The Women’s Building

The Women's Building, in San Francisco

The Women's Building is an emblematic community centre of the Mission district, in San Francisco, famous for its monumental mural. The San Francisco audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this committed place, dedicated to women for decades.

A centre dedicated to women

For nearly five decades, The Women's Building has been a home dedicated to women and a community centre of the Mission district. It offers services, resources and support to women and families, and welcomes many associations. The building is famous for its monumental mural, the Maestrapeace, which covers its façades with powerful female figures, making the building itself a committed work of art and a symbol of the district.

What to see

You admire the monumental mural that covers the façades with female figures, and you evoke the role of this community centre dedicated to women. The Women's Building is both a work of art and a committed place of the Mission district. It is a stop for lovers of street art and social history.

Practical information

The Women's Building lies in the Mission district, in San Francisco, reachable on foot and by public transport. The mural can be freely admired from the street; access to the services and the spaces of the centre follows its own hours and conditions. It is mainly discovered for its mural, during the walk.

Why is The Women's Building famous?

Because it is a community centre dedicated to women for nearly fifty years and it is covered with a monumental mural celebrating female figures.

Where is The Women's Building?

In the Mission district, in San Francisco.