GLBT Historical Society
The GLBT Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of archival materials, artifacts and graphic arts relating to LGBTQ history in the United States, with a focus on the LGBTQ communities of San Francisco and Northern California.Photo: GKoskovich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
11:00 AM—6:00 PM
Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
Tuesday: closed - Email: info@glbthistory.org
- Type: Museum
- Description: American non-profit LGBT historical society
- Also known as: “GLBT Historical Society Museum”
- Address: 4127 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pink Triangle Park and Castro Theatre.
Pink Triangle Park
Park
Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, CC0.
The Pink Triangle Park is a triangle-shaped mini-park located in the Castro District of San Francisco, California. The park is less than 4,000 square feet and faces Market Street with 17th Street to its back. Pink Triangle Park is situated 600 feet north of GLBT Historical Society.
Castro Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Castro Theatre is a historic movie palace in the Castro District of San Francisco, California. Built in 1922, the theater displays architectural styles including Beaux-Arts and Spanish Baroque. Castro Theatre is situated 510 feet northeast of GLBT Historical Society.
Harvey Milk Plaza
Park
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harvey Milk Plaza is a plaza commemorating Harvey Milk in the Castro District of San Francisco, California, United States. Located at the intersection of Market Street, Castro Street, and 17th Street, it serves as the southern entrance to Castro station. Harvey Milk Plaza is situated 550 feet north of GLBT Historical Society.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castro District and Castro-Noe Valley.
Castro District
Quarter
Photo: brian kusler, CC BY 2.0.
The Castro District, commonly referred to as the Castro, is a neighborhood in Eureka Valley in San Francisco. The Castro was one of the first gay neighborhoods in the United States.
Castro-Noe Valley
Photo: brian kusler, CC BY 2.0.
The colorful Castro is the famous gay center of San Francisco, a vibrant and historic neighborhood full of businesses geared towards the city's LGBT community.
Duboce Triangle
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Duboce Triangle is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, located below Buena Vista Park and between the neighborhoods of the Castro/Eureka Valley, the Mission District, and the Lower Haight.
GLBT Historical Society
- Categories: nonprofit organization, LGBT museum, historical society, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.76077° or 37° 45′ 39″ northLongitude
-122.43561° or 122° 26′ 8″ westOpen location code
849VQH67+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2321383070OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5513611
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“GLBT Historical Society” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “GLBT歷史學會”
- Chinese: “同志歷史協會”
- Dutch: “GLBT Historical Society”
- Esperanto: “GLAT Historia Societo”
- Esperanto: “Societo de GLATa Historio”
- French: “GLBT Historical Society”
- French: “GLBT History Museum”
- German: “GLBT History Museum”
- Japanese: “GLBTヒストリカル・ソサエティ”
- Japanese: “GLBT歴史博物館”
- Polish: “GLBT History Museum”
- Portuguese: “GLBT Historical Society”
- Spanish: “Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society”
- Spanish: “GLBT Historical Society”
- Spanish: “GLBT History Museum”
- Spanish: “Museo de historia GLBT”
- Spanish: “Museo de historia LGBT”
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