HOURS:
Thursdays & Fridays, 1 pm to 5 pm | Saturdays & Sundays, 11 am to 5 pm
Our Phones Are Back Online
Phone lines are back online; our new phone number is (408) 384-8382. Thank you for your continued support!
On View at the Museum:
Kay Sekimachi: Ingenuity and Imagination
&
Virginia Davis: Art and Illusion
&
The Museum Collection Survey
Special Exhibit opens at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles on Friday, June 6th through Sunday, September 14th.
Thursdays, Fridays | 1 pm to 5 pm
Saturdays, Sundays | 11 am to 5 pm
Get to Know the Director on Content Magazine
#141 Kris Jensen - Director of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
"Kris Jensen, Director of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, has woven together a range of experiences in taking the helm of one of the Bay Area’s most niche and quietly radical museums. Born and raised in San Jose, Jensen grew up in a family of artists, but came in contact with the realities of food insecurity and housing instability after his mother passed away when he was still very young. Jensen’s father, a folk artist and interior designer, was accepting of all lifestyles at a time when that was uncommon, and frequently had friends from various communities at his house. That early exposure to diverse relationships and identities was part of what helped shape Kris’s understanding of social justice from a young age....Continue Reading on Content.
Keep our Mission Alive: Donate
Only with the support of our community are we able to preserve, celebrate, and promote knowledge about quilts and textiles, their creation, their beauty, and their relationship to human culture and expression. The Museum thanks everyone who has supported through the years, and with your continued support, we may provide community enrichment for many years to come.
The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is your “go-to” for all things textiles!
The mission of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is to preserve, celebrate, and promote knowledge about quilts and textiles, their creation, their beauty, and their relationship to human culture and expression.
