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„The Machines of Leonardo da Vinci“
2024-03-07
The interactive exhibition „The Machines of Leonardo da Vinci“ is open in the Turbine Hall of the Energy and Technology Museum. The exhibition consists of several dozen large, small, interactive exhibits and reproductions of Leonardo da Vinci‘s most famous works.
The exhibition shows the versatile genius of the painter of “Mona Lisa”, who sketched out plans for helicopter as early as in the 15th century. Among few dozen inventions reconstructed on the basis of original Leonardo da Vinci sketches, one can admire, among others, war machines, flying machines and hydraulic devices. Thanks to interactive exhibits, everyone can experience themselves the mechanisms of these inventions that were centuries ahead of their time and an inspiration for contemporary engineering.
Da Vinci was born on 15th April 1452, in Anchiano near Vinci, as the illegitimate son of notary ser Piero da Vinci and the peasant Caterina. Leonardo is considered to be the greatest mind in the history of mankind, who was hundreds of years ahead of his time. 200 years before Isaac Newton, he wrote: “Every weight tends to fall towards the centre by the shortest possible way”. 400 years before Charles Darwin, he put the man in the same category as apes and monkeys.
As a true Renaissance man, he was at the same time: painter, sculptor, architect, philosopher, musician, poet, explorer, mathematician, mechanic, physicist, anatomist, inventor and geologist. His numerous projects include submarine, flying machines, a parachute, a diving suit, a tank driven by human muscles, various excavators, cranes and many other devices and constructions. The master’s paintings, on the other hand, such as “Mona Lisa”, “The Last Supper” or “The Vitruvian Man”, are considered to be the most outstanding works of all time.
Organized by:
Energy and Technology Museum and “Organization of Exhibitions“
Financed by:
Information partner:
LRTU and LRT vaikai
◾ The exhibition will be on display from October 19th 2023 to April 7th, 2024 in the Turbine Hall.
◾ The opening of the exhibition will take place on October 19th at 5 PM. Registration for advance guided tours is available here. The number of participants is limited.
◾ Ticket prices: for adults – 10.50 Eur; for schoolchildren, students with ISIC and seniors – 7 Eur; for visitors with disabilities and one person accompanying them – 4.90 Eur; for 2-6 years for children – 3.50 Eur (including a visit to the museum).