The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center covers seven and one-half acres in San Francisco’s Civic Center Historic District. The Center is comprised of the War Memorial Opera House, the War Memorial Veterans Building (including the Herbst Theatre...

The San Francisco Museum and Historical Society is the common thread that binds San Francisco's past, present and future. Now in its twentieth year, SFMHS has more than 3,000 members and fulfills its mission of preserving Bay Area history through a broad spectrum of...

Zeum: San Francisco's Children's Museum is a hands-on, multimedia arts and technology experience for kids. We envision a world where the 3Cs of 21st-century literacy - Creativity, Collaboration and Communication - inspire new ideas and innovative solutions. We...

Established in 1850, The Society of California Pioneers is a not-for-profit museum, library, and cultural organization dedicated to advancing the knowledge and appreciation of early California history for the benefit of present and future audiences of all ages.

Since its founding in 1984, the Contemporary Jewish Museum has engaged audiences of all ages and backgrounds through dynamic exhibitions and programs that explore contemporary perspectives on Jewish culture, history, art, and ideas. The Museum has distinguished...

The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) is a museum dedicated to the diasporan histories of people of African origin and their influence and adaptation throughout the world. Focusing on experience in North America, the Caribbean, and South America, the museum's...

Our mission is to inspire and empower Californians to make the past a meaningful part of their contemporary lives.

The Museum of Russian Culture was established by those who left Russia as a result of the Civil War of 1917–1922. Geographically, the Russian post-revolutionary immigration is divided into two branches – European and Far Eastern. The museum-archive of the Russian...

Located in the historic Washington/Mason cable car barn and powerhouse, the museum deck overlooks the huge engines and winding wheels that pull the cables. Downstairs is a viewing area of the large sheaves and cable line entering the building through the channel...

The Chinese Historical Society of America Museum opened in its landmark Julia Morgan-designed Chinatown YWCA building in 2001. Founded in 1963, CHSA is the oldest and largest organization in the country dedicated to the documentation, study, and presentation of...