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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...2022 – A Big Year for Kerouac
2022 was a Milestone Year Our Commitment to Education Kerouac@100 National Tour The Benefit to Youth 2022 was a Milestone Year 2022 has been a huge year for fans of Jack Kerouac. People around the world celebrated the 65th Anniversaries of both the publication of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s victory in […]
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Read more...Additional Facades and Design Ideas
Additional Drawings & Renderings
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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
Preliminary Exterior & Interior Designs
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Read more...Exterior Focus on Public Art
Jerry Cimino and architect Eugene Tssui visit Scott Donahue, sculptor of public art.
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Read more...The Floor Plan and Layout
Repurposing The Buon Gusto Building
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Read more...The Architect Behind this World Class Design
Eugene Tssui
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Read more...The News is Out!
Overview - Level Setting - Introduction
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Read more...A Treasure Trove of North Beach Photos, c. 1959
C.R. Snyder's photographs of North Beach circa-1959 capture the vibrance and diversity at the height of the Beat era.
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Read more...Exclusive: Interview with Kerouac Biographer Holly George-Warren
Brian Hassett interviews Holly George-Warren, editor of The Rolling Stone Book of the Beats, and recently tapped as official Jack Kerouac biographer.
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Read more...Brautigan, McClure, Rexroth, and Snyder at the Nourse Theatre, 1969
Famed Bay Area photographer Clay Geerdes photographed the poets reading for benefit of the Planning and Conservation League in 1969.