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​The Robert A Facchina Italian American Museum of Washington DC (IAMDC)  was inaugurated on December 15, 2020, and its doors were open to the private tours in 2021.  CISC President Francesco Isgro called it “an historic day for our Italian and Italian American community.”

 

The mission of the IAMDC is to collect, display and preserve  artifacts, as well as oral histories that portray the lives, struggles and achievements of Italian immigrants to the Washington DC area, and to educate the public at large about the contributions of Italians and Italian Americans to the physical and cultural landscape of greater Washington DC.  

 

The IAMDC accomplishes its mission through multiple programs and  by hosting and supporting, throughout the year, diverse events and cultural activities and other social gatherings. 

 

The museum has established an Archive to house historical papers donated by local Italian Americans, such as the Pino Cicala collection, and the Lido Civic Club, to showcase, preserve and share the contributions that Italians and Italian-American have made in our Nation's Capital.​​

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The IAMDC has established an Robert A. Facchina Italian American Legacy Research Program to provide grants and internships to college students to engage them to study, research, and write about the contributions made by Italians and Italian Americans in the Washington, D.C. area.

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