Tour The Tech Museum of Innovation

Waiting for a flight? Staying over an extra day from the convention? Well, we have some fun lined up for you!

The Tech Museum has created one of the world’s first open-source museum product development environments, where anyone can contribute content or ideas for exhibitions, floor programs, hands-on science labs, web sites, and more.

The one-hour tour includes “The Tech Virtual Test Zone”, an area in the museum showcasing the world’s first hands-on, interactive exhibits conceptualized and developed originally in the virtual world of Second Life. These new exhibits are the result of The Tech’s virtual exhibit design initiative and competition, called The Tech Virtual, which revolutionized the way new museum exhibitions are developed. Learn about our latest and ongoing design challenges including the global “Program for the Future”. After your tour, enjoy this world-class museum at your own pace.

See the future of The Tech Museum, one of the premier science and technology museums, from the eyes of our ground-breaking open-source curators. Learn more how The Tech Museum is encouraging participation of museum specialists and others to help ideate what will be displayed and turned into an interactive experiences in the museum environment.

To sign up for the 3:00pm tour.

To sign up for the 4:00pm tour.

For directions and details.

The Tech Museum of Innovation 201 South Market Street San Jose, CA 95113 (408) 294-TECH http://www.thetech.org/