---
title: Harvey Milk Photo Center
description: San Francisco's community darkroom, digital lab, and gallery space, managed by SF Recreation & Parks.
url: https://www.artsume.com/o/harvey-milk-photo-center
type: organization
createdAt: "2026-05-25"
updatedAt: "2026-09-06"
organizationType: Government / public agency
location: San Francisco, CA, United States
website: https://www.harveymilkphotocenter.org
yearFounded: 1940
---

# Harvey Milk Photo Center

*Government / public agency • San Francisco, CA, United States*

## About

San Francisco's community darkroom, digital lab, and gallery space, managed by SF Recreation & Parks.

The Harvey Milk Photo Center is the oldest and largest community wet darkroom in the United States, established in 1940 and serving the San Francisco Bay Area for over eight decades. Managed by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, it operates as a community darkroom and gallery space located at 50 Scott Street in Duboce Park. The center offers analog photography classes, a full digital lab for members, and hosts exhibitions, events, and lectures open to the general public.

It is deeply rooted in San Francisco's community arts landscape and celebrates photography in both traditional and contemporary forms.

## Details

- **Founded:** 1940
- **Address:** 50 Scott Street, San Francisco, CA
- **Website:** https://www.harveymilkphotocenter.org
- **Social Media:** facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harveymilkphotocenter/, instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harveymilkphoto/?hl=en, youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-7lcrrIqmaAkwVVod0AGzA

## Programs

View current programs from Harvey Milk Photo Center on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/harvey-milk-photo-center