January 6, Sunday, 2 – 3pm

Kids Create

Get ready to explore the many cultures in our community with this popular program. Join us each month as we celebrate a different tradition through story and a hands-on art project. Kids Create is a multicultural arts program for children aged 5-10.
Free for kids; accompanying adults pay museum admission. Reservations required, 408.971.0323 x14.
This month’s theme: Finding Freedom: African American Fabric Collage
See the complete Kids Create calendar.

January 4, Friday open from 10am – 5pm and again from 8 – 11pm

South First Friday

Free Museum admission all day
South First Fridays are an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA arts district, centered on South First Street. Held on the first Friday of every month, the arts venues on South First Street are all open from 8 until 11pm and offer free admission and a wide variety of live entertainment. It’s a lively scene attended by arts-lovers of all ages.

January 20, Sunday, 2 – 4pm

Opening Reception for Marian Clayden: The Dyer’s Hand

Free to members and free to the public with Museum admission.

Sunday, January 20, 1 – 2pm

About Clayden: A Curator’s Perspective

Join this essential gallery walkthrough and experience Marian Clayden’s sumptuous designs and artwork through the eyes of exhibit curator Melissa Leventon. Leventon will discuss Marian's work in the historical context of the art-to-wear movement followed by a gallery walkthrough. Melissa Leventon, a founding partner of Curatrix Group museum consultants and appraisers, is a specialist in European and American costume and textiles. She was formerly Curator-in-Charge of Textiles at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Her most recent work is the comprehensive study Artwear: Fashion and Anti-fashion.

Space is limited and reservations are required. Call 408.971.0323 x14 for reservations. $10 members, $15 non-members.