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 The Tech Interactive (formerly The Tech Museum of Innovation, commonly known as The Tech)[1][2] is a science and technology center in San Jose, California that offers hands-on activities, labs, design challenges and other STEAM education resources. Description The building has three floors. On the lower level there is a multi-story sculpture titled Origin, inside a 45-foot-tall (14 m) cylindrical tower.[3] Near the entrance to the building, there is Science on a Roll, a rolling ball sculpture by George Rhoads.[4] The front wall is inscribed with quotations from Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Bill Hewlett, David Packard, Bob Noyce, and Gordon Moore.[5] The building was designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta.[6] The building hosts the IMAX Dome Theater, which opened in 1998[4] and shows mainstream movies as well as educational films.[7] The Tech is a registered 501(c)(3) organization.[8] History
Planning began in 1978 by members of the Junior League of Palo Alto, with later assistance by the San Jose Junior League.[4] The City of San Jose promised funding for a Technology Center of Silicon Valley in the 1980s, but progress was slow.[4] The first 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) temporary exhibit opened in 1990, named "The Garage" in homage to the HP Garage.[1][2] It was housed in San Jose's former convention center. On October 31, 1998, The Tech Museum of Innovation was inaugurated in a 132,000-square-foot (12,300 m2) facility.[4][9] In May 2019, the organization was renamed as The Tech Interactive.[1][2] In 2018, an expansion of Tech Interactive by 63,000 square feet (5,900 m2) was proposed, as part of a major high-rise office development in Park Habitat.[10][11] During the COVID-19 pandemic, The Tech Interactive temporarily closed for in-person visits in March, 2020, and published online STEM resources in English and Spanish.[12][13] In November 2020, Katrina Stevens became president and CEO of The Tech Interactive, succeeding Tim Ritchie. She is the first woman and first educator to lead the organization.[14] In 2025, Dream Garden, an AI-powered immersive exhibit, opened as an exploration of artificial intelligence through movement and creativity. The exhibit is part of the AI Sandbox gallery, a space dedicated to exploring AI and developing greater understanding of the technology.[15] ProgramsThe Tech for Global GoodMain article: The Tech Awards
The Tech for Global Good is a program evolved from The Tech Awards, a yearly ceremony[16] in which individuals and organizations were recognized for their technological contributions to improving the human condition. In 2016, The Tech announced[17] it was expanding The Tech Awards program[18] from a once-a-year event to a year-round program with educational materials and exhibits.[19] Since then, Tech for Global Good has focused every year on a different theme, such as health care or data. It honors organizations under that theme as its laureates for the year,[20] focusing on their problem-solving abilities in lesson plans, videos and other materials[21] for students. The Tech ChallengeThe Tech Challenge is an international engineering design challenge competition for students Grades 4–12,[22] in which teams of students use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem, such as designing a structure to withstand an earthquake or a device to deliver water..[23] See alsoReferences
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