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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.
Exhibition Area
Lifecycle of productsPolymer Materials
Metals
Basic Chemical Manufacturing
Interactive labs
i.lab Chemistryi.lab Materials
Transport
Go on board a submarine. Discover the history of aviation. Learn how steam engines worked. Explore the millennia-old history of transport.
Exhibition Area
Air transportRail transport
Water transport
Toti submarine
Interactive labs
i.lab Beyond the oceanEnergy
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.
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.
Exhibition Area
JewelleryLeonardo da Vinci
Horology
Musical instruments
Interactive labs
i.lab LeonardoNew 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.
Exhibition Area
Nanotechnology AreaInteractive labs
i.lab Nutritioni.lab Biotechnology
i.lab Genetics
i.lab Robotics
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.