Supreme Court Exhibit, 2005

Exhibition showcasing 2007 Grand Marshal, Lidia Bastianich

Grand Central Terminal Exhibition

Grand Central Terminal
42nd St. and Park Ave.
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

During the Columbus Celebration, Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal gets amakeover – Italian style. In recent years, we have organized exhibits about our Grand Marshals. Legendary race car driver Mario Andretti, including a display of five of his race-winning cars. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in an exhibit that included a rare early printing of the Declaration of Independence, an original document that was the nation’s first legislation on immigration, and a dazzling recreation of the Supreme Court Building façade and the courtroom itself.

In 2006, we presented an exhibit that chronicled the exemplary career of then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter Pace (pronounced PA-chay in Italian!).  And in 2007 we spotlighted the brilliant life and career of Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, the noted restaurateur and entrepreneur whose family fled the formerly Italian region of Istria when the area was ceded to Yugoslavia in the wake of World War II.   Ms. Bastianich and other internationally recognized chefs came to Grand Central to give a series of cooking demonstrations. 

Other exhibits transported visitors to some of the enchanting, dynamic regions of Italy – Lombardy, Abruzzo, Campania among them – in displays that spotlighted the great cultures and sights of these areas, from the gorgeous peaks of the Italian Alps to the dynamic bustle of Milan’s fashion industry. 

The Columbus Celebration 2008 exhibits will be announced in September.