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NewsWPLG Local 10 – Main FeedSeptember 4, 2026Miami-Dade

Haight Street Art Center opens 'Forever Grateful/Golden Gate Park' exhibition featuring the 'Furthur' bus

The Haight Street Art Center is hosting a new exhibition in San Francisco that features Ken Kesey's historic 'Furthur' bus and Jerry Garcia's BMW. The exhibit, which runs through October 25, uses immersive art and performances to explore the legacy of the 1960s counterculture and the Grateful Dead.

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Why It Matters

The exhibition provides public access to iconic artifacts of 1960s counterculture history and launches a fundraising effort to restore the 'Furthur' bus.

Key Facts

  • The 'Forever Grateful/Golden Gate Park' exhibition opens this Saturday in San Francisco.
  • The exhibition features the 'Furthur' bus, which was used by Ken Kesey and the Merry Band of Pranksters in the 1960s.
  • Jerry Garcia's BMW is on public display for the first time.
  • The exhibition runs through October 25.
  • The Haight Street Art Center is launching a restoration project for the 'Furthur' bus.
  • The exhibit includes immersive elements like a liquid light show and guided performances by Third Rail Projects.
  • The Grateful Dead formed in 1965 and were central to the 1967 Summer of Love.

Who's Mentioned

personEdward Rice“Associate managing director of Third Rail Projects”personKen Kesey“Author and owner of the Furthur bus”personJerry Garcia“Grateful Dead frontman”organizationThird Rail Projects“Performance company guiding exhibit visitors”locationSan Francisco“Location of the exhibition”personKelly Harris“Executive director of the Haight Street Art Center”personRenee de Cossio“Director of exhibitions at the Haight Street Art Center”organizationHaight Street Art Center“Organizer of the exhibition”