The Museo ItaloAmericano
is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to
Italian and Italian-American art and culture. Established in
1978, the Museo ItaloAmericano is a non-profit institution governed
by a Board of Directors.
The mission of the Museo ItaloAmericano is twofold: to research,
collect, and display works of Italian and Italian-American artists,
and to promote educational programs for the appreciation of Italian
art and culture, thereby preserving the heritage of Italian-Americans
for future generations.
The Museo ItaloAmericano is a non-profit organization currently
supported in part by the Grants for the Arts of the San
Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, by grants from The Bernard Osher Foundation,
The Wells Fargo Foundation, Cocuzza Lenchner Fund, Credit Suisse
First Boston, Rosaria Haugland Foundation, Anonymous Fund at
the East Bay Community Foundation, Chiucchiarellli Family Foundation,
and the generosity of Museo members and Board of Directors.
The Museo offers
many different educational activities.
Language Classes consisting of conversational Italian
and grammar taught by qualified native speakers.
Lectures presenting various aspects of Italian art,
art history, culture, literature, music, and sociology.
Cultural enrichment classes providing analysis and
discussion on specific topics of Italian culture and history.
The CIAO (Children's Italian Art Outreach) Program
providing free instruction in Italian art and history to over
2,400 Bay Area school children annually.
Events including classical music concerts, cultural
tours to Italy, symposia, movie premieres, and the ongoing CIBO
COME CULTURA (Food As Culture) with its emphasis on Italian wine
and cuisine.
EVVIVA!, a group of young professional Museo
members who share a common interest in Italian culture and maintains
its own calendar of social and cultural activities.
The Museo Auxiliary promotes and supports the welfare
of the Museo through volunteer service, public relations, and
fundraising.
Board
of Directors
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