in Vietnam's Quang Tri Province. By transforming these destructive materials into healing objects, he suggests pathways for building solidarity across communities affected by war and trauma.

Image: Tuan Andrew Nguyen, "Heavy Dragon," 2025. Engraved 57mm brass artillery shell (tuned to F5 at 685.76 Hz) with attached wooden clapper, stainless steel cable, pounded brass artillery shells, and brass rods, 71 5/8 x 44 1/8 x 27 ½ in. Collection of San José Museum of Art. Gift of the Lipman Family Foundation, 2025.04. :copyright: Tuan Andrew Nguyen, 2025. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan, New York. Photo by Izzy Leung.

Quote: Tuan Andrew Nguyen in “Between Worlds” Art in the Twenty-First Century ( ) Season 12. https://art21.org/artist/tuan-andrew-nguyen/

💡 Lightbulb moment: you can create a woven circuit that illuminates with conductive thread and LEDs.🧶 Last Saturday, 15 ...
05/21/2026

💡 Lightbulb moment: you can create a woven circuit that illuminates with conductive thread and LEDs.

🧶 Last Saturday, 15 participants learned how to make their own at SJMA! Thank you to exhibiting artist for teaching the workshop.

💽 This Art 101 was presented in connection to the exhibition “Motherboards” which explores the foundational contributions of women’s work to the technology industry.

Support for the program is provided by .

05/19/2026

✨In case we haven’t made it clear enough, SJMA is more than an art museum.

🔗 “Both mournful and festive, [wreath and chains (2022/2025)] mixes natural and industrial materials, notably copper to ...
05/16/2026

🔗 “Both mournful and festive, [wreath and chains (2022/2025)] mixes natural and industrial materials, notably copper to stunning effect. That mineral abounds in garcia’s work, serving to link the history of copper mining with the tradition of handcrafting with copper in his native Mexico.” — for

🪢 : the last day to see “ektor garcia: loose ends” is on June 7, 2026. In a materials-based practice that draws on handcraft traditions and a DIY ​punk sensibility, subtly challenges hierarchies ​of​​ ​gendered and racialized labor while undermining notions of static identity.

📰 Read the article with the link in bio.

🎵 from SJMA! 🧏 If you were Deaf, what lullabies would you want your newborn to hear?In Christine Sun Kim's "One Week o...
05/10/2026

🎵 from SJMA!

🧏 If you were Deaf, what lullabies would you want your newborn to hear?In Christine Sun Kim's "One Week of Lullabies for Roux" (2018), the artist, who is deaf, asked friends to compose lullabies for her newborn to replace the prepackaged songs on the baby's video monitors. Her instructions were not to include lyrics and to emphasize lower frequencies, which resulted in heartbeats and imitations of ocean sounds.

🎧 Bring your favorite mother to SJMA and listen to "One Week of Lullabies for Roux" in "Tending and Dreaming."

Artwork: Christine Sun Kim, "One Week of Lullabies for Roux," 2018. Sound. Seven tracks, various runtimes. Collection of San José Museum of Art. Museum purchase with funds contributed by the Council of 100, 2023.01.

Image: Installation view of "Tending and Dreaming: Stories from the Collection" at San José Museum of Art, March 7, 2025 – ongoing. Photo by Glen Cheriton.

🪐 : A shift of cosmic proportions recently occurred at the Museum.🚀 Thank you to everyone who came out for First Friday...
05/03/2026

🪐 : A shift of cosmic proportions recently occurred at the Museum.

🚀 Thank you to everyone who came out for First Friday: ‧₊˚✩🪐, featuring and !

📷 Swipe for a photo recap of the evening!

Photos by SJMA/Frederick Liang.

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95113

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Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

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