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The American Museum of Beat Art (AMBA)
URL: http://www.beatmuseum.org/

Description:
The American Museum of Beat Art in Pasadena, California celebrates the Beatniks, whose "world of bohemian non-conformity and cultural non-compliance" paved the way for the sixties and subsequent alternative cultural movements. The Web site highlights items from the museum's collection of works and artifacts of Beat Generation artists, as well as earlier twentieth century artists who influenced Beat writers, poets, and visual artists. Featured are images, biographies, and archival written matter, as well as links to other resources on Beat culture on the World Wide Web.

Publisher:
The American Museum of Beat Art (AMBA)

Extra Keywords
notablepoets

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Beat generation
Museums -- California -- Pasadena

LII Database Information:
Record 4502 created by Merry Luskin on 09/09/2000
Last modification on 10/18/2004
Published: 09/09/2000  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4502