Its permanent location is in Corona Heights Park, on a large hill between the Castro and Haight-Ashbury districts of San Francisco.

The Corona Heights location features views of the city, downtown financial district and the San Francisco Bay.

[3] In 1951, the museum opened at its current location in a building designed by William Merchant[4] with exhibits, a theater, classrooms, arts and crafts shops and studios, a live animal room and gardens overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

[1] Sculptures by Beniamino Bufano were temporarily moved to the Randall Museum from 2004 to 2006 while their permanent home, the Valencia Gardens housing project in The Mission, was demolished and rebuilt.

[13] During renovations, the museum relocated its live animal exhibit and programs to 745 Treat Ave, between 20th and 21st Street, at the Mission Art Center.

[14][citation needed] The museum charges no admission and offers events, workshops, plays, lectures, exhibits, and classes for ages 3–adult, but is geared mostly toward children and educational field trips.

[20] During the 2015–18 renovation, artist Ben Trautman was commissioned by SFAC to create a mobile of a stylized bird entitled "Wingspan", which was installed in the lobby.