Tenderloin Museum

Tenderloin Museum The Tenderloin Museum is an innovative museum dedicated to exploring the distinctive history of San Francisco's most misunderstood neighborhood.

Tenderloin Museum celebrates the rich history of one of San Francisco's most overlooked neighborhoods. Through history exhibitions, resident-led walking tours, community programs, and the presentation of original artwork, the Tenderloin Museum invites all comers to learn about the roots of our dynamic neighborhood, and reclaim our city's past and future. The 31 blocks of the Tenderloin District ar

e a microcosm of San Francisco, peopled by immigrants and iconoclasts, artists and activists, sinners and saints. All are welcome to join us in telling its story.

The summer schedule for The Compton's Cafeteria Riot - The Play is here, and it is already making history. June 19 and 2...
06/19/2026

The summer schedule for The Compton's Cafeteria Riot - The Play is here, and it is already making history. June 19 and 20 are sold out. SF PRIDE weekend runs June 26 and 27, with June 26 already gone — grab tickets for June 27 while they last! August brings the 60th anniversary of the original 1966 riot, Trans History Month, AND a special appearance by the incomparable Peaches Christ on August 21. Plus, look for special programming from the Tenderloin Museum to celebrate six decades of the Compton's Cafeteria riot.

🎟 Tickets for all remaining dates on sale now: https://buytickets.at/comptonscafeteriariotplay

Join us this Saturday for a walking tour of the Tenderloin's built environment with historian and emeritus city planning...
06/11/2026

Join us this Saturday for a walking tour of the Tenderloin's built environment with historian and emeritus city planning professor Linda Day. In the latest installment of her spotlight series on notable TL architects, Day turns her attention to Herman C. Baumann, one of the neighborhood's most prolific post-quake designers, whose multi-unit hotels and apartments introduced Spanish Colonial Revival and baroque flourishes to the district's streetscape.

The tour visits 12 buildings, including the landmarked Ga***rd Suites at 620 Jones St., the Farrellworth at 601 O'Farrell St., and Princess Apartments at 155 Hyde St., each showcasing Baumann's signature use of ornamental terra cotta and period revival detailing.

Saturday, June 13 | 2–3:30 p.m.
Meet at the Tenderloin Museum, 398 Eddy St.
$15 general / $25 with TLM admission
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/h-c-baumann-tl-architecture-tour

🎶 Join us tomorrow for 2nd Thursdays at Dodge Alley! 🎶Kick off summer with an evening of vibrant Afro-Cuban music in the...
06/10/2026

🎶 Join us tomorrow for 2nd Thursdays at Dodge Alley! 🎶

Kick off summer with an evening of vibrant Afro-Cuban music in the heart of the Tenderloin.

📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026
⏰ 5–8 PM
📍 Dodge Alley (Turk & Larkin Streets), San Francisco
🎟️ FREE admission | No registration required
ℹ https://www.tenderloinmuseum.org/public-programs-2026-2/2026/6/11/changui-at-dodge-alley

This month, we're thrilled to welcome Latin Grammy-nominated vocalist José Andrés "El Sinsonte" and friends for a special celebration of changüí, the African-rooted party music of Eastern Cuba. Joining him are Bay Area Afro-Cuban music standouts Kai Lyons (tres & vocals), Einar Leliebre (percussion & vocals), and Ernesto Mazar (bass & vocals).

Experience the infectious rhythms, improvisation, and rich cultural traditions of one of Cuba's oldest musical styles,all outdoors in Dodge Alley.

🍽️ Plus: Limited $15 food and drink vouchers for nearby businesses available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Presented by the Tenderloin Museum as part of the Sounds of the Tenderloin series in partnership with the Tenderloin Community Benefit District and San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development.

Bring your friends, grab a bite, and celebrate community, culture, and live music with us!

✨ Join us TOMORROW night! ✨Kick off Pride month by celebrating Sheena Rose (Jacob Anthony Rose), beloved queen of Aunt C...
06/03/2026

✨ Join us TOMORROW night! ✨

Kick off Pride month by celebrating Sheena Rose (Jacob Anthony Rose), beloved queen of Aunt Charlies Lounge, and her powerful debut memoir, Stillness and Survival: A Life Between Trauma, Glitter, and the Echo of My Own Voice.

🗓 Thursday, June 4
🕡 6:30–8:00 PM
📍 Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St, SF
💛 $10 suggested donation (+ tips for our drag performers!)
🎟 REGISTER: https://events.humanitix.com/stillness-and-survival-sheena-rose
ℹ MORE INFO: https://www.tenderloinmuseum.org/public-programs-2026-1/2026/6/04/sheena-rose-stillness-survival

A reading from the book will be followed by a drag show featuring Bliss, Kelly Rose, Olivia Hart, Sophilya Leggz, and more. It's a night of story, performance, and community in the heart of the Tenderloin. Part of the SF First Thursday Art Walk. 🌈

✨ Join us next week for something really special.The Tenderloin knows Sheena Rose, a beloved queen and fixture of the le...
05/28/2026

✨ Join us next week for something really special.

The Tenderloin knows Sheena Rose, a beloved queen and fixture of the legendary Aunt Charlie's Lounge. Now, Jacob Anthony Rose has put their story into words, and we're throwing a party to celebrate.

"I was a quiet boy with loud dreams. But dreams don't grow well in a house full of fear."

His debut memoir, Stillness and Survival: A Life Between Trauma, Glitter, and the Echo of My Own Voice, is a story of silence and expression, q***rness and survival, collapse and return. Join us for an evening of reading, drag performance, and community as we celebrate this essential Tenderloin artist alongside longtime friends and collaborators Bliss, Kelly Rose, Olivia Hart, Sophilya Leggz, and more.
This is Pride month the Tenderloin way: rooted in real history, real survival, and a whole lot of glitter. 💜

🗓 Thursday, June 4 | 6:30–8pm
📍 Tenderloin Museum, 398 Eddy St, SF
🎟 $10 suggested donation (+ tips for our performers!)
🚶Also part of the SF First Thursday Art Walk
👉 REGISTER: https://events.humanitix.com/stillness-and-survival-sheena-rose

Imagine dancers suspended on the side of a hotel, soaring above the intersection where the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria upri...
05/27/2026

Imagine dancers suspended on the side of a hotel, soaring above the intersection where the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria uprising ignited the trans rights movement. Performing over the same ground that was once a prehistoric salt marsh, that was once a neighborhood full of q***r bars, and that is still, stubbornly, alive.

That's TRANSMARSH.

Created and performed by trans people, for trans people and all who love them, this free outdoor vertical dance piece by BODYSTORM rewilds the Tenderloin with layers of history and asks what comes next. As BODYSTORM artistic director B Dean puts it: "Trans folks are world builders. Our bodies are experts at transition, at change, because the trans body is a force of nature, and nature is hella q***r."

Tenderloin Museum is proud to co-present two nights of this extraordinary work to kick off Pride Weekend.

Thursday, June 25
7pm: Trans History Walking Tour led by Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer (free, limited space, separate registration)
8pm: TRANSMARSH preview performance at the Timbri Hotel, with Skywatchers, GRAVITY Access Services, and Oaklash Block Party featuring drag performers and DJs

Friday, June 26
8pm: TRANSMARSH full performance on the Taylor Street facade of the Timbri Hotel, corner of Turk & Taylor

👉 REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transmarsh-tickets-1988199079969 (Both nights are free.)

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398 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA
94102

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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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