Laki Vazakas
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...Panel Discussion: Herbert Huncke Centennial
Our Herbert Huncke Centennial event in January featured a panel discussion with Hilary Holladay, author of Herbert Huncke: American Hipster; Dennis McNally, author of Desolate Angel; Tate Swindell, record producer of Herbert Huncke: Guilty of Everything, Ben Schafer, editor of The Herbert Huncke Reader; Brenda Knight, author of Women of the Beat Generation; and Laki […]