Event

Explore the extraordinary WPA murals at Rincon Center (formerly the Rincon Annex Post Office) on a guided tour of one of San Francisco’s hidden artistic treasures. Spanning 27 panels of the old post office, Anton Refregier’s “History of California” traces the state’s story from Spanish colonization to the founding of the United Nations in San Francisco at the end of World War II. Ambitious in scale and bold and unsparing in perspective, the murals reflect Refregier’s independent spirit and distinctive style, which is quite unlike most mural art of the time. 

The tour, organized by OLLI's Member Engagement Committee, will be led by Gray Brechin, co-founder of the Living New Deal and a leading expert on New Deal art. 

Details👇

• Tour takes place Thursday, March 12 at 10 AM and will last about 1–1.5 hours
• Rincon Center location: 180 Steuart St, San Francisco, CA 94105
• Please arrive by 9:45 AM — we'll meet in the lobby (enter Steuart St.)
• $20 (cash) per person — OLLI staff will collect when you arrive and then give to the guide
• Limited to 30 members
• Everyone is welcome to join Gray at nearby Yank Sing for some dim sum after the tour

Getting There 📍

• Rincon Center is just one block from the Embarcadero Center BART station
• Parking is available at Rincon Center Garage (121 Spear St.) and at One Steuart Lane Parking (75 Howard St.)

[For OLLI members only]