“The goal of the capital campaign is to create the preeminent cultural experience in the U.S. dedicated to the significant, indispensable and untold artistic, cultural and social contributions of Italians and Italian Americans.”
— Museo Capital Campaign Committee
Capital Campaign Honorary Committee
Massimo Carnelos – Consul General of Italy, San Francisco
Catherine Stefani – Assembly member – State of California
Bill Isetta – Owner, Capo Isetta Winery and Chairman, San Francisco Italian Athletic Club Foundation
Richard Armanino – Director of Sales, Italfoods
Irene Mecchi – Writer
Mark Cavagnero – Founding Principal, Mark Cavagnero Associates
Larry “Lorenzo” Brucia – Artist/Entrepreneur
Fedele Bauccio – Founder and CEO, Bon Appetit Management Company
Museo’s Partners for this Project
We are proud to have the endorsement of the Italian Consulate of San Francisco!
Acclaimed firm Mark Cavagnero and Associates is our architect
Exhibit firm Macchiatto is designing our new history exhibit and interior spaces
Why is the Museo Doing a Capital Campaign?
After Dr. Jerome Cocuzza, a longtime benefactor of the Museo, donated from his estate the Museo drafted plans to embark upon a Capital Campaign to renovate the building to serve as its future home.
The Capital Campaign is now entering an exciting new phase with the theme Eterna—a bold vision to shape the future of Italian and Italian American culture in San Francisco, centered at 940 Battery Street.With your support, we will:• Showcase world-class Italian and Italian American art and history• Offer innovative educational, cultural, and language programs• Build a lasting legacy for future generations.
What are the Museo’s Plans for Its New Home?
We are looking forward to our move to the new location, a space that will allow us to expand our exhibitions, enhance our cultural programming, and create a dynamic hub for Italian and Italian American heritage. As part of this transformation, the new facility will include a commercial-grade kitchen, a versatile space which will facilitate cooking classes, events, and private rentals of the Museo.
Where is the Museo’s New Home?
The building at 940 Battery is located in the Barbary Coast / North Waterfront neighborhood that has a decidedly Italian American history and flavor; the northeast waterfront location, once a prominent commercial trade and warehousing center dating back to the Gold Rush era, is now a designated historic district.
The original “Italy Harbor,” where Ligurian fishermen moored their feluccas in the latter part of the 19th century, was located approximately where the building stands today. Quintessential Italian American businesses populated the area, including the Italian Swiss Colony, Ciocca-Lombardy Wine warehouses, and the Petri Italian American Cigar Company. The district is immediately adjacent to the fashionable Jackson Square district which attracts some of the highest commercial rents in the city.
Want to know more?
For more information and/or to request a print copy of the capital campaign brochure please contact the Museo Director of Development
Danielle Glynn at da******@*****eo.org. Alternatively please call the Museo at (415) 673-2200.
The Capital Campaign in the News:
