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We are thrilled to announce the upcoming ribbon cutting ceremony of the Tower of Light, a stunning addition to the Garibaldi Meucci Museum (420 Tompkins Ave, Staten Island, NY). The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on May 21st at 5.30 pm, and we would like to invite you all to join us for this momentous occasion. RSVP FOR RIBBON CUTTING  The...

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The president of Tuscany, Italy, visited the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum in Rosebank on Saturday to highlight the work of inventor Antonio Meucci. President Eugenio Giani and his colleagues were welcomed by the Sons of Italy Foundation to the house that was once occupied by Florentine Antonio Meucci, whose homeland was the region of Tuscany, before he...

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Nationalism of the nineteenth century represents very different values to those of our era. With the present rise of frenzied flag-waving and militant xenophobia, it is hard to understand the cult status achieved by foreign revolutionary figures such as Lafayette, who was honored as the “French Hero of the American Revolution.” In 1878 a bust of Gi...

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Throughout his lifetime Antonio Meucci was responsible for many inventions, improvements, and ideas. These innovations included smokeless candles, a tea and coffee filtering system, oil/kerosene lamps and, most notably, the telephone. In honor of the legacy of Italian inventor Antonio Meucci and Italian Heritage Month, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum i...

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When: 13 ago, 15:00 - Where: Staten Island, 420 Tompkins Ave., Staten Island, NY 10305, USA Meet Julio Vincent Gambuto, director and writer of the critically acclaimed Team Marco!  "Giulio” grew up in a large Italian family on New York’s Staten Island, where aunts, uncles, and cousins gathered often around Mom's seafoam-green formica kitchen table...

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Monday 11 lug, 19:00. Staten Island, 420 Tompkins Ave., Staten Island, NY 10305, USA. RSVP HERE. Dr. Frances Curcio will be the guest speaker honoring Giuseppe Garibaldi’s 215th birthday at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum during which she will share her culturally rich experience in Caprera where the “Hero of Two Worlds” rests eternally. Dr. Frances Cu...

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You are invited to the Opening Reception of Gary Pizzolo’s Exhibit at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum Saturday, July 9th, 2022, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Mr. Gary Pizzolo's work has expressionist roots and explores ideas about perspective; how we see and interpret the world, visually, emotionally, and intellectually.

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The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $4,999 in grant monies from NYSCA and MANY Partnership Grants for capacity building. The museum is excited to be utilizing these funds to better it's programs and create a more enjoyable museum experience for it's visitors. The Museum Association of New York (MANY) in partn...

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In the early 1850s, a cottage in Staten Island, NY, became the home of an inventor and a revolutionist. Both born on Italian soil, one lived in the house, the other was a guest. Collectively, their accomplishments ranged from creator to warrior. After working together for several years, each continued his own path to fulfill a dream. In 2002, the U...

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Garibaldi Meucci Museum - 420 Tompkins Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305. The Garibaldi Meucci Museum in Staten Island is pleased to present Poetic-Action, a site-specific installation by contemporary artists Anna Lise Jensen and Alyssa Casey. Poetic-Action is a response to the story of two women, English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), and...

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