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.

08/28/2026

✨Here’s the big reveal! ✨

💎 Join us for First Friday | Rhinestone Skies: A Night of Drag and Poetry!

🌈 Join us for a family-friendly evening of poetry, music and performance.

💖 Featuring brb, , King SlayHer, and Jasper Redwood!

🎤 Hosted by Abbi K*ss.

🗓️ Friday, Sep 4, 6–9pm
🎟️ Free admission
📍 San José Museum of Art
🔗 Details at sjmusart.org/ff

🖼️ Open galleries
🛍️ Shop at the Museum Store
🍷 Late-night bites and drinks at El Cafecito

🔎 Could art reveal the deep connections we have with the natural world?💧 Join us for an observation-based exploration of...
08/25/2026

🔎 Could art reveal the deep connections we have with the natural world?

💧 Join us for an observation-based exploration of the exhibition “a small ocean swallowed”—an exhibition that threads together plant, animal, and human life and celebrates water as a model of interconnectivity across space and time.

🗓️ Wednesdays at 12:30pm • Aug 26, Sep 16, Oct 28, and Nov 18
🎟️ Free with Museum admission
📍San José Museum of Art
🔗Details at sjmusart.org/naturalist

🌱 Led by naturalist Shelby Hendricks, group tour and family programs manager at SJMA

🏞️ Walk with a Naturalist invites visitors to engage with artworks in unexpected ways, bringing a more-than-human dimension to scientific ideas while deepening our emotional connection to the environment.

✏️ Admission is always free for youth 17 and under, college students, teachers, and SJMA members!

🌈 : Light Up the Night saturated the Museum with brilliance and color!💡Special thanks to San Jose Cultural Affairs and ...
08/22/2026

🌈 : Light Up the Night saturated the Museum with brilliance and color!

💡Special thanks to San Jose Cultural Affairs and their featured artists Brooke Einbender and Esteban Garcia Bravo, Nandi / Wildflower Salon / Los Gatos CA / Hair Designer  of Ritmos Calientes, and San José State University students N🔻3️⃣ and Phin Nguyen of n@p t1m:3!

📷 Swipe for a photo recap of the event!

08/20/2026

💧 the once spawned in the LA River?

🪏Hear Kiyo Gutiérrez touch on the history of the LA River and the ecological impact of its concretization on the Pacific lamprey.

👀See Kiyo Gutierrez’s “boca errante/wandering mouth” (2024) in “a small ocean swallowed,” an exhibition that threads together plant, animal, and human life and celebrates water as a model of interconnectivity across space and time.

📸 What happens when a photographer asks young women “to portray themselves, as they are, or as they see themselves, or t...
08/20/2026

📸 What happens when a photographer asks young women “to portray themselves, as they are, or as they see themselves, or to invent new selves for the camera?”

: 's "Urma and Nimli, Lunkaransar" from the series “Notes from the Desert” (1999–2010).



Image: Gauri Gill, "Urma and Nimli, Lunkaransar" from the series “Notes from the Desert”, 1999–2010. Gelatin silver print on paper, 41 7/8 x 31 inches. San Jose Museum of Art. Gift of Wanda Kownacki, the Lipman Family Foundation, and Dipti and Rakesh Mathur, 2013.01.03

08/16/2026

💎Who will be featured at the next First Friday in September?

🌈 Stay tuned for the reveal!

🎶 : A syncopation of art, rhythm, and creativity filled San José Museum of Art (SJMA) as part of 2026!🎷Thank you to...
08/14/2026

🎶 : A syncopation of art, rhythm, and creativity filled San José Museum of Art (SJMA) as part of 2026!

🎷Thank you to the 1800+ visitors who came out to SJMA for First Friday: Jazz Jam and the ASML Next Gen Stage at SJMA last weekend!

📷 Swipe for a recap of last weekend!

💖 You make us kinda chic.🕚 SJMA is now open Tuesday through Sunday, 11am–6pm, and until 9pm on Friday (closed on Monday)...
08/09/2026

💖 You make us kinda chic.

🕚 SJMA is now open Tuesday through Sunday, 11am–6pm, and until 9pm on Friday (closed on Monday).

✏️ Admission is always free for youth 17 and under, college students, and teachers.

08/07/2026

Meet Mark Arroyo — the guitarist behind The Mark Arroyo Trio's fully improvised sets around San Jose. What started as a one-off gig at Hotel De Anza's Hedley Club turned into a decade-plus project built on completely improvising every song, from James Blake to Lana Del Rey. Wax Poetics called his work a blend of narrative instrumentals and cinematic soul. This time at Summer Fest, Arroyo steps out solo, guitar out front and no trio behind him.

Catch him Saturday, August 8, 1:00–1:30 PM at the San Jose Museum of Art. This one's free — reserve ahead to speed your entry. Get details at summerfest.sanjosejazz.org.

This weekend the Circle of Palms will have a barrier around the trees for the public’s safety. Several of the palm trees...
08/07/2026

This weekend the Circle of Palms will have a barrier around the trees for the public’s safety. Several of the palm trees were recently found to be dead or dying. The City is working to remove the trees as quickly as possible. The San José Museum of Art will remain open and we look forward to seeing you!

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110 S Market Street
San Jose, CA
95113

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

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+14082716840

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