SAN JOSE, California (July 23, 2013)— The San Jose Museum of Art will host its monthly Third Thursday with a “Family Date Night” on Thursday, August 15, from 5 PM to 8 PM. The whole family is invited to enjoy a night out at the museum. Parents have the option of dropping off children (ages 5 and up) at the Wendel Education Center for hands-on artmaking, creative games, and movies. Adults may then enjoy their own evening of cocktails, socializing, and artwork viewing in the galleries. All galleries will be open, featuring the following exhibitions: Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage, Questions from the Sky: New Work by Hung Liu, Timelapse: Doug Hall and the Western Landscape, Breaking Ground: Gifts from Katie and Drew Gibson, Swans, Swine, and Sirens, and New Stories from the Edge of Asia: This/That. Café Too will offer cocktails and soft drinks for purchase. Admission to Third Thursdays is $5 after 5 PM (free to members and children under 6). Tickets are available online at sanjosemuseumofart.org/ticket-sales.
Parents or guardians must remain in the Museum while their children are in the Wendel Center and must provide a mobile phone number for on-site contact.
SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART
The San Jose Museum of Art celebrates new ideas, stimulates creativity, and inspires connection with every visit. Welcoming and thought-provoking, the Museum rejects stuffiness and delights visitors with its surprising and playful perspective on the art and artists of our time.
The San Jose Museum of Art is located at 110 South Market Street in downtown San Jose, California. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 408-271-6840 or visit www.SanJoseMuseumofArt.org.
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