Living Heritage 

• Rotating exhibitions and events showcase our in-house and community archives, representing Venice’s creative and socio-economically diverse histories. Collecting stories as local Venice community histories evolve and grow as we  develop a hub for the future as well as the past.

Cultural Representation 

• Providing a permanent platform for Venice’s diverse communities, highlighting both well-known and untold histories.
• Representing historical legacies through the words, images, and ephemera of community members themselves.

Strengthening Community

• Improving the lives of local community members, other Angelenos, and visitors by deepening and enriching their understanding of Venice.

• Serving as a common ground where all attendees can meet and gather to celebrate the Venice community’s unique culture.

Empowering Youth 

• Educating and empowering young people to take pride in their community, their family histories, and the stories of cultural innovators who have lived and worked in Venice
• Nurturing youth to write the next chapter of the Venice history by becoming cultural stewards and storytellers in their own right

Public Knowledge Production

• VHM is interested in the full range of the heritage of Venetians. This range includes inherited traditions of tangible and intangible culture, as well as contemporary activities, meanings, and behaviors that we draw from them.​
• As part of fulfilling our mission, VHM preserves and highlights the cultural and collective stories of Venetians. Our work is to curate and collect stories, artifacts, memorabilia, and memories and through them tell the stories/histories of the Venice community. VHM is interested to preserve source materials and produce new knowledge that is accessible to the communities and institutions that seek access to them.