Leonardo da Vinci

The Museum’s collection of historic Leonardesque models was created to celebrate the fifth centennial of Leonardo’s birth. A group of experts was nominated to study Leonardo da Vinci’s manuscripts in order to create the models which were displayed for the first time in 1953. In Leonardo’s drawings there are not only projects of machines to be built but also observations of existing works, suggestions for improvement or studies on nature. The models on display are the fruit of a reinterpretation which has translated and completed his drawings. The historic layout of the Leonardo Gallery, where the exhibition of the models is enriched with a series of drawings from his numerous fields of interest, is completed with an exhibition that examines more closely his Milanese years.

We advise groups without guide that during the months of March, April and May, Tuesday to Friday 9.30 -13.00, it might not be possible to access the Leonardo Gallery, due to the high amount of visitors. Only guided visits with the personnel of the Museum and individual visitors will be admitted in any case.
We therefore ask groups visiting the Leonardo Gallery without guide to inform us in advance about their visit, writing to the e-mail address didattica@museoscienza.it