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Garibaldi Meucci Museum
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Imagine
Giuseppe Garibaldi, "the legendary hero of
two worlds" – noted for his liberation
efforts in South America and his unification of
Italy – and the Florentine-born engineer and
inventor, Antonio Meucci, actually talking over
the telephone in 1850 – in a quaint home in
Staten Island, New York. |
This
remarkable moment, which unravels history, is commemorated
in the very same house in which Garibaldi and Meucci
lived. Today the house is a National Landmark owned
and administered by the Sons of Italy Foundation.
We invite you to visit the actual place where telephone
history was made, where a great friendship thrived
and where the vision of Italian unification was
formed. Come and view the documents, historic telephone
models and hand-hewn furniture of Meucci's home.
Learn how Meucci discovered he could transmit a
human voice over a copper wire charged with electricity
– at a time when Alexander Graham Bell was
a small child in Scotland.
Find out why Garibaldi refused Abraham Lincoln's
offer to become a Commanding General in the Union Army
during the Civil War. Hear these stories and more; stroll
through our garden and the place that Garibaldi and Meucci
called home. You will leave with an enlightened view of
history. |
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Open all year, Tuesday through Sunday from 1 – 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays & Holidays.
Admission is $5 per person.
Museum members and children under 10 are free.
Group of 10 or more are welcome by appointment.
The first floor of the museum is wheelchair accessible.
Visit the museum website for information on upcoming events, programs and lectures, or call directly at (718) 442-1608.
www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.org |
The
museum is owned and operated by the Sons of Italy Foundation in the United
States and Canada. Program funding is provided through the New York State
Natural Heritage Trust, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs,
and the Staten Island Borough President's Office.
Transportation
Directions:
From the Goethals Bridge (New Jersey)
Take the Staten
Island Expressway (278 East) to Clove Rd/Richmond Rd exit.
Follow service road to the fifth light, bear left onto Hylan Blvd.
Cross highway and proceed to the traffic light at Tompkins Ave. Turn left.
The Garibaldi-Meucci is on the left at Chestnut Ave.
From
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (Brooklyn)
Follow Hylan Blvd
Exit. Bear right at second light onto Hylan Blvd.
Turn left onto Tompkins Ave. at next traffic light.
From
the Staten Island Ferry
Take
the S78 or S52 bus to the corner of Chestnut and
Tompkins Avenues. |
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