The Tenderloin Museum marks its ten-year anniversary with significant expansions, including a neon gallery and immersive play revival. Set in the historic Cadillac Hotel, the museum grows to house an expanded permanent collection that highlights the neighborhood's rich history in social movements, particularly among nightlife, immigrant, and LGBTQ+ communities. The museum aims to preserve oral histories, especially from these communities, as well as relaunching a play regarding the 1966 transgender resistance uprising, which is seen as especially relevant given current anti-trans legislation.
"The Tenderloin has always been a place of resistance," she says. For museum director Katie Conry, with anti-trans legislation on the rise, the play is more vital than ever."
"The project is deeply personal for architect June Lee, a trans woman leading the renovation. She first worked on the building 30 years ago as a teenage intern."
"With an expanded permanent collection, the new space will focus on preserving the oral histories of the Tenderloin's LGBTQ+ and Indian-American communities."
"A major highlight is the return of an immersive play that brings to life the 1966 uprising, one of the first known acts of transgender resistance in the U.S."
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