A new museum celebrating Italian-American heritage will open in Little Italy next week on the annual holiday celebrating the green, white and red. The Italian American Museum will open to the public on Monday, Oct. 14, the Columbus Day holiday, at 151 Mulberry St. It will house three exhibitions that celebrate Italy and Italian-American culture.

The museum’s centerpiece is the exhibit, Puppet Homecoming: The Historic Sicilian Manteo Marionettes Return to Mulberry Street. It features 34 historic, life-size colorful puppets, similar to those featured in a famous scene in the movie sequel, “The Godfather Part II.”