OUR MISSION
The Robert A. Facchina Italian American Museum of Washington DC (IAMDC) preserves the past,
celebrates the present, and creates a legacy for the future.
The IAMDC is a private museum
Click here to make a reservation to visit the museum
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE MUSEUM
February TBA - Briscola and Conversazione
Join experienced players and new comers in playing Italian card games
learning Italian. At 12:00 noon in the museum's Giovanni Falcone
Conference Room - Contact Nancy De Santi at: ndesanti7@gmail.com
MUSEUM NEWS
Congratulations to Hon. Gene Dodaro, whose term as the head of the Government Accountability Office ended on December 31, 2025. Congressman Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, commended him on the House Floor "For 52 years, Gene Dodaro has served the American people as part of the Government Accountability Office. During his 17-year tenure as head of the agency, he has embodied GAO’s core values of accountability, integrity, and reliability, leading work that has resulted in more than $1 trillion in taxpayer savings and other financial benefits. Click here to read full remarks. Gene Dodaro, was recently interviewed for the Marconi Project.
Marconi Project interview with Elisabetta Ullman: a Master Interpreter
Elisabetta Savigni Ullmann has spent a career interpreting the words of presidents, popes, and other powerful officials. She interprets in Italian, English and French for meetings at the highest international levels, working on behalf of many countries, including the U.S., Italy, Canada, Germany and Japan. She is the interpreter of choice for the U.S. State Department and has worked with the White House from the Bill Clinton to the Donald Trump administrations. Ullmann and her husband Maxime have lived and worked in Italy, Geneva, New York City, and Dubai, before transferring to Washington, D.C. in 1989. READ MORE
