Welcome
 

The Museum of Performance & Design -- formerly the San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum (SFPALM) -- is the first international arts institution devoted to the celebration of the performing arts and theatrical design.

Built upon the collection of SFPALM, the Museum is currently housed in the Veterans Building in San Francisco’s Civic Center. The Museum produces world-class exhibitions, lectures and presentations by and about leading artists; provides conservation and archival services to performing arts institutions; and offers youth education programs..
   
 

Featured Exhibition
  Please mark your calendar for the debut exhibition at Museum of Performance & Design, a landmark celebration of San Francisco Ballet’s three-quarters of a century of excellence,

Exhibition on view
March 18 - August 30, 2008

The exhibition examines the role of design in SFB’s continual, imaginative reinventions of itself, which have enabled it to endure as the oldest professional ballet company in the United States. 

For more information CLICK HERE.
   
 

Legacy Oral History Program
  This stimulating and informative three-day workshop June 12 - 14, 2008 provides the training necessary for participants to launch their own oral history projects. While drawing on references and examples in the performing arts, the workshop is equally appropriate for those involved in institutional history, social history, family history, master’s or doctoral studies, or other projects. CLICK HERE for more information.
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Veterans Building
Fourth Floor
401 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102.

415-255-4800

info@mpdsf.org

Kimono from Mishima. Eiko Isioka Archive. Museum of Performance & Design.