The Tenderloin Museum — a hub for all things arts and history in the neighborhood — is asking for donations in order to complete the first phase of an ambitious expansion plan that would see the museum triple in size.

“For 10 years, the Tenderloin Museum has celebrated and preserved the history of one of San Francisco’s most vibrant and misunderstood neighborhoods,” the fundraiser page states. “This expansion will … allow us to bring more of the Tenderloin community’s stories, voices, and creativity to life.”

The museum is hoping to raise $50,000 before the end of the year in order to complete new construction and host pop-up exhibits in 2026. One of those shows will be a collection of large-scale artworks by Michelle “Meng” Nguyen that explore the history of the Tenderloin’s Vietnamese

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