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180 Woz Way
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: 408-298-5437
Fax: 408-298-6826
Visit Children's Discovery
Museum of San Jose where
you can expect to test, crank, listen, prod and tinker.
One of the largest museums
of its kind in the nation,
CDM's 150 interactive
exhibits lead visitors to
explore, understand and
enjoy the world in
which they live.
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Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Exhibits at CDM
The Museum's exhibit philosophy is rooted in its mission and responds to the distinctive need for children to learn through concrete interactions — touching, exploring, manipulating and experimenting.
Over 28,000 square feet of semi-permanent and travelling exhibits address the educational and cultural needs of CDM's audience through the themes of Connections, Community and Creativity.
Exhibit galleries are fully wheelchair accessible, and offer multi-sensory, layered experiences for children of varying developmental stages, interests and backgrounds.
The Wonder Cabinet
A FIRST 5 Early Learning Laboratory
Open the door to a wonder-full world where our youngest explorers can make big discoveries! In Children's Discovery Museum's newest 3,000 square foot exhibit, you'll find the Woodland Puppet Forest, Giant Dragon, Sand Science Laboratory, Crawl-Through Tunnel, Child-Sized Kaleidoscope, and more!
Secrets of Circles
Psst!... did you know?????
Circles are pretty amazing shapes. If you look around, you’ll see that they’re everywhere: wheels, clocks, doorknobs, tortillas, Frisbees, tops.
WaterWays
Our permanent exhibit WaterWays is making a splash!
Colorful plastic balls become tools for discovery about the way water gushes, rushes and flows in the Bell Fountain, Vortex Tank, Laminar Jet, Current Channel, and Ballcano. Create your own unique water fountain at the Waterfall Wall, and sit in the Rain Shanty to hear the wonderful melodies of rain.
Waterways also has a toddler area, Little WaterWays, designed specifically for the younger crowd.
Major funding for this exhibit provided by the Bryan and Deborah Stolle Family Fund. Little WaterWays was funded by FIRST 5 Santa Clara County.
Bubbalogna
Bubbalogna encourages visitors to explore the principles and properties of the fascinating, yet unpredictable world of bubbles.
Bubbles dance, bubbles stretch, bubbles capture light - bubble phenomena are rich with physics.
Current Connections
Gain an understanding of how electricity is generated, using people-powered generators, how it is distributed, and how ultimately it is converted to other forms of energy.
Learn about energy from Power Girl, CDM's guide to electricity production.
This high-energy exhibit is sponsored by PG&E.
Kids' Bank
Learn about the ebb and flow of a currency system from deposits to withdrawals using a variety of cranks, pedals and levers.
Our friends at Wells Fargo Bank have sponsored this exhibit.
Kids' Garden
Our Kids' Garden will be closed to the public for the winter months in the anticipation of rainy days. We will open again in March to celebrate spring.
Come explore the new flowers and vegetables that are warming up with the weather! No gardening experience required, just bring your curiosity!
Find out how common fruits, herbs and vegetables grow, greet the goldfish in our little fish pond, or just take a break in the shade of the honeysuckle arbor. No gardening experience is required, just bring your curiosity!
Venture outside and see what is sprouting and what is ready to harvest in the ever changing beds.
Pizza, Please
On Children's Discovery Museum's second floor
A child-sized pizza kitchen, and a town hungering for a pizza delivery . . .
A booth or a table today? These are some of the things that you'll encounter as you explore the shapes, fractions, weights and measures involved in creating and serving this favorite food.
Be a proprietor or a customer at the "Extra Cheese Please Pizza Kitchen" as you call in orders, select and estimate "ingredients," . . even work the cash register.
Post Office
Visit CDM's own postal annex, constructed with authentic 1950's furnishings. Discover the "ins and outs" of postal services — one of our community's vital links.
Many thanks to the San Jose Division of the U.S. Post Office.
Step into the Past
Discover what life was like when our region was known as the "Valley of Heart's Delight." Climb to the top of the tank house to view the Streets below.
Watch a thriving bee colony, sit-a-spell on the porch swing and imagine life when chores meant using the grinding wheel, hand washing clothes and beating carpets.
Streets
Take an excursion down the Museum's streets to investigate the sights, sounds and textures of city life.
Unravel the complex systems that keep the modern world humming -- from traffic control to city support services.
Sponsors include the Junior League of San Jose, Inc., Browning Ferris Industries, Metro-A Trust Fund and the Intel Foundation.
The Lee and Diane Brandenburg Theatre and The Cadence Amphitheatre
A forum for theatrical productions, dance, mime, arts, this dynamic and flexible theatre garners rave reviews from performers and audiences alike. The Lee and Diane Brandenburg Theatre is indoors and the Cadence Amphitheatre is our outdoor venue.
CDM Exhibit Sales and Rentals
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose's exhibit development team has created interactive exhibitions that you can bring to your museum.
Pinscreen
Whether pushing on the pins to leave their handprint or to write "Joe was here," the tactile feel of a pinscreen appeals to visitors young and old alike.
Our new design of pins, caps, and perforated plastic screen has resulted in an easier-to-maintain exhibit. Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose is selling these new custom designed components.
Alice's Wonderland
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose is pleased to offer a traveling exhibition based on Lewis Carroll's classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
With inspiration from Alice the intrepid explorer, the exhibition inspires curiosity, encourages exploration, and helps make the unknown more familiar, maybe even logical, and certainly fun.
Gear Up!
An instant favorite for your exhibit floor
Increase math skills while introducing visitors to the basics of mechanical engineering.
Promote family interaction through a colorful and finger-friendly experience.
Fascinate any age group with a modern spin on a classic design.
Huckle Cat™ Inflatable
Help draw visitors to your BUSYTOWN™ exhibit.
Huckle Cat can be used both indoors and outdoors and is a 24-hour key marketing component to attract passers-by to your museum!
The White Rabbit Inflatable
Help draw visitors to your Alice's Wonderland exhibit
The White Rabbit can be used both indoors and outdoors and is a 24-hour key marketing component to attract passers-by to your museum!
The Art Gallery
Art Matters
The Art Loft
Now Open!
In an effort to honor children's work and talents, Children's Discovery Museum has created a children's art gallery in the upstairs hallway between the elevator and the CDMedia Studio. Beginning in February 2000, various exhibitions of children's work from both elementary schools and private art studios have been displayed.
Past exhibitions include bean mosaics, the Rag Tag Bottle Band (a recycled orchestra), prints on rice paper, 3-D ceramic fish and animals, and 3-D maps of Oz. The primary exhibition each year is collected from a collaborative between Children's Discovery Museum and San Jose Mercury News.
If you are interested in having your class or students display their work, please contact Lisa Ellsworth, Arts Educator, at (408) 298-5437, ext.272. Specific size requirements are critical. |
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