Without memory there is no future. . .
Although Italian immigrants and their descendants have made significant contributions to nearly every aspect of California, there is currently no single location here that publicly documents, shares, and honors these dynamic stories. The Museo will present this compelling and living history in a 4,000 square-foot exhibition highlighting the substantial ways in which Italian immigrants and their descendants have shaped our state’s history and continue to leave their vibrant mark.
Designed by San Francisco firm Macchiatto, this exhibit will also be formally dedicated to the memory and legacy of A.P. Giannini, founder of Bank of America.
Scroll down for a preview of one of the key features of this exhibit, Sunday Dinner, and click here to view the capital campaign brochure that includes more details about the exhibit.
Sunday Dinner
A dynamic touch surface table is the anchor of our exhibit space, encouraging visitors to interact with both the device and one another to explore stories.
As a visitor arrives at their “setting”, they see a series of virtual “dishes”, each representing a grouping of stories from the exhibit themes. The visitor may drag a dish to their setting, populating their plate with a story from this theme. The plate contains a photo or video and adjacent text appears explaining the selection.
A “continuum slider” appears around the edge of the plate as a decorative detail. It is a linear user interface, containing image thumbnails of all the stories of the theme. The visitor may slide their finger around this continuum to highlight different stories, which ultimately take over the plate.