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Read more...New design ideas for a new Beat Museum
Architect Eugene Tssui has created some additional concept designs for a Beat Museum facade at 535 Green.
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Read more...Irving Rosenthal dies at 91
ving Rosenthal (October 9, 1930 – April 22, 2022), writer, underground publisher, and editor of Big Table, died Friday at Friends of Perfection (Kaliflower), the San Francisco commune he founded in 1967.
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Read more...Recapping Our Kerouac@100 Open House
On Saturday, March 12th, the Beat Museum held an Open House in celebration of Kerouac@100. Not only did this event mark an historic occasion—the centenary of Jack Kerouac’s birth—it was also our first large gathering since closing our doors in March of 2020 on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was truly wonderful to see […]
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Read more...Kerouac@100 Open House Event
On Saturday, March 12th, we're hosting an Open House event in celebration of Jack Kerouac's Centennial.
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Read more...Concept Drawings and Details
Fifth in a series reimagining a new Beat Museum in the old Buon Gusto building
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Read more...Why North Beach?
For it comes, it always comes in great vibrating seasons.” Jack KerouacDesolation Angels, Chapter 78 Jack Kerouac was in love with San Francisco, and he was in love with North Beach. In many of his novels he devotes entire passages to extolling the virtues of our fair city. “San Francisco is the last great city […]
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Read more...Scott Donahue, Public Artist
Jerry Cimino and architect Eugene Tssui visit Scott Donahue, sculptor of public art.
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Read more...Visiting the Harker School in San Jose, CA
The new Beat Museum on Wheels II just returned from our very first school visit! We drove to the Harker School in San Jose, California to deliver a new presentation called “Jack Kerouac Centennial 1922-2022” to the student body. A week prior, we’d just picked up the refurbished trailer. Dale at S&S RV in Richmond, CA […]
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Read more...The Floor Plan and Layout
For the last few years the building on Broadway we’ve called home since 2006 has been facing an impending earthquake retrofit. Though it’s been delayed, that retrofit could still happen at any time, and with relatively little notice. Because of this, our most important ongoing project has been working to establish a more permanent home […]
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Read more...The Architect Behind this World Class Design
Architect Eugene Tssui The first thing I noticed about Eugene Tssui when I met him at a ruth weiss event sponsored by The Beat Museum in 2016, was that he’s a pretty fancy dresser. We sat next to each other as ruth performed, and later made small talk during intermission. I was introduced to his […]
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Read more...The News is Out!
Reimagining a new life in North Beach
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