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The Italians of Denver
April 20, 2007 - July 6, 2008
 ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
Experience this new and innovative community exhibition at the Colorado History Museum. In the mid 1800s, the first documented Italian immigrants in Colorado were drawn to the claim of wealth and land ownership in the West. Becoming miners, business owners, farmers and railroad workers, by 1910, Italians represented nearly 14 percent of Colorado’s total population. After the 1940s, economic and social prosperity resulted in many being absorbed into the greater American culture. Yet, the cultural ties remain.
The museum and members of Colorado’s Italian American community have collaborated together to collect family and business artifacts, photographs and oral histories. The result of these efforts now culminates in The Italians of Denver exhibition and companion publication, along with new research archives and artifacts, now a part of the Colorado Historical Society’s collections.
Don't miss your chance to see the Italians of Denver.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
WHAT: The Changing Faces of Italy Symposium
If you have an appreciation for things Italian . . . or a puzzled admiration for the stylish ways this small nation “clicks” even in the midst of political turmoil, allowing its citizens to achieve one of Europe's highest standards of living . . . this is for you. Five lectures, with lively question-and-answer sessions and a roundtable discussion to let you see “The Changing faces of Italy.”
WHEN: Saturday, September 29, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway, Denver
COST: Tickets are $50 general public, $30 for CHS members, $15 students. Ticket price includes lunch and admission to The Italians of Denver exhibit.
Reservations required. For more information call: 303-866-4686.
MORE: Presented by The Dante Alighieri Society and The Amici of the University of Denver in Collaboration with Colorado Historical Society.
OUR
PARTNERS
The Colorado Historical Society would like to thank the following sponsors
for their generous support:
National Italian American Foundation (www.niaf.org)
Lloyd David and Carlye Cannon Wattis Foundation
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