Western Neighborhoods Project is dedicated to the history of San Francisco's Richmond, Sunset, OMI and West of Twin Peaks districts. read more ...

Chinese in the Richmond

Chinese in the Richmond

Illuminating the lives of Chinese Americans on the west side of San Francisco from the community’s point of view

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The Cliff House Project

The Cliff House Project

Exlore this website which strives to preserve the visual imagery of Adolph Sutro’s Victorian Cliff House

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The Cliff House Collection

Save the Cliff House Collection

Thanks to our generous donors, we saved over 50 important historical items from the Cliff House Collection!

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Upcoming Events

The Museum at The Cliff
WNP Event
Oct 23, 2021 - Apr 10, 2022 at The Museum at The Cliff 1090 Point Lobos Ave, SF, CA, 94121

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Projection Premiere at The Museum at The Cliff
WNP Event
Feb 12, 2022 5:30pm-6:30pm (Saturday) at The Museum at The Cliff 1090 Point Lobos Avenue

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Guided Tour of The Museum at The Cliff
WNP Event
Feb 19, 2022 10:00am-11:00am (Saturday) at The Museum at The Cliff 1090 Point Lobos Avenue

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The Museum at The Cliff - Admission is Free!

The WNP museum is in the former Cliff House Gift Shop!

The exhibition showcases a selection of art and artifacts purchased at auction. See historical holdings of the Hountalas family - longtime proprietors of the iconic Cliff House restaurant. Also historic photos, bathing suits from the Sutro Baths, vintage Cliff House souvenirs and archaeological remnants of Sutro Heights.

Open Thursdays thru Sundays
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
1090 Point Lobos Ave, SF, CA, 94121

The Museum is temporarily closed because of the COVID surge.

Look for announcements here and on our social media when we reopen.

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