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The photos on this page show the NEW Home of the American Italian Heritage Association. Located at 1227 Central Avenue in Albany, this building was formerly the Church of Our Lady of Mercy and has retained some of the original architectural details on its second floor. On the campus is the former church, the former Rectory, 3 floors and another 1 story building. The former rectory and 1 story building are zoned for commercial space and we will rent them once they have been remodeled. It would be great if we could rent them to Italian related businesses and with the Museum & Cultural Center have a Italian theme campus, village etc. These buildings are all nestled within the beautiful surrounding grounds. (Our Lady of Mercy has built a new church and rectory about a block away from its former home). The building for The National American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center has 5900 sq ft. On the first floor will be the Museum (3900 sq ft) where we will honor and tell the Italian Immigrant Story and their contributions. We will also display the contributions of Italian Americans. The second floor (1900 sq ft) will contain the Cultural Center with a library, hall, Chapel and class rooms for all types of classes: language, cultural, genealogy, cooking etc. for all age groups and open to the public. "No museum is able to support itself with admissions alone. We will have many fund raisers, have a gift shop, request yearly donations, give you the opportunity to honor a loved one (on a plaque, name a room in their memory, their name on the Immigrant Wall of Honor, in our Book of Memory, etc.) In our Cultural Center we will offer programs and classes for children and adults. We need to raise funds to remodel, meet codes and put in a elevator and of course to cover operating cost. With your help, our goal is to open in the Summer of 2005. We name rooms, have plaques and a Italian Immigrant Wall of Honor to honor your love ones." "Before we can go further there are repairs that must be made and as of now we don't know how long this will take. There are so many things we need, please write or call if you are able to help in anyway. We NEED Volunteers now for many projects and we will need volunteers once we open our Museum & Cultural Center. The Complex is located about a mile from the Albany city line. Central Avenue is one of the main avenues our of the city with a great deal of traffic passing our Complex. It is also on the main bus line and we are also close to the NY State Thruway and US 90. The location makes it perfect for our needs." If you would like further information on how you can help us, you may contact me at: You may also contact Santa Pasquini if I am not available. You may reach her at: (518)- 489-3949. Please write or call for details. |
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