Editing The Tech Interactive (section)

{{Short description|Museum in San Jose, California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox museum
| name = The Tech Interactive
| logo = 
| image = The Tech Museum of Innovation in Downtown San Jose (cropped).jpg
| caption = The Tech Interactive, viewed from nearby [[Plaza de César Chávez]] in [[Downtown San Jose]]
| pushpin_map = United States San Jose#California#USA
| coordinates = {{Coord|37.3314374|N|121.8907276|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=title}}
| former_name = The Tech Museum of Innovation
| established = {{start date and age|1998|10|31}}
| location = 201 South Market Street<br>[[San Jose, California]], US
| type = [[Science museum|Science]]
| visitors = 400,000 annually
| president = Katrina Stevens
| accreditation = 
| network = ASTC
| architect = [[Ricardo Legorreta]]
| website = {{URL|www.thetech.org}}
| publictransit = {{Nowrap|{{rint|santaclara}} {{rint|santaclara|blue}} {{rint|santaclara|green}} [[Convention Center station (VTA)|Convention Center]]}}
}}
[[File:The Tech Museum of Innovation 3 2016-05-14.jpg|thumb|upright|The atrium inside The Tech Interactive, showing all three levels]]
'''The Tech Interactive''' (formerly '''The Tech Museum of Innovation''', commonly known as '''The Tech''')<ref name="NewName">{{cite news |last1=Pizarro |first1=Sal |title=The Tech unveils a new name and an expanded mission |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/23/the-tech-unveils-a-new-name-and-an-expanded-mission/ |access-date=2019-05-25 |work=The Mercury News |date=23 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Murky">{{cite news |first=Sal |last=Pizarro |title=New Name, The Tech Interactive, and a new mission |newspaper=The Mercury News |date=May 24, 2019 |pages=B1, B6 }}</ref> is a science and technology center that offers hands-on activities, labs, design challenges and other [[STEAM fields|STEAM]] education resources. It is located in downtown [[San Jose, California]], adjacent to the [[Plaza de César Chávez]].