Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose will be open on January 20 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and is offering special programming to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King. Visitors can paint and decorate a peace sign in the Neiman Art Studio or attend one of three performances of Echoes of a Dream at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1:30 p.m.

Echoes of A Dream is an interactive presentation that uses the African storytelling style to invoke and pay tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Animated with drumming, call and response, songs, and slide projection, this interactive, fun, engaging, and colorful presentation features Nigerian born folklorist, and Oriki Arts' visiting 2025 season artistic director, Dr. Olabisi Adigun.

In Echoes of A Dream, Oriki Arts takes us on a journey from a time before Dr. King, through his legacy, and ends in the here and now. Fifty-six years after his death and more than 60 years after his famous “I have a Dream” speech, can we still hear the echoes of his dream?

Where: Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose | 180 Woz Way | Downtown San Jose

When: Monday, January 20, 2025, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Performances at 11 a.m., 12, and 1:30 p.m.)

Admission: $18 for children and adults; $16 for seniors; infants under one & members are free 

About Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose

Kids lead the way at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, exploring and discovering through open-ended, play-based learning. More than 150 hands-on exhibits and programs in sciences, humanities, arts, nature, and health spark curiosity and ignite family fun where children build life skills in creative and critical thinking, problem solving, and confidence. The nonprofit celebrates people and diverse cultures, creates authentic connections, and builds global understanding. 

Welcoming more than 10 million visitors since 1990, the award-winning museum inspires creativity, curiosity, and lifelong learning inside the stunning 50,000 square foot purple building designed by the late world renowned Mexico City architect Ricardo Legoretta, and outside in the half-acre nature space. For more information about the museum, visit www.cdm.org.