2011

You Tube
Slideshow of Michele Cascella’s life and art prepared by Francesca Lane Kautz, for the exhibit “Michele Cascella: Timeless Painter, Un Pittore Senza Tempo”. This slideshow is intended for educational purposes only…..watch the video

Cascella “Pittore Senza Tempo” Torna Nella Sua Seconda Patria All’italian American Museum Di San Francisco (In Italian)
An article on the Michele Cascella exhibit in Italian on ItalianNetwork.it
.…read the article

2010

The New York Times Crossword Puzzle
On December 31, 2010, the Museo Italo Americano makes its debut in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle! See 41-Across. Thank you, Will Shortz and Caleb Madison!
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In Cerca di Una Nuova Vita (In Search of a New Life)
A Documentary Video
In 2009, in honor of its 30th anniversary, the Museo presented an exhibit on Italian immigration to California, highlighting the contributions of Italian immigrants and their role in shaping the state of California. Watch this video by documentary filmmaker Gianfranco Norelli chronicling this exhibit. …watch the video

Museo Italo Americano: Abbondanza!
The Museo is famous for throwing a great party. Read about our annual Pasta Cook-Off held this year at Il Fornaio restaurant in San Francisco, where Abundance was the theme.  A benefit for the Museo Italo Americano in Fort Mason Center. From the Prosecco (donated by Andrea Fabbretti of A…
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Museo Director and Gnocchi Queen Paola Bagnatori gives gnocchi cooking lesson to her grandaughter, Ella. No one makes gnocchi like Paola! Watch how she does it here. …watch the video



2009

Italia D’America: Gli ex-Garibaldini Che Fecero La California (In Italian)
The Museo makes the Italian press! This article on the In Cerca exhibit appeared on December 27, 2009 in the Sunday edition of La Repubblica, one of Italy’s two largest newspapers. …download the article

Museo ItaloAmericano: Italians in California
by Patricia Yollin, Special to The Chronicle
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

This article on the In Cerca exhibit appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle. …read more



2008

A History of Italy’s Jews, corso espresso
by Patricia Yollin, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Read this article from the San Francisco Chronicle on the Museo’s 2008 exhibit “Il Ghetto, Forging Italian Jewish Identities, 1516-1870”. The Ghetto exhibit was the Museo’s most well-attended exhibit ever, and included a concert of Italian Jewish music, a lecture series and a symposium in conjunction with the University of California at Santa Cruz.  …read more



2007

Dying Artist Puts Life into Dante
Italian breast cancer victim’s horrific view of humanity at Fort Mason
by Patricia Yollin, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, May 6, 2007

In 2007, the Museo presented a fascinating exhibit by Italian artist Luisa Petruni Cellai who, after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1980, created these tempera paintings, illustrating scenes from Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. She died in 1986. Read this article from the San Francisco Chronicle, about this exhibit, the artist, and her 20 family members that came to the Museo from Italy for the exhibit opening. …read more



2002

Photos Document Italian Heritage
Exhibit shows their contribution to development of East Bay
by Patricia Yollin, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, August 5, 2002

This  San Francisco Chronicle article reviews the Museo’s 2002 show “Con Le Nostre Mani” (With Our Hands) about the history of Italian-Americans in the East Bay. …read more



2000

Reimagining Benny
Museo ItaloAmericano retrospective gives more nuanced picture of bohemian artist Bufano
by David Bonetti, Chronicle Art Critic
Wednesday, December 13, 2000

A San Francisco Chronicle article about the Museo’s retrospective show in 2000-2001 on Beniamino Bufano. The Museo’s permanent collection boasts of total nearly 40 pieces of the artist’s works. …read more