Inclusion at Treasure Island Museum

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The Treasure Island Museum is committed to inclusion and representation of the Bay Area communities that we serve. We strive to continue providing thought-provoking programming and engagement that will build stronger affirmative connections among all members of our community.

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Our programming over the past few years has included:

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• Port Chicago: Drawn attention to this story and its place in the civil rights heritage of the Bay Area, including:

  • A partnership with the National Park Service and the S.F. Public Library to create the Port Chicago exhibition and install it in our Building One gallery​

  • Installation of the same exhibition by the S.F. Public Library at its Main Branch for the July 2019 75th anniversary of the explosion

  • Placing the exhibition online in response to the murder of George Floyd

  • A February 2019 symposium on Port Chicago

  • Assisting in a 2019 Black History Month program at One Treasure Island with civil rights attorney John Burris

  • Installing a copy of the exhibition at the Life Learning Academy charter school as the basis of a history class unit, courtesy of the S.F. Public Library

• Lecture Series: Our monthly lecture series has presented programs on:​

  • Native American artists at the Golden Gate International Exposition​

  • Women at the fair

  • Grace Morley, champion of Central and South American art beginning at the fair, and first director of SFMOMA

  • LGBTQ history relating to Treasure Island (three lectures)

  • Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo