Archive for Museums
October 9, 2008 at 11:26 pm
· Filed under Museums ·Tagged Best of Bay Area, best of the bay area, Hiller, Hiller Aviation, Hiller Aviation Museum, Hiller Museum
Museum
Address: 601 Skyway Rd.
City: San Carlos
Phone: (650) 654-0200
From Website: The Hiller Aviation Institute, a non-profit organization, brings together historical, educational and technological resources to create programs which increase public understanding of science and aviation and inspire new opportunities.
http://www.hiller.org/
www.bestofbayarea.com
The Hiller Aviation Institute is dedicated to the dreams of flight – looking back into aviation’s history while exploring its future. The experience is educational and entertaining casting new light onto the technical innovations. Before you leave, you’ll be transformed from visitor to explorer.
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October 9, 2008 at 4:06 am
· Filed under East Bay Sightseeing, History Related Activities, Museums, Things to Do / Attractions ·Tagged Niles ca train, Niles Canyon Railway, Niles Train, Sunol ca train, Sunol train
Best of Bay Area Family & Dog Friendly Adventure
Niles Canyon Railway
Old Movies, Old Trains &
Dog That Was Once Mayor
Byron, Best of Bay Area
There are not too many places in the Bay Area that one can take the whole family on an adventure, including the family dog. We’ve selected the Niles Canyon Railway as our Best Family Adventure that’s dog friendly. As in the days of the past, the Conductor has the final call regarding who boards his or her train. Only well behaved dogs that get prior approval are allowed on board.
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October 7, 2008 at 1:03 am
· Filed under Museums ·Tagged Best of Bay Area, best of the bay area, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose Museum of Art events, San Jose Museum of Art tickets, San Jose Museum of Art tours, san jose museums
The San Jose Museum of Art
Activity/Event/Show Reviewed: Tours
Address: 110 S. Market Street
City: San Jose
Phone: 408.271.6840
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Summary: From Website: What is the San Jose Museum of Art?
SJMA is the leading institution dedicated to visual culture in Silicon Valley. It is a community anchor, ensuring artistic excellence and access for an extraordinarily diverse populace. It is a contemporary art center whose acclaimed exhibitions have ranged across modern masterworks to the newest frontiers of art. It is a cultural crossroads, more than doubling its attendance since instituting a free admission policy. It is the largest visual arts education provider in Santa Clara County. It is a source of inspiration, contemplation, and delight for a fast-moving community. It is a Museum of the future.
We invite you to learn more about SJMA in this area of the web site. Read our mission statement and annual report information, meet our director, staff, and board of trustees, check out recent Museum publicity, and learn about the Museum’s history. Finally, we invite you to use the “contact us” page to send us your comments and questions.
Admission to the San Jose Museum of Art is free to everyone, every day!
Website: www.sjmusart.org
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October 7, 2008 at 1:00 am
· Filed under Museums, Science ·Tagged Best of Bay Area, best of the bay area, Hackworth IMAX, san jose ca imax, san jose imax, San Jose Tech Museum, San Jose Tech Museum san jose, San Jose technology museum, san jose things to do, the tech
San Jose Tech Museum
Activity/Event/Show Reviewed: Tour
Address: 201 South Market Street
City: San Jose
Phone: (408) 294-TECH
Web: http://www.thetech.org/
Summary: The Tech is singularly focused on inspiring the innovator in everyone it reaches. Truly hands-on and interactive exhibits, divided among themed galleries, offer guests a truly memorable experience. The Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater and various unique museum programs make a visit to the bright, mango-colored Tech one you won’t soon forget.
www.bestofbayarea.com
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October 7, 2008 at 12:53 am
· Filed under Museums, Science, South Bay, South Bay Tours ·Tagged Best of Bay Area, best of the bay area, Children's Discovery Museum San Jose ca, Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, Children's Discovery Museum San Jose, childrens museum san jose ca, Discovery Museum of San Jose
Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose
Activity/Event/Show Reviewed: Tour
Address: 180 Woz Way
City: San Jose
Phone: 408-298-5437
From Website: The striking 52,000 square foot purple building, designed by Mexico City-based architect Ricardo Legorreta, signals the purpose of Children’s Discovery Museum to serve the needs of children, families and schools as a center for learning and discovery.
Encompassing the broad themes of community, connections and creativity, exhibits invite self-directed, open-ended explorations, while programs provide facilitated, focused, and sustained interactions.
Since opening in June, 1990, the Museum has welcomed over 3 million visitors and has offered new interactive exhibits each year that respond to children’s diverse educational needs. With the addition of the West Wing in 1997, the Museum expanded its size by twenty percent.
The purpose of Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose is to serve the needs of children, families and schools as a center for learning and discovery. For children, it is first and foremost a place to call their own, offering interactive exhibits and programs in a warm and inviting setting. Its educational mission encompasses the themes of Connections, Community, and Creativity. In its unique environment, children actively make connections among ideas, people and cultures. The Museum’s programs also encourage children to define their role in and contribution to both local and global communities. Finally, as a center for creative play and expression, Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose provides opportunities for all of us to discover the world through the eyes of our children.
Web: http://www.cdm.org/index.asp?f=1
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October 7, 2008 at 12:33 am
· Filed under History Related Activities, Museums ·Tagged best museums, Best of Bay Area, best of the bay area, Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Planetarium, Rosicrucian Planetarium, Temple of Amon
San Jose
1342 Naglee Ave
San Jose CA
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, architecturally inspired by the Temple of Amon at Karnak, houses the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts on exhibit in the western United States — including objects from pre dynastic times through Egypt’s early Islamic era.
Mondays: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday – Sunday: 11:00am – 6:00pm
www.egyptianmuseum.org
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August 24, 2008 at 7:01 pm
· Filed under Animals/Zoos, Featured Articles, Museums ·Tagged academy of science golden gate park, bay area planetarium, bay area to do, ca academy of science, cal academy of science, california academy of science, california academy of sciences, golden gate park tours, Green Roof, ifornia Academy of Sciences Water Planet, LEED Project, Living Roof, Morrison Planetarium, san francisco academy of science, san francisco aquarium, san francisco children, San Francisco Golden Gate Park, san francisco kids, san francisco planetarium, san francisco things to do, san francisco to do, san francisco tours, sf aquarium, steinhart aquarium
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California Academy of Sciences
A $488 Million Dollar Museum slid underneath Golden Gate Park
Byron, Best of Bay Area.com 08/24/2008
On September 27, 2008 one of the BEST family destinations will be re-opening in San Francisco. Hidden below its 2.5 acre living roof, a wonderful museum, aquarium, living 4 story rainforest and state of the art digital planetarium will emerge from 3 years of reconstruction.I recently took tour to sneak a peek at the new facility and came away quite impressed. Families will be able to journey across Africa, visit the coral reefs of the world, see eye to eye with a giant crocodile or stand beneath 6000 pound blue whale skeleton. I could see there was a sense of transparency throughout the facility. These affects were something that the architect had in mind when he designed the place. Read More>>>
Morrison Planetarium
LEED Project
Green Roof/ Living Roof
Water Planet
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August 10, 2008 at 9:05 pm
· Filed under Museums ·Tagged Cable Car Museum, Cable Car Museum San Francisco, Cable Car Museum tours, Powerhouse san francisco, san francisco cable cars
Cable Car and Powerhouse
North Beach / Chinatown / Russian Hill
1201 Mason Street
San Francisco Ca
P: 415.474.1887
This is the city’s only surviving cable car barn and this building powers all the cable car systems in the city.
The irony of this old world technology (big churning wheels power the cables) in one of the world’s most technologically-savvy cities will give you a chuckle. The museum’s exhibits include Andrew Hallidie’s original cable car. Free admission. 10 a.m.-5
p.m.
www.cablecarmuseum.com
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