Herbst Theatre

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The Herbst Theatre is an auditorium in the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in Civic Center in San Francisco, United States. It was the site of the signing of the United Nations Charter on June 26, 1945. The 928-seat hall hosts programs as diverse as City Arts & Lectures, SF Jazz, and San Francisco Performances.

Originally designed as the Veterans Auditorium, the theatre was refurbished and renamed Herbst Theatre in 1977. You enter the theatre through a majestic foyer off of the building's main lobby. Once inside, eight large brilliantly-painted beaux-arts murals, created by Frank Brangwyn for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, adorn the walls while overhead five chandeliers hang from a luxurious blue and gold-leaf ceiling.