The Herbst Theatre is an auditorium in the
War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in the
Civic Center, San Francisco
The Civic Center in San Francisco, California, is an area located a few blocks north of the intersection of Market Street and Van Ness Avenue that contains many of the city's largest government and cultural institutions. It has two large plaza ...
. The 928-seat hall hosts programs as diverse as ''
City Arts & Lectures'', SF Jazz, and San Francisco Performances.
Architecture and decoration
Originally designed as the Veterans Auditorium, the theatre was refurbished and renamed Herbst Theatre in 1977 in honor of brothers Herman and Maurice Herbst, whose foundation underwrote the renovations. It is entered through a foyer off of the building's main lobby. Eight large beaux-arts murals, created by
Frank Brangwyn
Sir Frank William Brangwyn (12 May 1867 – 11 June 1956) was a Welsh artist, painter, watercolourist, printmaker, illustrator, and designer.
Brangwyn was an artistic jack-of-all-trades. As well as paintings and drawings, he produced des ...
for the 1915
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915. Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely s ...
, adorn the walls while overhead five chandeliers hang from the blue and gold-leaf ceiling.
United Nations Charter
On June 26, 1945, the
United Nations Charter
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was signed on the stage of the Herbst Theatre by the group of 50 founding nations, following the two-month-long
United Nations
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conference at the
War Memorial Opera House.
See also
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List of concert halls
A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats.
This list does not include other venues such as sports stadia, dramatic theatres or convention centres that ma ...
References
External links
Herbst Theatre at GerakanKita website
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Civic Center, San Francisco
Concert halls in California
Music venues in San Francisco
San Francisco Designated Landmarks
Theatres in San Francisco