Children's Discovery Museum in San Jose, Santa Clara County, United States | Museum

The striking 52,000 square foot purple building, designed by Mexico City-based architect Ricardo Legorreta, signals the purpose of  Children's Discovery Museum in San Jose, California in the United States, 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 at Children's Discovery Museum  invite self-directed, open-ended explorations, while programs provide facilitated, focused, and sustained interactions.

Since opening in June, 1990, the Children's Discovery 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.

For children, the Children's Discovery Museum  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 Children's Discovery 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 California, provides opportunities for all of us to discover the world through the eyes of our children.