1. Home
  2. Departments

Departments

Each department develops studies and research on the collections, plans and offers educational activities, promotes conferences and workshops.

Materials

Discover how common materials are made and used: paper, metal, plastic. Experiment with the techniques used to process them, in the i.labs.

Transport

Go on board a submarine. Discover the history of aviation. Learn how steam engines worked. Explore the millennia-old history of transport.

Energy

Let's talk about energy sources. Encounter the majestic thermoelectric power plant Regina Margherita. Find out where energy comes from, with solar panels and bicycles.

Exhibition Area

Energy sources and devices

Interactive labs

i.lab Energy & environment

Communication

Explore the history of communication tools. Look at Gutenberg's movable type. Try a wireless telegraph. Look at how mobile phones have evolved.

Leonardo Art & Science

Visit the Leonardo Gallery and discover the collection of historic models designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Find out how science, technology and art are combined in watches, harps and precious objects.

New Frontiers

Biotechnologies, genetics, robotics, nanotechnology, nutrition. Let's consider the choices made so far, and possible future scenarios. Discover the frontiers of scientific and technological research.

Science for young people

This new Department is dedicated to children aged between three and six. It is a place where they can explore, experiment, learn, measure themselves against their own abilities and against objects, communicate and socialize.