MACLA means Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana. Here are a few works that stood out for me on a recent visit.
You can visit MACLA at 510 South 1st Street, San Jose CA
maclaarte.org
MACLA Museum
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
This is a wonderful place to see new things. The art on display changes regularly, so it is good to go back for new thoughts.
Here is some of what stood out for me on a recent visit.
You can visit the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, 520 S. First Street, San Jose, Ca 95113
www.sjquiltmuseum.org
Pacific Grove
Inside the Pacific Grove Natural History Museum, one of the many interesting things to look at is this well aged donated collection of carefully labeled sand from around the world. There is a list with the location of sand origin and the corresponding label number.
There are a lot of sand samples that this collector had gathered.
Sandy, the gray whale, was celebrating a birthday during our visit. Sandy was used for years as an educational model that could be disassembled and reassembled to spread knowledge. Today, Sandy rests permanently assembled to greet visitors of the museum.
Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland
Lights in The Tech Museum
Fallon House
Touring the Fallon House, the biggest house in San Jose when built in 1855. It was the home of Thomas Fallon, prominent resident and a mayor of San Jose. You can learn more about it and sign up for tours at HistorySanJose.org.
Peralta Adobe
The oldest building in San Jose today is known as the Peralta Adobe. It was built in 1797 by Manuel Gonzalez, an Apache native who came to the area as part of the Anza Expedition, helped found San Jose, and became the second Alcalde, the equivalent of mayor of San Jose. Luís María Peralta, whom the house is now named after, purchased the house after Gonzalez’s death. He too had arrived with the Anza Expedition and became a leader in the pueblo as the Comisionado, something like the sheriff of San Jose. Peralta also lived in the adobe until his death. Today you can see the adobe right in San Pedro Square while you enjoy a meal. You can go to HistorySanJose.org to sign up for a tour and to learn more about the building.
San Jose Museum of Art
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
These amazing works are part of the Surreal Sublime exhibit comprised of surrealistic landscapes on display at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art on 1st street. These particular pieces photographed above are ink on paper by Justin Lovato.