Mercato di Natale (Italian Christmas Market)
Saturday, November 22, 2014 10:00am – 6:00pm & Sunday, November 23, 2014 10:30am to 4:30pm The second Mercato di Natale will be held at the Museo in collaboration with D.I.V.E. (Donne Italiane che...
View ArticleLo Splendore d’Italia
Sunday, November 2, 2014 at 4:30pm You are invited to enjoy a unique musical experience! The Whole Noyse, Stephen Escher, Herbert Myers and Richard Van Hessel, along with Joyce Johnson-Hamilton and...
View ArticleGiuseppe Castiglione, Jesuit in China During the Ming Dynasty
Thursday, November 13, 2014 7:00pm A Leonardo da Vinci Society illustrated lecture by Dr. Vincent Fausone who will discuss how in 1715, Italian Jesuit missionary Giuseppe Castiglione became a court...
View ArticleITALIAN NIGHTS
Friday, November 7, 2014 6:30 to 8:30 PM Get ready for the last Italian Night of the year!Join us for a special little tasting of Autumn wines presented by Lorenzo Scarpone, wine importer at...
View ArticleThe Roman Republic: Significance for Western Civilization
Thursday, October 30, 2014 7:00pm A free Leonardo da Vinci Society illustrated lecture by Professor Carlos Norena, Associate Professor of History, University of California in Berkeley. Professor...
View ArticleBargain Books at the Museo
November 21 – December 21, 2014 Are you looking for special gifts for the upcoming holidays? Come and visit the Museo Gift Shop, where you will find a wide array of Italian items and a great selection...
View ArticleFesta dei Dolci Italiani
Thursday December 11, 2014 7:00 PM Join us for our annual Museo holiday event hosted by the Museo Auxiliary. Wine, prosecco, cheese and fabulous sweet and savory treats prepared by Auxiliary members...
View ArticleCollaborating with Primo
Sunday, March 8, 2015 4:30pm Aaron Stapley, Ryan Herras and Primo: Collaborating with Primo n this talk, Primo Angeli will share his thoughts on creating successful design collaborations and how this...
View ArticleGreat Caesar’s Ghost! A History of Italy – Part 1
Thursday, March 5, 2015 7pm “Greeks of Southern Italy and Sicily teach Etruscans and Romans how to be civilized, and Rome teaches us” First in a series of four fascinating illustrated lectures by...
View ArticleInterview with Primo Angeli
Sunday, February 15, 2015 4:30pm Michael Osborne, Philippe Becker and Primo: War Stories In this talk, Primo Angeli will share his thoughts on creating successful design collaborations and how this...
View ArticleLecture – Significance of Geometric Forms in Botany
Thursday, February 12, 2015 7:30pm Leonardo da Vinci Society Illustrated lecture by Leonardo da Vinci Program Chair, Paola Tonelli, Master Gardener. Free
View ArticleIl Segreto – documentary film
Sunday, February 22, 2015 4:30pm Award winning documentary, promoted by Neapolitan music producer and cultural operator Salvatore Visone, is a fascinating look at the streets of Naples and the bands...
View ArticlePanel – A Celebration of Italy’s Big Three: Rome, Florence and Venice
Sunday, February 8, 2015 4:30pm Author Susan Van Allen (“50 Places in Rome, Florence and Venice Every Woman Should Go”), moderates a panel of passionate experts who will share insider’s info on Italy’s...
View ArticlePiano Concert by Laura Magnani
Sunday, January 25, 2015 4:30pm World class pianist, Laura Magnani was born in Spoleto, Italy. She studied piano and graduated summa cum laude from the Conservatory of Music in Perugia and continued...
View ArticleThe Influence of Italian Architecture on Russian Cities
Thursday, January 15, 2015 7:30pm Illustrated Leonardo da Vinci Society lecture by Alexander Kugushev, founder and CEO of CyberGnostics, an online educational publisher. Free
View ArticleRemembering John Grillo
Italian American painter John Grillo passed away on November 26, 2014, at the age of 97. He is considered one of the most influential painters of San Francisco’s school of Abstract Expressionism. The...
View ArticleGreat Caesar’s Ghost! A History of Italy – Part 2
Thursday, March 12, 2015 7pm “High Civilization continues in the South as Barbarians rule the north” Second in a series of four fascinating illustrated lectures by Professor Douglas Kenning, who is of...
View ArticleGreat Caesar’s Ghost! A History of Italy – Part 3
Thursday, March 19, 2015 7pm “Renaissance erupts in the north as the south slides backwards under negligent Spanish rule” Third in a series of four fascinating illustrated lectures by Professor Douglas...
View ArticleGreat Caesar’s Ghost! A History of Italy – Part 4
Thursday, March 26, 2014 7pm “Italy is born, finally. Poverty and corruption lead to fascism, after which the north recovers faster than the south” Last in a series of four fascinating illustrated...
View ArticleDick Cole and Primo: In the Beginning
Sunday, March 22, 2015 4:30pm Artist Primo Angeli shares his thoughts on creating successful design collaborations with Dick Cole. Free to Museo members and students $20 general admission RSVP to...
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