The National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci is one of the largest not only in Italy, but also in Europe. Within its walls are kept the drawings and paintings of the brilliant inventor, naturalist, master of sculpture and painting, a unique and universal person of all times and peoples - Leonardo da Vinci. Here are models based on his sketches, several centuries ahead of their time, clearly representing and describing Leonardo's technical inventions.
The museum was opened in 1953 in the medieval Benedictine monastery of San Vittore. The proposal for its name was put forward by the mayor of Milan, and everyone supported it. The museum's collection includes more than 16 thousand exhibits. They allow us to trace the historical development of various technologies over several centuries. The exhibition, located on 50 thousand square meters, is divided into thematic sections, among which the most important are:
Leonardo da Vinci Gallery - here is the world's largest collection of mechanical machines created from Leonardo's drawings and paintings. The jewelry section features items made of gold, ivory and precious stones. Here you will find antique clocks and clock mechanisms, and in the collection of musical instruments - original wind and string instruments from the XVII-XX centuries.
Aviation and Naval Pavilion - here are relics of old ships, submarines and military aircraft used in the First and Second World Wars . here.
Railway Pavilion - it houses twenty steam locomotives and locomotives, as well as passenger cars, created by Italian industry since the 1870s.
Astronomy and Astrophysics Sector - contains items from the Brera Astronomical Observatory: globes and telescopes, including a replica of one of Galileo's refracting telescopes Galilee.
Some of the exhibits presented in the Leonardo da Vinci Museum are unique and attract special attention.
Giovanni Dondi’s planetary clock, that is, Astrorium - allows you to determine not only time and holidays, but also the location of the Moon, Sun and planets, which Giovanni Dondi del Orologio (1330-1388) described in his treatise. This clock was lost, but thanks to this treatise it was possible to reconstruct it in 1963. This masterpiece of medieval technology was built 60 years before the creation of the first mechanical watches in Europe:
Helicopter Enrico Forlanini - Italian inventor Enrico Forlanini in 1877 created the first unmanned steam helicopter that could take off at an altitude of 13 meters and fly in the air for 20 seconds and land on the ground:
Here is the flying machine created by Leonardo da Vinci:
Locomotive GR 552 036 - once a week since 1871 , when the railway service between France and Italy opened through the Fréjus tunnel, this locomotive carried the famous Indian Suitcase train from Milan to Brindisi, which ran between London and Bombay:
Car ALFA ROMEO 8C 2300 - one of 195 Model 8Cbuilt in the 1930s. Legendary racing car.
This is just a small list of what you can see in the museum. Believe me, you will get an indelible impression by visiting there. Here are some more photos:
Address of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum: Via San Vittore 21. The museum is a 20-minute walk from Piazza Duomo, where Milan Cathedral, Galleria Vittorio EmmanuelII, the Royal Palace and the Novicento Museum are located.
The museum is open every day except Monday. Tuesday-Friday - 09:30-17:00, weekends - 09:00-18:30.
Ticket price:
- full ticket - 10 euros;
- for people from 3 to 26 years old and over 65 years old - 7.50 euros;
- up to 3 years - free;
- excursion to the submarine "Enrico Toti": with reservation - 10 euros, without reservation - 8 euros.
How to get there:
- on the green metro line M2 - stop S. Ambrogio/S. Agostino;
- by bus №50, 58, 68 - stop Viale di Porta Vercellina/Via S. Vittore, №94, NM2 - stop S. Agostino m2;
- by tram №10 - stop Viale Coni Zugna/Via Foppa.
To buy tickets online and for more information, visit the official website of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum: https://www.museoscienza.org/en.
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