Inspiration HQ
A nod to 19th-century Parisian cafes where artists, poets, seekers, and revolutionaries converged.
Burning Man 2026
Muse Cafe
We're coming back after a year off: tighter, warmer, and built for our favorite peeps. Candlelit cafe, cabaret mischief, champagne smiles, and enough hands on deck to make the magic feel easy.
Fill out the application formA candlelit French cafe on playa: espresso, champagne smiles, sultry music, art supplies, poetry books, and the kind of people who make the room feel alive.
Playful & Seductive
Jazz, chanson, bossa nova, blues, soul, live art, and a room that knows how to wink.
Hands On Deck
Muse is powered by participation: heart, contribution, beauty, care, and getting things done.
Camp Values
Bootstrapping babes who make the magic happen.
Muse Cafe was founded by three women in 2022: Jesse Donahue, Terra Milligan, and Megan Pelham. They were supported by Joe Che, Oscar Axhede, Joel and Alana Wish, and many others in founding the camp. The camp still runs on that founding spirit: resourceful, warm, playful, and all hands on deck.
Jesse Donahue
Terra Milligan
Megan Pelham
Blow Minds
Warm hospitality, booty-poppin parties, jaw-dropping cabaret, and something worth talking about.
Home
Keep the space beautiful, tidy, moop-free, warm, inviting, safe, and cozy.
Defy the Odds
Rain, dust, or shine: Muse comes together not only to survive, but to thrive.
Hands on Deck
Every camper is invited to contribute. If you want a family and a place to help create, Muse is for you.
Drama on Stage
Clear communication, support, and solutions. Save the drama for the stage, baby.
Current camp crew
2026 Leads
Jesse Donahue
Joe Che
Oscar Axhede
Joshua McKinnon
A few pictures from the prior three years to give you the vibe.
Come as you are. Bring what only you bring.
Be a muse, find your muse, and help make a little corner of the playa feel candlelit, alive, and impossible to forget.