The Italian American Museum building, located in Little Italy in Manhattan, used to house Banca Stabile, a bank for Italian immigrants in New York City.
When I visited the museum back in 2009, it had an exhibition on the bank that included old correspondence, receipts, money, typewriters, safes, etc. There was also a film. I had recently started studying Italian and got a kick out of trying to understand the Italian in the movie and the exhibit pieces.
The museum was tiny, but staffed with enthusiastic people who were happy to answer questions.
Address:
Italian American Museum
155 Mulberry Street
(corner of Mulberry and Grand streets)
New York, NY 10013-3734
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Phone:
212-965-9000