“The First Italian Museum In Southern California”
Historical Information: The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (Italian: "Museo Italo Americano di Los Angeles" and abbreviated IAMLA) is a museum located in downtown Los Angeles, California, California, United States and is part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument.
It is dedicated to the history, experience and continuing contributions of Italian Americans and Italians in Southern California and the United States, and is the first such museum in Southern California.
The museum officially opened to the public with a Grand Opening back on Sunday, August 14, 2016.
To date, the museum has presented historical exhibits on Italians in Los Angeles, including Sunshine and Struggle and a variety of educational and cultural events.
Furthermore, the museum is now located in the Italian Hall, a historic building listed on the National Register of Historic Places constructed in 1908 to serve as the cultural center for the Italian community.
Located in what was once the core of the city's Italian enclave, the Italian Hall was the site of countless events such as weddings, meetings and concerts. Today, the Italian Hall is the oldest surviving structure from Los Angeles' little Italy.
During my visit, I saw many pictures, paintings, artifacts, including a lot of interactive exhibits whereby you touch the screen and can go page by page where they explain to you how the Italians made their way to the Los Angeles area, including viewing permanent exhibitions exploring the contributions of Italian Americans in Multiethnic Southern California.
It was well worth the wait for this museum to open and I am so glad that it did!
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Howard Paul Shore
Visitor