The GLBT Historical Society (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society) (formerly Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California; San Francisco Bay Area Gay and Lesbian Historical Society) maintains an extensive collection of archival materials, artifacts and graphic arts relating to the history of LGBT people in the United States, with a focus on the LGBT communities of San Francisco and Northern California.
The society also sponsors the GLBT Historical Society Museum, a stand-alone museum that has attracted international attention.[1] The Swedish Exhibition Agency has cited the institution as one of just "three established museums dedicated to LGBTQ history in the world" as of 2016.[2] It is also the first full-scale, stand-alone museum of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history in the United States (and only the second in the world after the Schwules Museum in Berlin).[3] The grand opening of the museum took place on the evening of January 13, 2011.
Referred to as San Francisco's "queer Smithsonian",[4] the GLBT Historical Society is one of approximately 30 LGBT archives in the United States—and is among the handful of such organizations to benefit from a paid staff and to function as a full-fledged center for exhibitions, programming, research, and production of oral histories.[5] It is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) educational association and is registered with the State of California as a nonprofit corporation.
The archives, reading room and administrative offices of the GLBT Historical Society are located at 989 Market St., Lower Level, in San Francisco's Mid-Market district. The GLBT Historical Society Museum, which serves as a separate center for exhibitions and programs, is located at 4127 18th St. in the city's Castro neighborhood.
^GLBT Historical Society (2011-02-22). "Worldwide Media Coverage of San Francisco's GLBT History Museum." Archived 2013-09-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-02-23.
^Museums and LGBTQ: An Analysis of How Museums and Other Exhibitors Can Highlight Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Perspectives, Stockholm, Sweden: Rikstutställningar/Swedish Exhibition Agency, 2016, archived from the original on 2016-12-24, retrieved 2016-12-23
^Koskovich, Gerard (2011-01-11), "First GLBT History Museum in the United States opens in San Francisco's Castro district" Archived January 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine; posted on Dot429.com; retrieved 2011-01-14.
^Marech, Rona (2005-01-29). "Treasure trove of gay and lesbian artifacts: 'Queer Smithsonian' in S.F. celebrates its 20th anniversary". San Francisco Chronicle. p. A-1. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
^Koskovich, Gerard (2008). "Libraries and archives". In Hawley, John (ed.). LGBTQ America Today: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. pp. 684–691. ISBN 978-0-313-33992-9.
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