Tales of the City: StoryCorps San Francisco

Hello from StoryCorps’ newest home, our StoryBooth at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco!

Photo: Bruce Damonte/Courtesy of the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco.

This past June, the Contemporary Jewish Museum began a new chapter in its history by opening the doors to a new building by the architect Daniel Liebskind—an adaptive reuse of the 1907 Jesse Street Power Substation. Inspired by the Hebrew phrase L’Chaim, meaning “To Life,” the building is the physical embodiment of the Museum’s mission to bring together tradition and innovation in a celebration of life and shared humanity. The Museum is designed not only as a space to experience works of art, but also–more importantly–as a space to experience other people through conversation and debate.

Sound familiar? We couldn’t be more thrilled to be here.

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