North Beach
The Beat Museum remains temporarily closed for seismic retrofitting.
Construction work continues, but rest assured, we’ll be back. We anticipate reopening sometime in 2027.
In the meantime, visit us at the Counterculture Museum, on the corner of Haight & Ashbury. Open Wed–Sun, 11am–6pm.
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Read more...The Rumors of Our Demise are Greatly Exaggerated
The reality in SF is very different from what doomsayers from afar imagine.
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Read more...Why North Beach?
The Challenges & Importance of Staying in North Beach
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Read more...North Beach Remembers Jack Hirschman
On Saturday, a multitude from North Beach and beyond came out to pay their respects to our dearly departed poet, Jack Hirschman. Beginning at Specs’, a second line procession featuring the North Beach Brass Players marched north up Columbus to Grant Ave, pausing at the Caffe Trieste for readings from the Revolutionary Poets Brigade. The […]
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Read more...North Beach Now Podcast:
The Beat Museum Part 1'North Beach Now' is a new podcast, produced by Blair Helsing at RoR Studio on Telegraph Hill, and featuring all things North Beach.
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Read more...Why a Beat Hotel?
Update: Circumstances have changed, and this fundraising campaign has ended. Learn more… Ever since we went public with Michael Palumbo’s initial sketch of what a new Beat Museum building at 580 Green Street might look like, the feature that seems to inspire the greatest curiosity is the suggestion of a Beat hotel. Sure, it might […]
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Read more...The Beat Generation Bagel Shop That Didn’t Sell Bagels
Extra Crispy's Judy Berman offers an illuminating scoop on the Coexistence Bagel Shop
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Read more...Preserving the Legacy of the Beats in San Francisco
We're launching a fundraiser for a permanent North Beach home
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Read more...And now…our new speaker series!
An ambitious speaker series featuring luminaries, poets, writers, musicians, artists, and more...
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Read more...Spend a Day in North Beach this Holiday Season!
With its rich history and old-world charm, North Beach has long been a destination for locals and visitors alike. This holiday season, we invite you to experience North Beach like a local.