San Jose Museum Of Art Cafe

at , San Jose , 95113 United States

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<p>The <b>San Jose Museum of Art</b> is an <a href="/pages/w/107926902569048">art museum</a> in <a href="/pages/w/107920865902508">Downtown San Jose</a>, <a href="/pages/w/108131585873862">California</a>, <a href="/pages/w/112463092102121">USA</a>. Founded in 1969, the museum hosts a large permanent collection emphasizing <a href="/pages/w/141383165887924">West Coast</a> artists of the 20th- and 21st-century. It is located next to the <a href="/pages/w/143876395625458">Circle of Palms Plaza</a> and <a href="/pages/w/137412582948128">Plaza de César Chávez</a> park.</p><h2>History</h2><p>The museum's historic wing was originally designed by architect <a href="/pages/w/132384233466046">Willoughby J. Edbrooke</a> and built as the San Jose <a href="/pages/w/107972715891748">post office</a> in 1892, then served as the city's <a href="/pages/w/105711399462993">library</a> from 1937 to 1969. The building was then converted by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fine_Arts_Gallery_Association" class="wikipedia">The Fine Arts Gallery Association</a>, reopening as the "Civic Art Gallery". In 1972 the building was named a <a href="/pages/w/119665674746495">California Historical Landmark</a> (#854), and in 1973 it was added to the <a href="/pages/w/105603872806467">National Register of Historic Places</a>. The "New Wing", comprising the majority of the current exhibition space, opened in 1991.</p><h2>Exhibitions</h2><p>Many of the changing exhibitions at the San Jose Museum of Art focus on the West Coast and California. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, a great many exhibitions are centered on the intersection of art and technology. Exhibitions and individual installations typically remain on view between 4 to 6 months.</p>

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San Jose Museum Of Art Cafe is San Jose based place and this enity listed in Local Business category. 95113.