North Beach Stories with Ray Hanna

From the streets of North Beach and beyond—all the sleaze, drugs, trailblazing strippers, and punks acting out, Timothy Leary performing at a Broadway nightclub, sheer rock-and-roll madness at the Mabuhay—all in a night’s work in Hanna’s world.

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 […]

MetroActive: “Tech Bros Forget Beat Generation’s Imprint”

Last week, I slithered back into the Beat Museum in San Francisco, arriving by sheer chance. Turns out the museum is currently angling to raise a cool few million so it can buy a new facility up the street. Within minutes, director Jerry Cimino and I found ourselves venting—er, contemplating—the current generations of tech in […]

The Beat Generation Bagel Shop That Didn’t Sell Bagels

Extra Crispy's Judy Berman offers an illuminating scoop on the Coexistence Bagel Shop

Beat Generation Legacy Fund – Advisory Board

The following people believe a permanent Beat Museum in North Beach is an idea worth pursuing.

Harold Adler’s Photos of Demonstrations for The Living Theatre

As a photographer for the Berkeley Barb, Harold Adler covered protests on behalf of imprisoned members of The Living Theatre in Union Square.

First Appearance of Kerouac in Russia, 1960

Wherein we're gifted a rare 1960 book of 'foreign literature' translated into Russian, and containing excerpts from On the Road.

The Beat Museum Presents: The Living Theatre

Founded in 1947 by Julian Beck and Judith Malina, The Living Theatre brings their powerful performance of "Seven Meditations on Political Sadomasochism" to SF.

Preserving the Legacy of the Beats in San Francisco

We're launching a fundraiser for a permanent North Beach home

Neal Cassady: The Monsignor’s Godson

From the streets of Denver to the cells of San Quentin, the files of Monsignor John Harley Schmitt.

The Beat Museum Presents: Harold Norse Centennial