The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (SFWMPAC) is located in San Francisco, California, and is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. It covers three hectares (7.5 acres) in San Francisco's Civic Center Historic District with 7,500 seats in its several venues. Opera, symphony, modern and classical dance, theatre, recitals, plays, lectures, meetings, receptions, special screenings and gala events all ...
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The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (SFWMPAC) is located in San Francisco, California, and is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. It covers three hectares (7.5 acres) in San Francisco's Civic Center Historic District with 7,500 seats in its several venues. Opera, symphony, modern and classical dance, theatre, recitals, plays, lectures, meetings, receptions, special screenings and gala events all have a place at the Center.
The origins of the Center lie in the development of the War Memorial Opera House and Veterans Building which began after the First World War, and culminated in the construction of two buildings, the Opera House and a multi-purpose building next door, the Veterans’ Building, both of which opened in 1932. The latter housed the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from 1932 to 1994.
The SFWMPAC has great historical significance as well. In 1945, the United Nations Charter was formed here. Also in 1951, the Japanese Peace...
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