Garcia family plans Jerry Garcia Music Arts Center in Bay Area

The family of Jerry Garcia, together with Starchive and coordinator Christopher McCutcheon, announced its intent to establish the Jerry Garcia Music Arts Center in the San Francisco Bay Area. Planned features include a research library and archive, a digital preservation hub, galleries, and exhibitions on blues, folk, country and jazz traditions.

The center would host live music and film presentations in a performance center and screening room, and support an artist-in-residence program. The family invites Garcia's heirs to contribute content and memorabilia, and the center will review fan-donated materials for its collection. Manasha Garcia, co-founder of Jerry Garcia Music Arts, said fan contributions honor the community around her husband's creative work. Architectural plans and programming will be announced as the project progresses.

Separately, Eyes of the World: The Jerry Garcia Experience was unveiled in August and was conceived by Garcia and producer Cary Granat more than 30 years ago. The experience is scheduled to launch in San Francisco in early 2027 before traveling to other U.S. cities. Chicago, Nashville, New York and Los Angeles are among the planned stops; venue details, dates and ticket information have not been revealed.