Mexican Heritage Plaza
Encyclopedia
The Mexican Heritage Plaza is a museum
and cultural center in San José, California
, USA
that opened in 1999. It is operated by the City of San Jose.
In addition to the La Galeria Museum, the plaza includes a 500-seat theater, garden
s, classrooms, and meeting spaces.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
and cultural center in San José, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that opened in 1999. It is operated by the City of San Jose.
In addition to the La Galeria Museum, the plaza includes a 500-seat theater, garden
Garden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has...
s, classrooms, and meeting spaces.
External links
- Visit the Mexican Heritage Plaza website
- Online video tour of Mexican Heritage Plaza (scrolling the image may not work on all browsers)