GLBT History Museum

The GLBT History Museum, in San Francisco

The GLBT History Museum, in the Castro, is devoted to the history of the LGBTQ communities. The San Francisco audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this museum, which retraces the memory and the struggles of these communities.

The memory of the LGBTQ communities

Run by the GLBT Historical Society, the GLBT History Museum is located in the heart of the Castro, the historic district of the LGBTQ communities of San Francisco. The first museum of this type in the United States, it presents archives, objects and testimonies that retrace the history, the culture and the struggles for the rights of these communities. It is a place of memory and transmission, essential to the understanding of the identity of the district.

What to see

Here you discover archives, objects and testimonies that retrace the history and the struggles of the LGBTQ communities, in the heart of the Castro. The GLBT History Museum is an essential place of memory. It is a stop for those curious about social history and culture, to be discovered in the district.

Practical information

The GLBT History Museum lies in the Castro district, in San Francisco, reachable on foot and by public transport. The visit generally has a fee and follows its own hours, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the GLBT History Museum present?

Archives, objects and testimonies retracing the history, the culture and the struggles for the rights of the LGBTQ communities, in the heart of the Castro.

Where is the GLBT History Museum?

In the Castro district, in San Francisco.