Space to Breathe

Located in San Francisco, Maritime Museum is a ship-shaped building. The museum displays include panels, videos, oral history recreations, models and interactive exhibits. Its balcony features The Mermaid, which is a one-man sailboat and statue by San Francisco sculptor, Beniamino Bufano. Maritime Museum s second floor displays photomurals, including early San Francisco waterfront, lithographic stone, scrimshaw and whaling guns. It also features the Sparks, Waves and Wizards: Communications at Sea exhibition, which tracks the colorful history of maritime communication from hand-held semaphore to orbiting satellite. The museum maintains a steamship room that displays the technological evolution of wind-to-steam power. In addition, it employs guides and sign language interpreters, as well as provides parking space. Maritime Museum is operated by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

San Francisco Camerawork is a dynamic photography organization located at the Fort Mason Center for the Arts, dedicated to supporting the growth of photographers' careers while promoting innovation and equity within the field. With a robust program of exhibitions, workshops, and community events, it serves as a vibrant hub for artists and photography enthusiasts alike. Recognized as an approved San Francisco Legacy Business, SF Camerawork showcases diverse photographic practices and engages with the community through its annual juried survey and members' critiques. The organization is committed to illuminating new ideas in photography while fostering a strong sense of belonging among its members and the larger artistic community. Generated from the website