On Saturday, the doors will open to the Delaware Valley region's first Italian museum. It was a long road to this moment, and the curated collection is a historical celebration of the area's Italian roots. "Our goal is to showcase the greatness and the ingenuity of the Italians and what they've brought to America," says historian Michael DiPilla.

The Italian Cultural Center of the Delaware Valley in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania curated artifacts dating back centuries. "There was a small Italian community in Philadelphia in the 1700s," DiPilla says. "Some of them were great artists and great sculptors." They also brought culture and connection to Philadelphia, from the first musical concert in 1757 to the first Italian restaurant, which opened up in 1786.