Museum is now open F, Sat, Sun. Call to verify due to COVID closures. New show is on incarceration. Very thought provoking. Permanent installation is on the second floor with an eclectic collection.We also shopped in the gift store. Always excellent finds for Christmas, birthdays), and other gifts. And we bought sandwiches to go from the Cafe. You can enter the Cafe and gift shop without paying a fee for the art exhibit.

Theres knowledgable staff to answer questions and the gift shop has fun knick knacks. I like that the layout of exhibitions always feel balanced. Its not overpriced imo.

Was drawn in over the weekend by the shop sign. And am now wearing a great dress purchased for a mere $18. What a nice selection of clothing, home goods and accessories San Jose Museum of Art offers. The shop owner was delightful and obviously invested in all the items inside.

This place is excellent!!! I came here last week and I loved it. Its a great place for pics as just to have a great time.

There is always something interesting to examine. I wish there are more parking downtown.

Great museum! Definitely worth a visit whether you are a local or new to the city. The museum gave me a good understanding of the citys context and history.

Great modern art museum. Some nice pierces that make you think or are just nice to view. Some of the pieces really drew me in and it was tough to walk away. Didn’t cost too much to visit either. Quite a surprise for its downtown location.

Just not very much to see... The few exhibits they had were interesting but the whole experience took about ten minutes, hardly worth a trip from anywhere. I would only recommend a visit if you happened to be in the immediate vicinity

I want to give this place more stars because I really support art, especially in my city. But our experience was just okay. The museum is very small, but very beautiful on the inside. The architecture is lovely and the flow is nice. Unfortunately, when we went, several of the display rooms were closed for new installations. Which made it even smaller. :( Upstairs, there was a really bizarre exhibit of modern art. It was cool to see something different, and it was very well presented, but it was a bit dark and twisted for my liking. I would love to come back when theres an artist that I like displaying their work.

Its in interesting art museum to visit. Museum it self is not very big. You can easily cover all exhibits within an hour. Located in downtown San Jose, so you need find parking in one of those paid parking lots or if you are lucky you will find street parking. There are quite a few interesting exhibits.

Lately San Jose Museum of park has been bringing the funk! This past month the art was amazing! Im going to have to just go in there again to check it out thats how good it was! Also it was a great place to take selfies!

Galleries are very placed and the public tours are amazing. they have variety of options available at gift shop.

Went to see the new show on Incarceration. Very interesting

Well conceived if relatively small contemporary art museum. The exhibitions that we saw truly spoke to modern concerns, all while presenting them in visually appealing and thoughtful (and thought-provoking) ways.

This place has some amazing facts...check it out

Wonderful museum. It shows the most beautiful art.

Compact for a museum but still very very good, they also rotate a lot of the art work. Here are few of my fav works! Definitely worth a try.Pro tip: sign up to get a San Jose public library card to enter this and various other museums for free. Thank me later

Lots of space and staff. Little content. It takes some effort to create your own experience and it would be difficult to explain to friends why they should allocate an hour of their day. They rotate 3 or 4 curated areas every 6 months or so. Perhaps a future rotation will provide a reason to return.

Great museum that you can spend lots of time or visit briefly if you wanted. Also there are lots of free days of you plan ahead you can visit for free. Also from time to time they have children workshops which our son loves to come to to make things

An eclectic collection of modern art. The exhibits we saw were all tied together by an overarching theme. It is small, although one hall was closed. By chance we saw live performance art, that was a nice surprise. They have a reasonable entry fee and the all staff are knowledgable about the art. They also offer free guided tours.

The art collection inside was not worthy of 10$. The only thing that was good to look at was karma green statue located right beside lobby which portrayed tower of men standing on one of another closing others eyes. Also sjma store has interesting stuff than the actual museum. We went here with my son, they guided us to go down stairs to find interesting stuff for children but there was nothing but a couple of books, magnifying lens, colored plastics. It was just boring. I went with the expectation of seeing wonderful painting or amazing art work but it didnt meet my expectations.

Incredible museum. I really enjoyed a lot.

They have a great variety of art .

The Banerjee exhibit was very interesting.

Nice place to feel what the art is. Don’t missing 20% discount which is available in online booking. 3 stars since only 1th floor was available when I visited.

Small museum with two stories, consider as modern art and not really recommend if you have a short time and have other places to visit.

Good one . Space prototype settings were too good

A good place but really small. I went here recently.Saw some good exibits. But they are not so intriguing.Must visit though.

Wonderful art museum with beautifully curated exhibits. The current exhibit on Rina Banerjee is incredible.

Small, but perfect for a rainy day outing. Easy and fast walk from the parking garage next door. Coffee shop inside with several eateries to spend the afternoon in the plaza

This is smaller museum but I enjoyed it. I am an educator was I was able to get in free. It would have been $10 which I think is a reasonable asking price. Beautiful pieces and some were interactive.

The museum is interesting. There are many new things that can inspire your mind. Each artwork is unique and greatly designed. Very impressed suggest people to go there.

An eclectic collection of modern art. The exhibits we saw were all tied together by an overarching theme. It is small, although one hall was closed. By chance we saw live performance art, that was a nice surprise. They have a reasonable entry fee and the all staff are knowledgable about the art. They also offer free guided tours.

Interesting, little small as art places go, usually has some really good temporary display. Not a kids place, although they try.But not much room for too much. I get bored here quickly, so can imagine kids would. Would say check current exhibit and if it really sounds great go, if not dont.

Its a good place for quick visit. Not many exhibits though. Presentation is very nice.

Nice place, good parking spot. Although if too many people will go there all at once, parking would be quite difficult. But the overall experience is fully satisfying. Thanks!

Service was perfect on every level. I am planning another trip here soon just to stay at this hotel. Very highly recommended and thank you very much!

I loved it. I really enjoyed my resent visit to the art museum. Dont know when was my last visit to any museum. The tour guide was awesome. It was all free. She was informative and interactive. Stuff available there is also amazing. Good for kids n adults to get inspired. My son (7) was super happy there.

Went on a field trip with my sons 4th/5th grade class. The tours they have the children provided lots of opportunity for discussion with open-ended questions about the various works of art. We were only there for about 2 hours so didnt get a chance to see everything since part of our time was also spent creating our own art. Lots of wonderful exhibits which displayed a variety of mixed media from photography to water color to textiles to glass to use of protected videos on the wall... lots of 3 dimensionality. Very relaxing and inspiring environment. Super friendly and helpful staff. It was my first visit and I would highly recommend it to others.

The pizza was fine, the service was nice. It was a Sunday and there was a lounge singer. I dont want to say anything not nice so let me just say, it was a satisfactory place.

Great small musuem! Very helpful staff and we were able to take our 3 small boys there and enjoy the art for about 60 minutes.

Definitely time your visit to include a guided tour as youll get so much more from your visit that way. I didnt know of the link with San Jose University and Tommie Smith of the 1968 incident until my visit. Tickets are $ inexpensive. This is a wheelchair friendly place. Allow at least 1.5 to 2 hours I reckon to take it all in.

This Museum reflects the true spirit of San Jose states Art culture while demonstrating the core Art spirit of the city area. The Museum building carries a state of the art infrastructure and its outer view is super scenic.During my visit to South Market street, I visited this place in the evening time and the walk was worth the time as it truly stood out the expectations.

Love this museum. Always a great experience

Way more lively than I expected. I was expecting a quiet (bit boring) museum with art that makes me wonder why it is art. The museum was very alive, lots of families with kids and activities for kids (it was a special event, so not sure if this is the case every weekend). Next to the art there was an exposition with a strong local focus.

I visited Make Me a Summary of the World exhibition in this museum which absolutely impressed me. Installations and sculptures were so unique and vivid. Its a nice place to spent time at with family

I love the variety of art. I have been coming here since the mid-1990s. The installations are thoughtful and always leave me thoughtful.

It seems like a cool spot here in the summertime with an outdoor patio. Also, they have a pizza and desserts which was a top-notch one. Thanks!

A wonderful place to see a variety of Art work. Most recently attended the Suffergrette Art Walk and display. Excellent.

Compact but fun museum. Area for kids to do some art work, so good for families. No dedicated parking so find public parking.

This museum will delight you! There are numerous excellent exhibits throughout the year with lots of space in which to roam. The docents are helpful or one can go it alone and use written guides for information. The Cafe is in the original museum which Ive been told was a post office before that! The food has been consistently fair.I love the museum gift shop which has a variety of artistic items to purchase and an interesting variety of choices within each category.The location is excellent with many kinds of restaurants nearby. The Lite Rail, Theatres, Movies, Bars. etc., are all within walking distance of the museum. Invest a day visiting this San Jose Treasure. Better yet, become a member! No fee if you are a member and certain memberships (not expensive) allow a member to bring a guest for free.

Great show and all good.

Nice local museum with cafe and gift shop, obviously. Most often has expositions of some contemporary art, but if you are luck you can get something interesting like photos by Ansel Adams. Its rather small and cozy.

I love touring the museums art galleries to see whats currently on display. I know Ill find everything from oil paintings to electronic artwork there.

A small but inserting modern and contemporary art museum. Their exhibitions will change during the year. They offer free tour and every 3rd Thursday after 5pm, it’s only $5 to get in.

Great place for Jazz and Wine lovers

Its nice to take some time and look at art. Its not the biggest at museum, but it was still time well spent with the family. Its also close by for us.

Really great educational for children

Usually I am not into modern art, but this one is quite interesting, combining new technologies with art to create a unique experience

Thanks to the support of Facebook, it is free to visit the museum on each month’s first fridays from 5 PM to 10 PM. Exhibitions change regularly, so, you should check their web site regarding the newest ones.My Review Scale:️:️ (Bad)️️: (So so)️️️: (It is worth trying out)️️️️: (Good)️️️️️: (Wonderful)

A relatively small museum, boasting local art exhibits that are really cool. Definitely something to do as part of a visit to the city. :-)

Had a fantastic time with my cousin. I loved the creative art.

Lovely place for a date, exhibits are always amazing and the price/discounts are absurdly reasonable.

Ive never visited an arts museum before and my first time here was pretty amazing. Theres quite a lot of interesting photographs, the set of history collections, sculptures, and more.

The exhibits change all the time and are of varied interests. The Chihuly chandeliers are mesmerizing. Best of all the staff seem to love working there!

Great experience and tour in the museum.. Beautiful and mesmerising that I spend a nice 2.5 hours here.. ️

This place is an amazing place for anyone who lives science and technology. While geared mostly towards children, adults can also enjoy it as well. I brought my son because I knew hed love it. Hes 24. After our trip, he thanked me for letting him feel like a kid again.

Too much wasted space in building. Might be trying to make some artistic statement, but since I had to pay money to get it, I want to see more versus a giant room devoted to one piece..

Not too bad, but there are very few exhibitions and each of them very small.

Wonderful museum with a focus on modern art. You can get through the whole place in an afternoon and is perfect for dates or family activities. The staff is always very helpful and insightful. There should be some research done before going. There are times when parts of the museum are closed off because a show is being cleared out or moved in. Also, there are some shows that might not be child friendly.

Good museum, but too small, you will probably spend not more than 2 hours.

We did a field trip here and it was ok. Wish we could have seen more or the freedom to explore the museum after. A bit rushed on the staff.

Sorta OK. Just. Some modern stuff. Some techno displays but not gonna write home about this one.

Small but important museum.

We had a lovely day here. We managed to hit in between exhibits so a part of the museum was closed to us. But they gave a voucher to come back and see the new exhibit for free. So a really good value. Its in a good area to make a day of it. The Tech Museum is nearby as are some really good places to eat. Well be going back soon.

Very nice and diverse museum.

Saw the Tommy Jones exhibition. Powerful emotions.

Silly museum with a few works pulling things through for the museum. Gift shop resembles the museum. The cafe has a few humorous attendants for company. Uplifting experience.

Art is always worth experiencing. Have been here many times and have always left feeling like I needed to see something better after going throughout the building. The staff is enthusiastic and very friendly. Cute cafeteria/coffee shop, beautiful building, close to the parking garage and a fun place to visit. Just always a little disappointing. Yet, I still bring people and will continue to visit after decades of meh. Support the arts. This is a small museum with the best of intentions.

A very nice smaller museum with some wonderful pieces and displays. Unfortunately the day I went about half of the facility was closed for new installations. However they gave me a complimentary return ticket because of it which I truly appreciated.

Most of the museum was closed for renovations. They gave us a free ticket to return. The exhibit that was there was interesting

The museum has very friendly exhibits I love how open they are two families and people of all ages. They have a variety of programming that is free that access they have wonderful education programs for our students in the area as well.

Small, modern / postmodern. Really innovative new small exhibitions. There does not seem to be a permanent collection. The curators/ exhibition directors are quite courageous.The only reason for not giving five stars is that if I lived here I would want to return to some favorites- which is not an option here.

Honored to perform for its Holiday Concert in these many years!

This is a very interesting museum with modern art. It is rather small so you can take your time to enjoy the art works. I will say you need to enjoy modern art as this is not your usual museum with paintings and sculptures. We took the light rail so we did not have to park and it worked out very well.

It was nice to kill time when we had nothing else to do but I only went because it is free for college students. I don’t think the museum has had any exhibits that I would pay money to see. It is also a very very small museum. You can easily see it all in about 30 minutes.

I love how art has changed. But some of the media art is questionable. Not kid friendly there.

Is a nice place to go if youre in the neighborhood I enjoyed the sites I was lucky to be here this weekend it was free

We were able to get in for free since we are students. We went on a little tour where we discussed about the art and trying to find the meaning behind it. It was really fun.

This is a lovely, small art museum located in an old post office building in the heart of downtown San Jose. Exhibits rotate regularly and the docents are quite knowledgeable.This also happens to have one of the best gift shops Ive ever been to in a museum or elsewhere in the area, with gifts for nearly everyone in all price ranges.

I love art and this Museum is Awesome

Super cool place!! I feel like Im at state of euphoria when Im at San José Museum of Art. This has to be an Artists heaven or something of the likes. Lots of new stuff, lots of things to get... groove music ;) definitely going to pay em a visit like a dozen times before the years end. Forget the real world, Im an Artist!!!

Great museum one of my regular visit place!

Nice place for art lovers.Community based exhibits on art with a historical framework. Lovely space.Love this little museum, theres always something Great there.

They offer free tour and every 3rd Thursday after 05:00 pm, it’s only $5 to get in.

A fun yoga festival was provided last week with loads activities!

Nicely presented exhibits. Great gift shop

Love this little museum, theres always something Great there.Go - Go - Go

Nice place. Focuses on local artists.

Beautiful works on exhibit!