Museo Italo Americano

The Museo Italo Americano or Italian American Museum of San Francisco, California was opened in 1978 to honor United States citizens of Italian- American descent. It is the mission of the museum to offer collections for display, research past history, and provide a venue for Italian- American artists to display their creations. The museum has lectures, language classes, cultural enrichment classes, and CIAO programs. The CIAO program is Children's Italian Art Outreach, teaching more than 2,400 Bay Area children about art. They also host events such as music concerts, cultural tours to Italy, and symposiums.

The museum has permanent and non permanent exhibits. One current exhibit that went through the museum was Robert Biancalana's artwork, with over 30 years worth of artistic creations on display from wood sculptures to plant constructions.

The permanent collection is rather small, but includes paintings, photographs, sculptures and other works on paper. Some famous painters have pieces in the collection such as Francesco Clemente, Giorgio de Chirico, Tom Marioni, and Sandro Chia. These exhibits are constantly being adapted in order to add more whenever the museum can secure more pieces. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Sundays 12 to 4pm. Admission is free.