Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture’s resident group Museo Italo Americano has online and in-person shopping and in-person and Zoom events during 2024 and 2025.

Find wonderful gifts at the Museo’s online shop. You can also visit the shop in-person, Tuesday through Saturday, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Discover beautiful Murano glass hearts; fused- and blown-glass jewelry; brilliant blown-glass and fused-glass birds; books; and Italia-branded men’s items. Shipping for any order is only $6.00.

“Cena & Telechat [Virtual Version]” conversations over meals or wine or prosecco continue on Mondays; December 16, 2024, January 20, 2025, February 10, 2025, and March 10, 2025; from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Conversations are in Italian and happen on Zoom. FREE (donations welcome). Register online; email info@SFMuseo.org; or call (415) 673-2200.

“Festa Della Befana” brings sweet treats, hot chocolate, and bubbly to the Museo for the traditional holiday Befana celebration on Sunday, January 12, 2025, 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ($10 to $50, register in advance).

After Italy: A Family Memoir Of Arranged Marriage is a book event for Anna Monardo‘s title of the same name on Sunday, January 26, 2025, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Museo members free; others $10, register in advance)

The “Sketching Italian Hilltowns: A Three-Part Drawing Journey” class meets on Saturdays, February 22 to March 8, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon). Artist Jennifer Ewing shares her experience with sketching in Italy. $160 to $200 (register in advance). Refer to the class description for information on what art supplies to being to class.

“A Glimpse Of Sardinia” takes place on Sunday, February 23, 2025, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Kelly Manjula Koza, founder of Sardinian Arts, shares photos, film clips, and stories of the island with a focus on the tessitrici artigianali — the unique women weavers who maintain Sardinia’s ancient handweaving tradition, artfully expressing the Sardinian spirit through their work and textiles. (Museo members free; others $15, register in advance)

Museo’s 2025 gala, “Let’s Celebrate Art!” happens on Saturday, March 22, 2025, 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. in Gallery 308, Landmark Building A. Dress in festive cocktail attire, as your favorite artist or artwork, or in a show-stopping costume. There is a costume contest with prizes, a raffle, dessert, and dancing. ($300 to $10,000)