First Friday: Opening Celebration of Tending and Dreaming

a video still of a young Filipino person peeking his head out of the sea wearing goggles

Image: Martha Atienza, Tarong 11°16’12.0”N 123°45’23.4”E 2019-08-06 Tue 2:27 PM PST 1.50 meters High Tide, 2019. Single-channel HD video, no sound, 44 min. 3 sec. Collection of San José Museum of Art. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Collection Committee, 2023.18. Courtesy of the artist and Silverlens, Manila/New York.

Opening Celebration: 6–9pm • Member Reception: 6–7pm
Free

Opening Celebration

You're invited to the opening celebration of Tending and Dreaming: Stories from the Collection, the first dedicated collection galleries at the Museum.

Register here

Register for tickets in advance to ensure a fast check-in at the admissions desk.

First Fridays

MUSEUM CAFÉ

Grab your late-night bites and cash bar at El Cafecito, by Mezcal Restaurant

Member benefit: Receive a 10% discount with every purchase at the Café! 

MUSEUM STORE

Shop local! The Museum Store is also open late. 

Member special: During the First Friday of every month, Museum members receive a 20% discount with every purchase at the Store!

This offer does not apply to items that are on sale.

Support

Tending and Dreaming: Stories from the Collection is made possible by the SJMA Exhibitions Fund, with generous support from Ann Marie Mix, Rita and Kent Norton, and Elizabeth and Byron Ryono.

San José Museum of Art First Fridays are made possible in part by major support from the Jay Paul Company.

Operations and programs at the San José Museum of Art are made possible by principal support from SJMA’s Board of Trustees, a Cultural Affairs Grant from the City of San José, and the Lipman Family Foundation; by lead support from the Adobe Foundation, Toby and Barry Fernald, Brook Hartzell and Tad Freese, the Richard A. Karp Charitable Foundation, Tammy and Tom Kiely, Kimberly and Patrick Lin, Yvonne and Mike Nevens, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Skyline Foundation, and the SJMA Director's Council and Council of 100; and with significant endowment support from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the San José Museum of Art Endowment Fund established by the Knight Foundation at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

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