San Jose Museum of Art is Santa Clara County's premiere modern art museum, showcasing a permanent collection of 20th and 21st century works focusing on the works of West Coast and Pacific Rim artists.

The museum is housed within a California Historic Landmark building that was originally constructed as the San Jose post office in 1892 by architect Willoughby J. Edbrooke. Additional collections are showcased in the museum's New Wing, which was added to the facility in 1991.

Rotating exhibitions showcase pieces from the museum's 2,000-piece collection, which span a variety of media types and feature artists such as Dale Chihuly, Wayne Thiebaud, Deborah Butterfield, and Manuel Ocampo.

The museum is the region's largest arts education provider, offering curriculum-incorporated tours for school groups and a variety of art-focused workshop and in-school programming.

110 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113, Phone: 408-271-6840

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