Casa museo Joe Petrosino

About the museum

The Casa Museo Joe Petrosino is in Padula, in the house where Giuseppe “Joe” Petrosino was born on 30 August 1860. It is run by the Associazione internazionale Joe Petrosino ETS, which promotes the places linked to the police officer and the relations between Italian police forces and the New York Police Department.

Petrosino emigrated to New York with his parents at the age of thirteen and became one of the first Italians in the city's police force. He returned to Italy to investigate the links between the American and the Sicilian Mafia, and was murdered in Palermo on 12 March 1909. He is remembered as the first Italian-American police officer to fall in the line of duty against organised crime.

The house is described as the only house museum in Italy dedicated to a member of the police.

Highlights

• Birthplace of Joe Petrosino
• The only house museum in Italy dedicated to a member of the police
• History of Italian emigration to New York and of the fight against the Mafia

Operated by

Associazione internazionale Joe Petrosino ETS

Visitors per year

approx. 7,500

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission according to an unofficial list.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

An unofficial list indicates access for people with disabilities; the association publishes no details.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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