The San Mateo County History Museum will open a new exibition, Tuesday, February 14, and run through May 11,  entitled Paintings of Frank's Tannery.  Featured will be art depicting the iconic structure which was built in 1872 and destroyed in 1968, when it was engulfed in one of the most spectacular fires in Peninsula history.   The site of the factory was near Bayshore Freeway at Walnut Street.
The San Mateo County History Museum features exhibits related to the use of natural resources, suburban development, ethnic experience and entrepreneurial achievement on the Peninsula from the time of the Costanoan Indian through today.  The Museum is open daily except Monday.  Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and students, free for kids five and under.