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</style><span class=" nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="geo:37.3314374,-121.8907276"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°19′53″N</span> <span class="longitude">121°53′27″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.3314374°N 121.8907276°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.3314374; -121.8907276</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Science_museum" title="Science museum">Science</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Visitors</th><td class="infobox-data">400,000 annually</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Katrina Stevens</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="Ricardo_Legorreta" title="Ricardo Legorreta">Ricardo Legorreta</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Public transit access</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="VTA_light_rail" title="VTA light rail"></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Blue_Line_(VTA)" title="Blue Line (VTA)"></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Green_Line_(VTA)" title="Green Line (VTA)"></a></span> <a href="Convention_Center_station_(VTA)" title="Convention Center station (VTA)">Convention Center</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thetech.org">www<wbr>.thetech<wbr>.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;"><a href="Association_of_Science-Technology_Centers" class="mw-redirect" title="Association of Science-Technology Centers">Association of Science-Technology Centers</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">
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<p><b>The Tech Interactive</b> (formerly <b>The Tech Museum of Innovation</b>, commonly known as <b>The Tech</b>)<sup id="cite_ref-NewName_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewName-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Murky_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murky-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a science and technology center that offers hands-on activities, labs, design challenges and other <a href="STEAM_fields" class="mw-redirect" title="STEAM fields">STEAM</a> education resources. It is located in downtown <a href="San_Jose%2C_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose, California</a>, adjacent to the <a href="Plaza_de_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Plaza de César Chávez">Plaza de César Chávez</a>.
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<p>The building has a distinctive <a href="Mango_(color)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mango (color)">mango</a> and <a href="Azure_(color)" title="Azure (color)">azure</a> color, and has three floors. On the lower level there is a complex multi-story sculpture titled <i>Origin</i>, inside a 45-foot-tall (14&nbsp;m) cylindrical tower. The artwork portrays relationships among art, technology, and natural resources of the earth.<sup id="cite_ref-Origin_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Origin-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Near the entrance to the building, there is <i>Science on a Roll</i>, a popular <a href="Rolling_ball_sculpture" title="Rolling ball sculpture">rolling ball sculpture</a> by <a href="George_Rhoads" title="George Rhoads">George Rhoads</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tech20_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tech20-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The front wall is inscribed with quotations from iconic <a href="Silicon_Valley" title="Silicon Valley">Silicon Valley</a> entrepreneurs <a href="Bill_Hewlett" title="Bill Hewlett">Bill Hewlett</a>, <a href="David_Packard" title="David Packard">David Packard</a>, <a href="Bob_Noyce" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Noyce">Bob Noyce</a>, and <a href="Gordon_Moore" title="Gordon Moore">Gordon Moore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-McEnery_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McEnery-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The building was designed by Mexican architect <a href="Ricardo_Legorreta" title="Ricardo Legorreta">Ricardo Legorreta</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The <a href="IMAX" title="IMAX">IMAX</a> Dome Theater,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> opened in 1998 and upgraded since then,<sup id="cite_ref-Tech20_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tech20-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> shows mainstream movies as well as educational films. It is Northern California's only domed IMAX theater and has the first dome laser projector in the world, seating up to 280 people.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The Tech is a registered <a href="501(c)(3)_organization" title="501(c)(3) organization">501(c)(3) organization</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>Planning began in 1978 by members of the <a href="Junior_League" title="Junior League">Junior League</a> of Palo Alto, with later assistance by the San Jose Junior League.<sup id="cite_ref-Tech20_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tech20-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The City of San Jose promised funding for a <b>Technology Center of Silicon Valley</b> in the 1980s, but progress was slow.<sup id="cite_ref-Tech20_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tech20-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The first 20,000-square-foot (1,900&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>) temporary exhibit opened in 1990; <b>The Garage</b>, named in homage to the <a href="HP_Garage" title="HP Garage">HP Garage</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-NewName_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewName-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Murky_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murky-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was housed in San Jose's former convention center. On October 31, 1998, a brand-new 132,000-square-foot (12,300&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>) facility was inaugurated, named <b>The Tech Museum of Innovation</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tech20_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tech20-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2019, the organization was renamed as <b>The Tech Interactive</b> and announced a partnership with <a href="Discovery_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Discovery Education">Discovery Education</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NewName_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewName-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Murky_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murky-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In 2018, an expansion of Tech Interactive by 63,000 square feet (5,900&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>) was proposed, as part of a major high-rise office development in Park Habitat.<sup id="cite_ref-Avalos_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Avalos-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>During the <a href="COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, The Tech Interactive temporarily closed for in-person visits in March, 2020, and published online <a href="STEM" class="mw-redirect" title="STEM">STEM</a> resources through "The Tech Interactive at Home", in English, and "The Tech Interactive en Casa", in Spanish.<sup id="cite_ref-Dorsey_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorsey-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programs">Programs</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Tech_for_Global_Good">The Tech for Global Good</h3></div>
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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="The_Tech_Awards" title="The Tech Awards">The Tech Awards</a></div>
<p>The Tech for Global Good is a program aimed at inspiring young people to become problem-solvers who make the world a better place. It evolved from The Tech Awards, a yearly ceremony known as the Oscars of Silicon Valley<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which individuals and organizations were recognized for their technological contributions to improving the human condition. In 2016, The Tech announced<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was expanding The Tech Awards program<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from a once-a-year event to a year-round program with educational materials and exhibits.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, Tech for Global Good has focused every year on a different theme, such as health care or data. It honors organizations under that theme as its laureates for the year,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> focusing on their problem-solving abilities in lesson plans, videos and other materials<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for students.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Tech_Challenge">The Tech Challenge</h3></div>
<p>The Tech Challenge is a design challenge competition for students Grades 4–12.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since its inception in 1988, more than 25,000 students have participated in the program, in which teams of students use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem. In past years, participants have been asked to design and build a hovercraft; a structure to withstand an earthquake; and a device to deliver water, among other challenges. One of the program's key goals is to engage students underrepresented in STEM fields.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Tech_Academies">The Tech Academies</h3></div>
<p>The Tech Academies program, launched in 2014, provides in-depth professional development for educators to help them integrate high-quality STEM curriculum in their classrooms in Silicon Valley. The two-year Tech Academies Fellowship program, through The Tech and <a href="San_Jose_State_University" title="San Jose State University">San José State University</a>’s College of Science, trains educators in STEM instruction, with a focus on engineering and computer science. In 2020, the Tech Academies program received the EdCom award for Innovation in Museum Education from the <a href="American_Alliance_of_Museums" title="American Alliance of Museums">American Alliance of Museums</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2019 it won the Excellence in Museum Education award from the California Association of Museums<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the office of the state superintendent of education.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="School_programs">School programs</h3></div>
<p>The Tech offers in-person and virtual field trips to school groups from September to June each year.
</p><p>The Tech offers field trip scholarships to underserved schools.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Exhibits">Exhibits</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lower_level">Lower level</h3></div>
<ul><li><b>Social Robots</b>: Using sensors, controllers, and actuators, this exhibit allows visitors to design and build robots.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><b>Body Motion</b>: Sensors in this exhibit allow visitors to see how their movement and interactions affect their physical, social, and emotional health.</li>
<li><b>Space Exploration</b>: This exhibit showcases innovations in space, including a maneuverable Jet Pack chair.</li>
<li><b>Solve for Earth</b>: This exhibit opened in 2021 and teaches guests about living sustainably and how their actions impact the environment, highlighting the work of scientists and emerging technologies to battle the climate crisis.<sup id="cite_ref-Dorsey_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorsey-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><b>Cyber Detectives</b>: Presented by Palo Alto Networks, this interactive exhibit opened on June 3, 2015 and teaches visitors cyber security through “training modules” and a cybersecurity mission.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><b>The Tech Studio</b>: An open-to-the-public workshop space where visitors participate in maker-style activities.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Upper_level">Upper level</h3></div>
<ul><li><b>Body Worlds Decoded</b>: Opened on October 15, 2017, this permanent exhibition in partnership with <a href="Body_Worlds" title="Body Worlds">Body Worlds</a> and sponsored by <a href="Venture_capitalist" class="mw-redirect" title="Venture capitalist">venture capitalist</a> <a href="John_Doerr" title="John Doerr">John Doerr</a> and his wife Ann, features <a href="Plastination" title="Plastination">plastinated</a> <a href="Human_anatomy" title="Human anatomy">human anatomical</a> specimens, supplemented by <a href="Augmented_reality" title="Augmented reality">augmented reality</a> created in partnership with the <a href="Institute_for_the_Future" title="Institute for the Future">Institute for the Future</a> and an <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.anatomage.com/">Anatomage</a> <a href="Virtual_dissection" class="mw-redirect" title="Virtual dissection">virtual dissection</a> table.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BWD_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BWD-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BWD-PR_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BWD-PR-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><b>The Tech for Global Good</b>: Opened in 2017, this exhibit features stories of innovators who have used technology to create solutions to pressing global problems, such as vaccine delivery, homelessness, and wildlife poaching. It is a part of the Tech for Global Good program.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><b>Reboot Reality</b>: Opened on May 26, 2017, visitors to this space can experience various types of immersive media.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><b>Innovations in Healthcare</b>: Presented by <a href="El_Camino_Hospital" title="El Camino Hospital">El Camino Hospital</a>, this exhibit opened in 2016 and showcases the innovation process as seen in advances in health care technology.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><b>Biodesign Studio</b>: Opened in 2016, this exhibit allows visitors an exploration of the fields of <a href="Synthetic_biology" title="Synthetic biology">synthetic biology</a>, <a href="Bioengineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Bioengineering">bioengineering</a>, <a href="Biological_design" class="mw-redirect" title="Biological design">biological design</a>, and <a href="Do-it-yourself_biology" title="Do-it-yourself biology">DIY biology</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Past_exhibits">Past exhibits</h2></div>

<p>1998 – <b>Grand Opening</b>, five galleries: Innovation: Silicon Valley and Beyond, Life Tech: The Human Machine, Exploration: New Frontiers, Communications: Global Connections, and Center of the Edge (for shorter-term exhibits)<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>2002 – <b>Imagination Playground</b> exhibits: You Cannot Catch Me, Fuzzy Spot, PlayPath Dots, Bend The Rule, Glow Stones&nbsp;(Nami Orbs), Spy Houses, Maracas, Light Beads, Elusive Dots, Bug Puppet
</p><p>2004 – <b>Genetics: Technology with a Twist</b> exhibits: A letter to policymaker, GeneKid Phone, Counselor Phone, Incubator, Gene Array Simulator, Wet Lab Counters<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>2004 – <b>Silicon Workshop</b> exhibits: Hardwired Chip, Potato Head exhibit
</p><p>2005 – <b>NetPlanet</b> (a.k.a. <b>Internet 2004</b>) exhibits: Crazy Connection, Internet Globe exhibit, Whack A Spam, Arm Wrestling, TrendPlay
</p><p>2005 – <b>Calpine</b> (repurposed later into Green by Design) exhibit: Calpine bike-generator
</p><p>2006 – <b>Green by Design</b> exhibits: SuperCap Cars exhibit, Energy Tower, Regenerative Braking, Sage Glass, Smart Window, Solar Collector, Solar Hybrid Lighting
</p><p>2007 – <b>Idea House</b><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>2008 – <b>The Tech Virtual Test Zone</b> <b>(Art Film and Music)</b> exhibits: WikiSonic, Avatar Mirror, Connecting Point, Mashup Easel, MIDI VJ, Musical Chair, Tilty Table
</p><p>2009 – <b>Tech Awards Gallery</b> (a.k.a. <b>UcanTu</b>) exhibits: Life-Line Radio, Bare Foot College, Tree of Hope, Adaptive Lens, Cell Bazaar, H2O Canopy, MorSand Filter<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>2010 – <b>Silicon Valley Innovation Gallery</b> Phase I exhibits: Transistors, Speed of Processor, Intel Microchip,&nbsp;and sponsored exhibits from <a href="Nvidia" title="Nvidia">Nvidia</a>, <a href="Google" title="Google">Google</a>, and <a href="Adobe_Inc." title="Adobe Inc.">Adobe</a><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>2011 – <b>The Tech Test Zone</b> exhibits: Digital Foam, PIXEL, Sound Circles, GigaPixel Viewer, Mmmtsss<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>2012 – <b>Silicon Valley Innovation Gallery</b> Phase II exhibits: ReFace, Social Circles, Reactable
</p><p>2014 – <b>REBOOT: Music</b> exhibit: Tim Thompson's <i>Space Palette</i><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>2014 – <b>Body Metrics</b><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In the past, The Tech rented out <a href="Parkside_Hall" class="mw-redirect" title="Parkside Hall">Parkside Hall</a> from the City of San José to host <a href="Travelling_exhibition" title="Travelling exhibition">traveling exhibits</a>. In 2007, this hall was the home to the exhibit known as <i><a href="Body_Worlds" title="Body Worlds">Body Worlds 2</a></i>, which brought in more than 280,000 guests. In winter of 2008, there was a special <a href="Leonardo_da_Vinci" title="Leonardo da Vinci">Leonardo da Vinci</a> exhibit (called <i>Leonardo: 500 Years into the Future</i>) that displayed some of his inventions, discoveries, and artwork; it ended January 25, 2009, after a three-week extension.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tech also hosted <i><a href="Star_Wars%3A_Where_Science_Meets_Imagination" title="Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination">Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination</a></i> from October 19, 2013, to March 23, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Children's_Discovery_Museum_of_San_Jose" title="Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose">Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose</a></li>
<li><a href="Exploratorium" title="Exploratorium">Exploratorium</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_science_centers" title="List of science centers">List of science centers</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Arizona_Cactus_Garden" title="Arizona Cactus Garden">Arizona Cactus Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="Chinese_Cultural_Garden" title="Chinese Cultural Garden">Chinese Cultural Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="Edenvale_Gardens_Regional_Park" title="Edenvale Gardens Regional Park">Edenvale Garden Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Emma_Prusch_Farm_Park" title="Emma Prusch Farm Park">Emma Prusch Farm Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Hakone_Gardens" title="Hakone Gardens">Hakone Gardens</a></li>
<li><a href="Japanese_Friendship_Garden_(Kelley_Park)" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Friendship Garden (Kelley Park)">Japanese Friendship Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="Overfelt_Gardens" title="Overfelt Gardens">Overfelt Gardens</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Jose_Municipal_Rose_Garden" title="San Jose Municipal Rose Garden">San Jose Municipal Rose Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="Stanford_University_Arboretum" title="Stanford University Arboretum">Stanford Arboretum</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="The_Choral_Project" title="The Choral Project">Choral Project</a></li>
<li><a href="Opera_San_Jos%C3%A9" title="Opera San José">Opera San José</a></li>
<li><a href="Pacific_Art_League" title="Pacific Art League">Pacific Art League</a></li>
<li><a href="SjDANCEco" title="SjDANCEco">sjDANCEco</a></li>
<li><a href="Symphony_Silicon_Valley" title="Symphony Silicon Valley">Symphony Silicon Valley</a></li>
<li><a href="Vivace_Youth_Chorus_of_San_Jose" title="Vivace Youth Chorus of San Jose">Vivace Youth Chorus</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Event venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Performing arts<br> venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Opera_San_Jos%C3%A9" title="Opera San José">California Theatre</a></li>
<li><a href="Frost_Amphitheater" title="Frost Amphitheater">Frost Amphitheater</a></li>
<li><a href="Hammer_Theatre" title="Hammer Theatre">Hammer Theatre</a></li>
<li><a href="Montalvo_Arts_Center" title="Montalvo Arts Center">Montalvo Arts Center</a></li>
<li><a href="Mountain_View_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts" title="Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts">Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts</a></li>
<li><a href="Mountain_Winery" title="Mountain Winery">Mountain Winery Amphitheatre</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Jose_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts" title="San Jose Center for the Performing Arts">San Jose Center for the Performing Arts</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Jose_Civic" title="San Jose Civic">San Jose Civic</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Jose_Improv" title="San Jose Improv">San Jose Improv</a></li>
<li><a href="Shoreline_Amphitheatre" title="Shoreline Amphitheatre">Shoreline Amphitheatre</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="CEFCU_Stadium" title="CEFCU Stadium">CEFCU Stadium</a></li>
<li><a href="Excite_Ballpark" title="Excite Ballpark">Excite Ballpark</a></li>
<li><a href="Levi's_Stadium" title="Levi's Stadium">Levi's Stadium</a></li>
<li><a href="PAL_Stadium" title="PAL Stadium">PAL Stadium</a></li>
<li><a href="PayPal_Park" title="PayPal Park">PayPal Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Provident_Credit_Union_Event_Center" title="Provident Credit Union Event Center">Provident Credit Union Event Center</a></li>
<li><a href="SAP_Center" title="SAP Center">SAP Center</a></li>
<li><a href="Sharks_Ice_San_Jose" title="Sharks Ice San Jose">Sharks Ice San Jose</a></li>
<li><a href="Stanford_Stadium" title="Stanford Stadium">Stanford Stadium</a></li>
<li><a href="Stevens_Stadium" title="Stevens Stadium">Stevens Stadium</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Santa_Clara_Convention_Center" title="Santa Clara Convention Center">Santa Clara Convention Center</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Jose_City_Hall" title="San Jose City Hall">San José Civic Plaza</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Jose_Convention_Center" title="San Jose Convention Center">San Jose McEnery Convention Center</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="BayCon" title="BayCon">BayCon</a></li>
<li><a href="Christmas_in_the_Park_(San_Jose)" title="Christmas in the Park (San Jose)">Christmas in the Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Cinequest_Film_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Cinequest Film Festival">Cinequest Film Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="FanimeCon" title="FanimeCon">FanimeCon</a></li>
<li><a href="Further_Confusion" title="Further Confusion">Further Confusion</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Jose_Bike_Party" title="San Jose Bike Party">SJ Bike Party</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Jose_Holiday_Parade" title="San Jose Holiday Parade"> SJ Holiday Parade</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Jose_Jazz_Festival" title="San Jose Jazz Festival"> SJ Jazz Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="Silicon_Valley_Comic_Con" class="mw-redirect" title="Silicon Valley Comic Con">Silicon Valley Comic Con</a></li>
<li><a href="Stanford_Jazz_Workshop" title="Stanford Jazz Workshop">Stanford Jazz Festival</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Historical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Historic buildings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Cathedral_Basilica_of_St._Joseph_(San_Jose%2C_California)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph (San Jose, California)">Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph</a></li>
<li><a href="Gurdwara_Sahib_of_San_Jose" title="Gurdwara Sahib of San Jose">Gurdwara Sahib</a></li>
<li><a href="Hotel_De_Anza" title="Hotel De Anza">Hotel De Anza</a></li>
<li><a href="Hangar_One_(Mountain_View%2C_California)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hangar One (Mountain View, California)">Hangar One</a></li>
<li><a href="HP_Garage" title="HP Garage">HP Garage</a></li>
<li><a href="Mission_San_Jos%C3%A9_(California)" title="Mission San José (California)">Mission San José</a></li>
<li><a href="Mission_Santa_Clara_de_As%C3%ADs" title="Mission Santa Clara de Asís">Mission Santa Clara de Asís</a></li>
<li><a href="Peralta_Adobe" title="Peralta Adobe">Peralta Adobe</a></li>
<li><a href="Rengstorff_House" title="Rengstorff House">Rengstorff House</a></li>
<li><a href="Villa_Mira_Monte" title="Villa Mira Monte">Villa Mira Monte</a></li>
<li><a href="Winchester_Mystery_House" title="Winchester Mystery House">Winchester Mystery House</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Circle_of_Palms_Plaza" title="Circle of Palms Plaza">Circle of Palms</a></li>
<li><a href="History_Park" title="History Park">History Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Mexican_Heritage_Plaza" title="Mexican Heritage Plaza">Mexican Heritage Plaza</a></li>
<li><a href="New_Almaden" title="New Almaden">New Almaden</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Iris_%26_B._Gerald_Cantor_Center_for_Visual_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Iris &amp; B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts">Cantor Arts Center</a></li>
<li><a href="Movimiento_de_Arte_y_Cultura_Latino_Americana" title="Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana">MACLA</a></li>
<li><a href="Ira_F._Brilliant_Center_for_Beethoven_Studies" title="Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies">Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies</a></li>
<li><a href="Martha_Heasley_Cox_Center_for_Steinbeck_Studies" title="Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies">Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Jose_Museum_of_Art" title="San Jose Museum of Art">San Jose Museum of Art</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Jose_Museum_of_Quilts_%26_Textiles" title="San Jose Museum of Quilts &amp; Textiles">San Jose Museum of Quilts &amp; Textiles</a></li>
<li><a href="Triton_Museum_of_Art" title="Triton Museum of Art">Triton Museum of Art</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Computer_History_Museum" title="Computer History Museum">Computer History Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="De_Saisset_Museum" title="De Saisset Museum">De Saisset Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="Japanese_American_Museum_of_San_Jose" title="Japanese American Museum of San Jose">Japanese American Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="Portuguese_Historical_Museum" title="Portuguese Historical Museum">Portuguese Historical Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="Rosicrucian_Egyptian_Museum" title="Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum">Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="Viet_Museum" title="Viet Museum">Viet Museum</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Children's_Discovery_Museum_of_San_Jose" title="Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose">Children's Discovery Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="Intel_Museum" title="Intel Museum">Intel Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="Lick_Observatory" title="Lick Observatory">Lick Observatory</a></li>
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<ul><li><a href="Almaden_Quicksilver_County_Park" title="Almaden Quicksilver County Park">Almaden Quicksilver County Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Alum_Rock_Park" title="Alum Rock Park">Alum Rock Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Anderson_Lake_(California)" title="Anderson Lake (California)">Anderson Lake</a></li>
<li><a href="Bay_Area_Ridge_Trail" title="Bay Area Ridge Trail">Bay Area Ridge Trail</a></li>
<li><a href="Calero_Reservoir" title="Calero Reservoir">Calero Reservoir</a></li>
<li><a href="Castle_Rock_State_Park_(California)" title="Castle Rock State Park (California)">Castle Rock State Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Coyote%E2%80%93Bear_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Coyote–Bear Park">Coyote–Bear Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Coyote_Creek_Trail" title="Coyote Creek Trail">Coyote Creek Trail</a></li>
<li><a href="Ed_R._Levin_County_Park" title="Ed R. Levin County Park">Ed Levin Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Joseph_D._Grant_County_Park" title="Joseph D. Grant County Park">Joseph D. Grant County Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Guadalupe_River_Trail" title="Guadalupe River Trail">Guadalupe River Trail</a></li>
<li><a href="Henry_W._Coe_State_Park" title="Henry W. Coe State Park">Henry W. Coe State Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Kelley_Park" title="Kelley Park">Kelley Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Lake_Cunningham" title="Lake Cunningham">Lake Cunningham</a></li>
<li><a href="Los_Alamitos_Creek_Trail" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Alamitos Creek Trail">Los Alamitos Creek Trail</a></li>
<li><a href="Los_Gatos_Creek_Trail" title="Los Gatos Creek Trail">Los Gatos Creek Trail</a></li>
<li><a href="Plaza_de_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Plaza de César Chávez">Plaza de César Chávez</a></li>
<li><a href="Rancho_San_Antonio_County_Park" title="Rancho San Antonio County Park">Rancho San Antonio</a></li>
<li><a href="Rosicrucian_Park" title="Rosicrucian Park">Rosicrucian Park</a></li>
<li><a href="St._James_Park_(San_Jose)" title="St. James Park (San Jose)">St. James Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Sanborn_County_Park" title="Sanborn County Park">Sanborn County Park</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Francisco_Bay_Trail" title="San Francisco Bay Trail">SF Bay Trail</a></li>
<li><a href="Shoreline_Park%2C_Mountain_View" class="mw-redirect" title="Shoreline Park, Mountain View">Shoreline Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Stevens_Creek_(California)" title="Stevens Creek (California)">Stevens Creek Trail</a></li>
<li><a href="Uvas_Canyon_County_Park" title="Uvas Canyon County Park">Uvas Canyon</a></li>
<li><a href="Uvas_Creek_Preserve" title="Uvas Creek Preserve">Uvas Creek Preserve</a></li>
<li><a href="Uvas_Reservoir" title="Uvas Reservoir">Uvas Reservoir</a></li>
<li><a href="Vasona_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Vasona Park">Vasona Park</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Shopping</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Eastridge" title="Eastridge">Eastridge</a></li>
<li><a href="Great_Mall_of_the_Bay_Area" title="Great Mall of the Bay Area">Great Mall</a></li>
<li><a href="NASA_Gift_Shop_in_Silicon_Valley" title="NASA Gift Shop in Silicon Valley">NASA Gift Shop</a></li>
<li><a href="Westfield_Oakridge" title="Westfield Oakridge">Oakridge</a></li>
<li><a href="PruneYard_Shopping_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="PruneYard Shopping Center">PruneYard</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Antonio_Shopping_Center" title="San Antonio Shopping Center">San Antonio</a></li>
<li><a href="San_Jose_Flea_Market" title="San Jose Flea Market">San Jose Flea Market</a></li>
<li><a href="Santana_Row" title="Santana Row">Santana Row</a></li>
<li><a href="Stanford_Shopping_Center" title="Stanford Shopping Center">Stanford</a></li>
<li><a href="Westfield_Valley_Fair" title="Westfield Valley Fair">Valley Fair</a></li>
<li><a href="Westgate_Mall_(San_Jose)" class="mw-redirect" title="Westgate Mall (San Jose)">Westgate</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Theme parks &amp; tours</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Billy_Jones_(railroader)#Billy_Jones_Wildcat_Railroad" title="Billy Jones (railroader)">Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad</a></li>
<li><a href="California's_Great_America" title="California's Great America">California's Great America</a></li>
<li><a href="Gilroy_Gardens" title="Gilroy Gardens">Gilroy Gardens</a></li>
<li><a href="Happy_Hollow_Park_%26_Zoo" title="Happy Hollow Park &amp; Zoo">Happy Hollow Park &amp; Zoo</a></li>
<li><a href="Raging_Waters#Raging_Waters_San_Jose" title="Raging Waters">CaliBunga Waterpark</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Byington_Vineyard" title="Byington Vineyard">Byington Vineyard</a></li>
<li><a href="J._Lohr_Vineyards_%26_Wines" title="J. Lohr Vineyards &amp; Wines">J. Lohr Vineyards &amp; Wines</a></li>
<li><a href="Mountain_Winery" title="Mountain Winery">Mountain Winery</a></li>
<li><a href="Picchetti_Brothers_Winery" title="Picchetti Brothers Winery">Picchetti Brothers Winery</a></li>
<li><a href="Savannah%E2%80%93Chanelle_Vineyards" title="Savannah–Chanelle Vineyards">Savannah–Chanelle Vineyards</a></li></ul>
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