The best arts & culture spots in San Leandro
39 arts & culture spots we’ve checked and stand behind — with the story on each one. Not a ranking; a record.
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The Gregangelo Museum
Arts & CultureOpulently decorated house, HQ & museum for avant-garde entertainment troupe, with private tours.
The Gregangelo Museum
Arts & CultureSFO Museum Gallery Harvey Milk Terminal 1
Arts & CultureSFO Museum Gallery Harvey Milk Terminal 1 is showing Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope, a quietly powerful exhibition tracing Milk’s path from…
SFO Museum Gallery Harvey Milk Terminal 1
Arts & CultureStockton Maritime Museum, Home of the USS Lucid
Arts & CultureSkip the same old weekend routine and step onto the USS Lucid with Stockton Maritime Museum, Home of the USS Lucid. Veterans lead you…
Stockton Maritime Museum, Home of the USS Lucid
Arts & CultureMuseum of Art and Digital Entertainment - (MADE)
Arts & CultureWhether you grew up blowing into cartridges or fine-tuning your aim, make The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment (MADE) your this-week…
Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment - (MADE)
Arts & CultureHistory San Jose
Arts & CultureSkip the doomscroll and wander History San Jose at History Park, an outdoor campus of historic buildings and museums where the Valley’s…
History San Jose
Arts & CultureRosicrucian Egyptian Museum
Arts & CultureWhether you’re nerding out on mummies or chasing a midweek curiosity kick, Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum packs the largest collection of…
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
Arts & CultureInternational Art Museum of America
Arts & CultureNonprofit gallery showing works including paintings & sculptures created by world-class artists.
International Art Museum of America
Arts & CultureMagic Theatre
Arts & CultureA local institution staging highly acclaimed plays & nurturing talents like David Mamet since 1967.
Magic Theatre
Arts & CultureLetterform Archive
Arts & CultureFree-admission museum and library showcasing 85,000+ objects related to typography and graphic design.
Letterform Archive
Arts & CultureCity Lights Theater Company of San Jose
Arts & CultureNonprofit theater company with an innovative bent putting on 6 plays annually in its intimate venue.
City Lights Theater Company of San Jose
Arts & CultureSan Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
Arts & CultureFeaturing an expansive collection spanning from historical garments to contemporary textile art.
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
Arts & CultureChildren's Creativity Museum
Arts & CultureA place for kids to explore arts & technology by making music videos, animating short films & more.
Children's Creativity Museum
Arts & CultureSFO Museum Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum and Library
Arts & CultureFree galleries with rotating exhibits on art, history, science & culture, plus an aviation museum.
SFO Museum Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum and Library
Arts & CultureIMAX Dome Theater
Arts & CultureMovie theater chain known for presenting 3D films on a giant screen, including blockbusters.
IMAX Dome Theater
Arts & CultureJapanese American Museum of San Jose
Arts & CultureMuseum highlighting Japanese art, history & culture with an emphasis on the Bay Area.
Japanese American Museum of San Jose
Arts & CultureThe Tech Interactive
Arts & CultureAccessible, hands-on exhibits for all ages in a spacious facility, plus an attached IMAX theater.
The Tech Interactive
Arts & CultureMexican Heritage Center & Gallery
Arts & CultureCenter exploring Latino culture with exhibits by local artists & events, plus classes & a gift shop.
Mexican Heritage Center & Gallery
Arts & CultureTransamerica Pyramid
Arts & CultureLandmark 850-ft-tall building shaped like a narrow pyramid & housing offices & retail space.
Transamerica Pyramid
Arts & CultureChabot Space & Science Center
Arts & CultureBig complex featuring interactive exhibits on outer space, a planetarium, a gift shop & more.
Chabot Space & Science Center
Arts & CulturePardee Home Museum
Arts & CultureBuilt in 1869, this Italianate mansion houses a museum with period furnishings & decor.
Pardee Home Museum
Arts & CultureAsian Art Museum
Arts & CultureOver 18,000 Asian artworks & artifacts in the updated former main library opposite City Hall.
Asian Art Museum
Arts & CultureThe Bob Hope Theatre
Arts & CultureOrnate landmark theater with red velvet seats, featuring concerts, dance & other live performances.
The Bob Hope Theatre
Arts & CultureExploratorium
Arts & CultureHundreds of interactive, educational exhibits & activities illustrating scientific principles.
Exploratorium
Arts & CultureWinchester Mystery House
Arts & CultureSprawling landmark with a staircase leading nowhere & other odd features designed to confuse ghosts.
Winchester Mystery House
Arts & CultureHistory Park (operated by History San Jose)
Arts & CulturePark featuring homes, businesses, landmarks and trolley rides, with events and an ice cream parlor.
History Park (operated by History San Jose)
Arts & CultureHistoric BAL Theatre
Arts & CultureFamily-owned/operated theater for classic films plus community events like fund-raisers & lectures.
Historic BAL Theatre
Arts & CultureCalifornia Academy of Sciences
Arts & CultureNatural history museum with an aquarium, planetarium & scientists conducting a variety of research.
California Academy of Sciences
Arts & CultureChildren's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Arts & CultureChildren of all ages explore more than 150 interactive exhibits including a full-size fire truck.
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Arts & CultureStockton Civic Theatre
Arts & CulturePerforming arts theater staging a variety of productions in a casual setting that's also good for children.
Stockton Civic Theatre
Arts & CulturePacific Pinball Museum
Arts & CultureMuseum displaying rare & vintage pinball machines, which are also playable, amid colorful local art.
Pacific Pinball Museum
Arts & CultureChildren's Museum of Stockton
Arts & CultureMuseum with more than 40 interactive exhibits & an art studio for kids.
Children's Museum of Stockton
Arts & CultureHaas-Lilienthal House
Arts & CultureThis historic Queen Anne Victorian home is open to the public as a museum with docent-led tours.
Haas-Lilienthal House
Arts & CultureOakland Museum of California
Arts & CultureArtifacts & interactive displays in a modern building focusing on state art, history & science.
Oakland Museum of California
Arts & CultureHaggin Museum
Arts & Culture3 stories of galleries with paintings by noted 20th-century artists & exhibits on local history.
Haggin Museum
Arts & CultureOakland Aviation Museum
Arts & CultureMuseum housing an extensive aircraft collection & various aviation exhibits in a historic hangar.
Oakland Aviation Museum
Arts & CultureThe Walt Disney Family Museum
Arts & CulturePresidio museum exploring the life of Walt Disney featuring hands-on exhibits & original artwork.
The Walt Disney Family Museum
Arts & CultureSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Arts & CultureContemporary & modern paintings, installations, photographs, media & more in a sleek space.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Arts & CultureInstitute of Contemporary Art San Jose
Arts & CultureA sleek, minimalist space featuring 3 galleries dedicated to rotating exhibits of contemporary art.
Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose
Arts & CultureLocal Color
Arts & CultureGallery showing work by local artists, with frequent events.
Local Color
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