After years of planning, the museum opened in 1990 in the old San Jose convention center. In 1998 it opened in a larger 3 floor venue where it holds four major theme galleries and an IMAX theatre.
SolarCity (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) installed 650 KW of solar panels atop five rooftops on this eBay campus, making it the largest commercial solar installation in San Jose.
