Editing San Jose, California (section)

== Culture ==

=== Architecture ===
[[File:USA-San Jose-Scottish Rite Temple-1.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Scottish Rite]] Temple of San Jose, on St. James Park, built 1924]]

Because the downtown area is in the flight path to nearby [[San Jose Mineta International Airport]] (also evidenced in the above panoramic), there is a height limit for buildings in the downtown area, which is underneath the final approach corridor to the airport. The height limit is dictated by local ordinances, driven by the distance from the runway and a slope defined by Federal Aviation Administration regulations. Core downtown buildings are limited to approximately {{cvt|300|ft|m}} but can get taller farther from the airport.<ref>{{cite web |title=Staff Review Agenda |url=http://www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/pdf/recent/111507.pdf |publisher=City of San Jose |date=November 15, 2007 |access-date=May 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528012158/http://www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/pdf/recent/111507.pdf |archive-date=May 28, 2008}}</ref>

There has been broad criticism over the past few decades of the city's architecture.<ref>{{cite web |title=Development Services |url=http://www.sanjoseca.gov/development/developmentcenter/second_floor.asp |publisher=City of San Jose |date=February 6, 2006 |access-date=May 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402153817/http://www.sanjoseca.gov/development/developmentcenter/second_floor.asp |archive-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> Citizens have complained that San Jose is lacking in aesthetically pleasing architectural styles. Blame for this lack of architectural "beauty" can be assigned to the re-development of the downtown area from the 1950s onward, in which whole blocks of historic commercial and residential structures were demolished.<ref>{{cite web |title=San Jose Downtown Historic District |url=https://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/santaclara/shd.htm |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=May 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512015831/http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/santaclara/shd.htm |archive-date=May 12, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> Exceptions to this include the [[Downtown Historic District (San Jose, California)|Downtown Historic District]], the [[Hotel De Anza]], and the [[Hotel Sainte Claire]], both of which are listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] for their architectural and historical significance.
[[File:Firehouse No. 1, San Pedro Square, San Jose (44518230154).jpg|thumb|right|[[San Pedro Square]] is one of San Jose's oldest neighborhoods.]]
Municipal building projects have experimented more with architectural styles than have most private enterprises.<ref>{{cite web |title=Green Building Policy |url=http://www.sanjoseca.gov/ESD/natural-energy-resources/gb-policy.htm |date=April 10, 2007 |access-date=May 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401165425/http://www.sanjoseca.gov/esd/natural-energy-resources/gb-policy.htm |archive-date=April 1, 2008}}</ref> The Children's Discovery Museum, Tech Museum of Innovation, and the San Jose Repertory Theater building have experimented with bold colors and unusual exteriors. The new [[San Jose City Hall|City Hall]], designed by Richard Meier & Partners, opened in 2005 and is a notable addition to the growing collection of municipal building projects.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yoders |first=Jeff |title=San Jose's Richard Meier-designed city hall: To Leed, or Not to Leed |url=http://www.bdcnetwork.com/san-joses-richard-meier-designed-city-hall-leed-or-not-leed |work=Building Design and Construction |date=November 1, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810123942/http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6281251.html |archive-date=August 10, 2009 |access-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref>

San Jose has many examples of houses with fine architecture. Late 19th century and early 20th century styles exist in neighborhoods such as [[Shasta/Hanchett Park, San Jose, California|Hanchett Park]], [[Naglee Park, San Jose, California|Naglee Park]], [[Rose Garden, San Jose, California|Rose Garden]], and [[Willow Glen, California|Willow Glen]] (including [[Palm Haven]]).

Styles include [[Mediterranean Revival architecture]], [[Spanish Colonial architecture]], [[Neoclassical architecture]], [[American Craftsman|Craftsman]], [[Mission Revival]], [[Prairie style]], and [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne style]] Victorian.

Notable architects include [[Frank Delos Wolfe]], [[Theodore Lenzen]], Charles McKenzie,<ref>{{cite news |title= Photos of homes in San Jose, California, then and now. |url= http://www.bvnasj.org/SanJoseThenNow3.htm |author= Buena Vista Neighborhood Association |date= February 21, 2012 |access-date= August 16, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141110020629/http://www.bvnasj.org/SanJoseThenNow3.htm |archive-date= November 10, 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref> and [[Julia Morgan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Julia Morgan-designed mansion on The Alameda in San Jose will soon become office space |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/rose-garden/ci_15907062 |author=Mary Gottschalk / San Jose Mercury News |date=August 26, 2010 |access-date=June 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614023411/http://www.mercurynews.com/rose-garden/ci_15907062 |archive-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Visual arts ===
[[File:Happy Birthday San Jose (24637282368).jpg|thumb|left|Celebrations for the 240th anniversary of the founding of San Jose at the [[Peralta Adobe]] in 2017]]

Public art is an evolving attraction in the city. The city was one of the first to adopt a public art ordinance at 2% of capital improvement building project budgets,<ref>{{cite web |title=2006–2007 Proposed Capital Budget |url=http://www.sanjoseca.gov/budget/FY0607/ProposedCapital/28.pdf |website=City of San Jose |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822225404/http://www.sanjoseca.gov/budget/FY0607/ProposedCapital/28.pdf |archive-date=August 22, 2006}}</ref> and as a result of this commitment, a considerable number of public art projects exist in the downtown area, and a growing collection in neighborhoods including libraries, parks, and fire stations. In particular, the Mineta Airport expansion incorporated art and technology into its development.

Early public art included a statue of [[Quetzalcoatl]] (the plumed serpent) downtown, controversial in its planning because some called it pagan, and controversial in its implementation because many felt that the final statue by [[Robert Graham (sculptor)|Robert Graham]] did not look like a winged serpent, and was more noted for its expense than its aesthetics. Locals joked that the statue resembles a pile of [[feces]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Herhold: I'll miss the red eyes of San Jose's plumed serpent |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/scott-herhold/ci_17274049?nclick_check=1 |work=San Jose Mercury News |date=February 2, 2011 |first=Scott |last=Herhold |access-date=April 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125225457/http://www.mercurynews.com/scott-herhold/ci_17274049?nclick_check=1 |archive-date=January 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A statue of [[Thomas Fallon]] also met strong resistance from those who called him largely responsible for the decimation of early native populations. [[Chicano]]/Latino activists protested because he had captured San Jose by military force in the [[Mexican–American War]] (1846). They also protested the perceived "repression" of historic documents detailing Fallon's orders expelling many of the city's [[Californio]] (early Spanish/Mexican/Mestizo) residents. In October 1991 protests at [[Columbus Day]] and [[Dia de la Raza]] celebrations stalled than plan, and the statue was stored in a warehouse in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] for more than a decade. The statue returned in 2002 to a less conspicuous location: Pellier Park, a small triangular patch at the merge of West Julian and West St. James streets.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2002/09/16/daily78.html |title=Fallon statue unveiled |work=Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal |date=September 20, 2002 |access-date=June 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050314193405/http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2002/09/16/daily78.html |archive-date=March 14, 2005 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Thomas Fallon Statue.jpg|thumb|upright|Statue of [[Thomas Fallon]], 10th [[Mayor of San Jose, California|mayor of San Jose]]]]

In 2001, the city-sponsored SharkByte, an exhibit of decorated [[shark]]s based on the mascot of the hockey team, the San Jose Sharks, and modeled after Chicago's display of decorated cows.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jim LaFrenere |url=http://www.chicagotraveler.com/cows_on_parade.htm |title=Chicago cows on parade exhibit |publisher=Chicagotraveler.com |access-date=July 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924112447/http://chicagotraveler.com/cows_on_parade.htm |archive-date=September 24, 2010 }}</ref> Large models of sharks decorated in clever, colorful, or creative ways by local artists were displayed for months at dozens of locations around the city. After the exhibition, the sharks were auctioned off for charity.

In 2006, [[Adobe Systems]] commissioned an art installation titled ''San Jose Semaphore'' by Ben Rubin,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZBJbIP0fMr0C&pg=PA342 |title=Entangled: Technology and the Transformation of Performance |author=Chris Salter |first2=Peter |last2=Sellars |year=2010 |page=342 |isbn=978-0-262-19588-1 |publisher=The MIT Press |access-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423094456/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZBJbIP0fMr0C&pg=PA342 |url-status=live }} --via Google Books.</ref> at the top of its headquarters building. Semaphore is composed of four LED discs which "rotate" to transmit a message. The content remained a mystery until it was deciphered in August 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/philanthropy/sjsemaphore/past.html |title=San José Semaphore – 2006 Contest – Past Contest – How the code was cracked |publisher=Adobe.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021164919/http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/philanthropy/sjsemaphore/past.html |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.earstudio.com/sanjosesemaphore/decoding.pdf |title=Decoding the San Jose Semaphore |date=August 14, 2007 |publisher=Ear Studio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304134307/http://www.earstudio.com/sanjosesemaphore/decoding.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2012 |access-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref> The visual art installation is supplemented with an audio track, transmitted from the building on a low-power AM station. The audio track provides clues to decode the message being transmitted.

San Jose retains a number of murals in the Chicano history tradition of [[Diego Rivera]] and [[José Clemente Orozco]] of murals as public textbooks.<ref name=SJMN>{{cite news| title=San Jose's Disappearing Murals: 'It's Like Wiping Away People's History' |author=Leonardo Castaneda |publisher=Bay Area News Group |work=San Jose Mercury-News| page=A1 |date=December 16, 2018 }}</ref>

Although intended to be permanent monuments to the city's heritage as a mission town founded in 1777, a number of murals have been painted over, notably ''Mural de la Raza'', on the side of a Story Rd shoe store, and ''Mexicatlan'' at the corner of Sunset and Alum Rock. In addition, two of three murals by Mexican artist Gustavo Bernal Navarro have disappeared.<ref name=SJMN /> The third mural, ''La Medicina y la Comunidad'' at the Gardner clinic on East Virginia Street, depicts both modern and traditional healers.<ref name=SJMN />

Surviving Chicano history murals include ''Nuestra Senora de Guadelupe'' at Our Lady of Guadalupe church and the 1970s or 1980s ''Virgen de Guadelupe Huelga Bird'' at Cal Foods east of downtown. The Guadalajara restaurant has the 1986 ''Guadalajara Market No. 2'' by Edward Earl Tarver III and a 2013 work by Jesus Rodriguez and Empire 7, ''La Gran Culture Resonance''.<ref name=SJMN />

An unknown artist painted the ''Huelga Bird and Aztec City'' mural in the 1970s or 1980s on the Clyde L. Fisher Middle School. In 1995 Antonio Nava Torres painted ''The Aztec Calendar Handball Court'' at Biebrach Park, and the unknown artist of ''Chaco's Pachuco'' painted it on the former Chaco's Restaurant in the 1990s. The ''Jerry Hernandez'' mural by Frank Torres at Pop's Mini Mart on King Road dates to 2009, and another recent mural by Carlos Rodriguez on the Sidhu Market at Locust and West Virginia depicts a stern-looking warrior.<ref name=SJMN />

=== Performing arts ===
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The city is home to many performing arts companies, including [[Opera San Jose]], [[Symphony Silicon Valley]], [[Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley]], [[sjDANCEco]], The San Jose Symphonic Choir, [[Children's Musical Theater San Jose]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmtsj.org/content/about-cmt-san-jose |title=ABOUT CMT San Jose |publisher=Cmtsj.org |access-date=July 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530032014/http://cmtsj.org/content/about-cmt-san-jose |archive-date=May 30, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[San Jose Youth Symphony]], the [[San Jose Repertory Theatre]], City Lights Theatre Company, The Tabard Theatre Company, San Jose Stage Company, and the now-defunct [[American Musical Theatre of San Jose]] which was replaced by [[Broadway San Jose]] in partnership with [[Team San Jose]]. San Jose is also home to the [[San Jose Museum of Art]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sanjosemuseumofart.org |title=San Jose Museum of Art |publisher=San Jose Museum of Art |access-date=July 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928004102/http://www.sanjosemuseumofart.org/ |archive-date=September 28, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> one of the nation's premiere Modern Art museums.

The [[SAP Center at San Jose]] is one of the most active venues for events in the world. According to [[Billboard Magazine]] and Pollstar, the arena sold the most tickets to non-sporting events of any venue in the United States, and third in the world after the [[Manchester Evening News Arena]] in [[Manchester]], England, and the [[Bell Centre]] in [[Montreal]], Canada, for the period from January 1{{spaced ndash}}September 30, 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/leigh_weimers/10045287.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp |date=October 29, 2004 |title=Who needs the Sharks? HP Pavilion thriving |first=Leigh |last=Weimers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050309065548/http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/leigh_weimers/10045287.htm?template=contentModules%2Fprintstory.jsp |archive-date=March 9, 2005 |access-date=November 9, 2013 }}</ref>

The annual [[Cinequest Film Festival]] in downtown has grown to over 60,000 attendees per year, becoming an important festival for independent films. The [[San Francisco Asian American Film Festival]] is an annual event, which is hosted in San Francisco, [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], and [[Downtown San Jose]]. Approximately 30 to 40 films are screened in San Jose each year at the Camera 12 Downtown Cinemas. The [[San Jose Jazz Festival]] is another of many events hosted throughout the year.

The [[Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies]] houses the largest collection of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] in the world, outside of Europe, and is the only institution of its kind in [[North America]].

=== Sports ===
{{See also|Sports in the San Francisco Bay Area}}
[[File:SAP Center.jpg |thumb|upright|A [[San Jose Sharks]] hockey game at [[SAP Center]]]]
[[File:Avaya Stadium 2016 screenshot 03.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[PayPal Park]], home of the [[San Jose Earthquakes]]]]
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San Jose is home to the [[San Jose Sharks]] of the NHL, the [[San Jose Barracuda]] of the AHL, and the [[San Jose Earthquakes]] of Major League Soccer. The Sharks and the Barracuda play in the [[SAP Center at San Jose]]. The Earthquakes built an 18,000 seat [[PayPal Park|new stadium]] that opened in March 2015. San Jose was a founding member of both the [[California League]] and [[Pacific Coast League]] in minor league baseball. San Jose currently fields the [[San Jose Giants]], a Low-A affiliate of the [[San Francisco Giants]].

San Jose has been host to several [[United States Olympic Committee|U.S. Olympic team]] trials over the years. In 2004, the San Jose Sports Authority held the trials for judo, taekwondo, trampolining and rhythmic gymnastics at the [[San Jose State Event Center]].  SAP Center hosted the Gymnastic trials in 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=Field set for 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials – Gymnastics in San Jose, Calif. |url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=10284 |website=USA Gymnastics |date=June 12, 2022 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220050112/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=10284 |url-status=live }}</ref> and 2016 (women's only).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=18902|title=Women's Olympic trials, Congress bring gymnastics community to San Jose this week|work=[[USA Gymnastics]]|access-date=February 20, 2022|archive-date=February 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220050115/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=18902|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships]] (used in Olympic years to select the Olympians) in 1996, 2012, and 2018. It was due to host the 2021 Championship, but that was moved to [[Las Vegas]] and it will instead host 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Figure skating nationals moving from San Jose to Las Vegas |url=https://apnews.com/article/skating-winter-olympics-figure-skating-san-jose-olympic-trials-6496eb677af4e63b5edf6e5c1a569e23 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |agency=Associated Press |date=November 9, 2020 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220050111/https://apnews.com/article/skating-winter-olympics-figure-skating-san-jose-olympic-trials-6496eb677af4e63b5edf6e5c1a569e23 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, around 90 percent of the members of the United States Olympic team were processed at San Jose State University prior to traveling to the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://origin.mercurynews.com/tv/ci_9980596 |title=Unseen Heroes: Olympians in 'lockdown' at SJSU on way to Beijing |author=Bruce Newman |work=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |date=July 24, 2008 |access-date=July 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201192559/http://origin.mercurynews.com/tv/ci_9980596 |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2009 Junior Olympics for trampoline were also held here.

In August 2004, the San Jose Seahawk Rugby Football Club hosted the USA All-Star [[Rugby Sevens]] Championships at Watson Bowl, east of Downtown.
San Jose State hosted the 2011 [[American Collegiate Hockey Association]] (ACHA) national tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=San Jose State Spartans Team History |url=http://www.sjsuhockey.net/NewHistory.html |publisher=sjsuhockey.net |year=2010 |access-date=May 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012055622/http://www.sjsuhockey.net/NewHistory.html |archive-date=October 12, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]] is also frequently held in San Jose.

From 2005 to 2007, the [[San Jose Grand Prix]], an annual street circuit race in the [[Champ Car World Series]], was held in the downtown area. Other races included the [[Trans-Am Series]], the [[Toyota Atlantic Championship]], the United States Touring Car Championship, the [[Historic Stock Car Racing Series]], and the [[Formula D]] [[Drifting (motorsport)|Drift racing]] competition.

In the 2010s, San Jose "aggressively wooed" the [[Oakland Athletics]] to relocate to San Jose from nearby Oakland, but the [[San Francisco Giants]] exercised a veto against this proposal.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/southbaybaseball/ci_15883617 |title=How the A's ballpark plans stack up |work=San Jose Mercury News |access-date=August 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426100608/http://www.mercurynews.com/southbaybaseball/ci_15883617 |archive-date=April 26, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, the city of San Jose sued [[Major League Baseball]] for not allowing the Athletics to relocate to San Jose.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/19/5509860/mark-purdy-san-jose-takes-big.html |title=San Jose takes big swing at Major League Baseball |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624222013/http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/19/5509860/mark-purdy-san-jose-takes-big.html |archive-date=June 24, 2013 |access-date=October 17, 2014 }}</ref> On October 5, 2015, the [[United States Supreme Court]] rejected San Jose's bid on the Athletics, who in 2023 announced they would relocate to [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/U-S-Supreme-Court-rejects-San-Jose-s-bid-to-6550805.php |title=U.S. Supreme Court rejects San Jose's bid to lure Oakland A's |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=October 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006050342/http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/U-S-Supreme-Court-rejects-San-Jose-s-bid-to-6550805.php |archive-date=October 6, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Landmarks ===
{{Main|List of attractions in Silicon Valley}}
Notable landmarks in San Jose include [[Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose]], [[History Park at Kelley Park]], [[Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph (San Jose)|Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph]], [[Plaza de César Chávez]], [[Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library]], [[Mexican Heritage Plaza]], [[Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum]], [[Lick Observatory]], [[Hayes Mansion]], [[SAP Center at San Jose]], [[Hotel De Anza]], [[San Jose Improv]], [[Gurdwara Sahib of San Jose|Sikh Gurdwara of San Jose]], [[Peralta Adobe]], [[Excite Ballpark]], [[Spartan Stadium (San Jose, California)|Spartan Stadium]], [[Japantown, San Jose, California|Japantown San Jose]], [[Winchester Mystery House]], [[Raging Waters]], [[Circle of Palms Plaza]], [[San Jose City Hall]], [[San Jose Flea Market]], [[Oak Hill Memorial Park]], [[San Jose electric light tower]], and [[The Tech Museum of Innovation]].

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File:USA-San Jose-De Anza Hotel-3.jpg|[[Hotel De Anza]]
File:Dolce Hayes Mansion at dusk (cropped).jpg|[[Hayes Mansion]]
File:StJosephDusk.jpg|[[Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph (San Jose)|Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph]]
File:San Pedro Square sign.jpg|[[San Pedro Square]]
File:Chinese Cultural Garden Gate.jpg|The [[Chinese Cultural Garden]]
File:San Jose Museum of Art - San Jose, CA - DSC03781.JPG|The [[San Jose Museum of Art]]
File:USA-San Jose-Bank of Italy-5 (cropped).jpg|The [[Bank of Italy Building (San Jose, California)|Bank of Italy Building]]
File:Winchester Mystery House San Jose 01.jpg|[[Winchester Mystery House]]
File:Church of the Five Wounds, San Jose, California.jpg|[[Five Wounds Portuguese National Church]]
File:Tower Hall, San José State University - DSC03877.JPG|[[San José State University]]
File:Hotel Sainte Claire, on a sunny day.JPG|The historic Sainte Claire Hotel, today [[The Westin San Jose]]
File:California Thaeatre in San Jose (cropped).jpg|[[SoFA District|California Theatre]]
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==== Museums and institutions ====
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* [[The Tech Museum of Innovation]]
* [[Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies]], which houses the largest collection of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] in the world outside of Europe
* [[Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library]], the largest U.S. public library west of the Mississippi River
* [[San Jose Museum of Art]], contemporary art museum with a collection of West Coast artists
* [[Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose]]
* [[History Park at Kelley Park]]
* [[Mexican Heritage Plaza]], a [[Chicano]] museum and cultural center
* Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana,<ref>[http://maclaarte.org/ Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana]</ref> an inclusive contemporary arts museum grounded in the Chicano/Latino experience
* [[Portuguese Historical Museum]]
* [[Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum]], the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts on display in the western United States, located at [[Rosicrucian Park]]
* [[East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library|San Jose East Carnegie Branch Library]] is notable as it is the last Carnegie library still operating in San Jose, and is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[San Jose Steam Railroad Museum]], proposed, artifacts and rolling stock are kept at the fairgrounds and Kelley Park
* [[History San José]]
* [[Japanese American Museum of San Jose]], a museum of [[Japanese-American]] history
* [[Bank of America Building (San Jose, California)|Old Bank of America Building]], a historic landmark
* [[San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles]], the first museum in America dedicated solely to quilts and textiles as an art form
* [[Viet Museum]], a museum of [[Vietnamese-American]] history