The Museum of the Sixties

     Those of us who hung out in the "The Sixties Culture" experienced an ecstatic decade which has affected our lives ever since. The Museum is a project that can remind us how our culture can be creative, conscious and compassionate. I support it.

—Ram Dass

      We sought truth, demanded justice, and found freedom in self-expression. We rejected the restrictions of a puritanical lifestyle. We sought out and embraced new philosophies. It was a moment in history when a mushroom explosion of consciousness began altering the life force. Through that explosion, we broke down the prison walls of "intellect as the ultimate". We focused on the heart, and by doing so, reopened our cookie jar of possibilities… politically, socially, sexually and spiritually. The effects of that explosion have permeated every nook and cranny of our culture today.

     We, as a generation, have a responsibility to see that the ‘60s are remembered in the context in which they unfolded. Thus we plan on building the Sixties Museum which will chronicle the events of the era, so others will finally be able to see, hear, touch and experience their parents’ and grandparents’ idealism. How much fun is that!

Woodstock festival 1969 - Bethel, New York

©Lisa Law