SF Museum & Historical Society

Director Jerry Bruckheimer and his wife, National Trust Trustee Linda Bruckheimer at the Old Mint

Photos by Catherine Bigelow

Last month at the Old Mint on Fifth and Mission streets, guests gathered in support this 1870’s-era building and its historic marble halls.

Billed as, Sip Some Wine & Walk Through Time the reception was also a benefit for the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

This photo has nothing to do with this post. Just a picture I shot that I've been wanting to use, titled Still Life on Window_Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry, Ireland

Photos by Catherine Bigelow

Dispelling the gloom of June, July is a-sizzle with artistic events which will set even the most slothful-summer soul soaring.

Rockin’ On at Backstage Pass

First up? The Old Mint opens its doors (again) tonight (July 16) for a special, limited re-engagement of the exhibition, Backstage Pass: A Sweeping History of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

A vintage Fillmore Auditorium concert poster for Grateful Dead, Otis Rush and Canned Heat

Photos by Catherine Bigelow

The party beat is filled with rock stars. And last week at The Old Mint, the joint was jumping with these empyreal personages. Both literal and metaphorical.

In honoring innovators of the '60s-era San Francisco Sound, The San Francisco Museum and Historical Society got its groove on at the annual Standing Ovations event which pays tribute to individuals whose work forged our city’s unique cultural scene.