Our Mission
The Tech Museum of Innovation is an educational resource established to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in exploring and experiencing technologies affecting their lives, and to inspire the young to become innovators in the technologies of the future.
Background
The future well-being of the United States depends upon continuing innovation in the development and use of advanced technologies. Essential to this progress is linkage between math and science in the classroom and applications of technology in industry and everyday life. There is also a growing need for increased public awareness of the nature and significance of those technologies that are affecting life today and shaping the future.
With its worldwide reputation for technical innovation and economic growth, Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area offer an opportunity to create an educational model linking industry, the schools and the community to:
- Inspire students with exhibit and lab experiences with applications of technology from industry and everyday life.
- Empower teachers with training and access to applications of current technologies that reinforce and complement concepts taught in the classroom.
- Enable local families, individuals, and visitors from around the world to discover new insights into technology and the process of innovation through exploratory activities.