leonardo da vinci’s workshop

“Distinctive works of GENIUS are all over this STARTLING exhibition… This exhibit should be seen.” -THE NEW YORK TIMES

Explore Leonardo da Vinci’s 500 year old inventions from his actual notebooks as they are brought to life in in this world premiere exhibit. Discover how his visions for an airplane, automobile and bridge would have worked – long before they became the modern world’s reality. Plus, uncover the translations and hidden meanings behind the mastermind’s paintings, sketches and notebooks through innovative digital technology.

• Featuring full scale models of da Vinci’s inventions including his self-propelled cart, airplane, robot knight and mechanical lion

• Innovative touch screen technology translates over 500 sketches from his actual notebooks into 3-dimensional models

• Da Vinci’s most important paintings can now be viewed using avant-garde technologies and extensive 3D imaging and animations

*Closing March 14th, 2010


INVENT YOURSELF!

Invent Yourself! is a hands-on family workshop on creativity, imagination and invention offered in conjunction with the Da Vinci’s Workshop exhibition. Using Leonardo daVinci’s fascinating life and amazing inventions as its leaping off point, Invent Yourself! introduces the creative process with a series of fun, up-on-your-feet activities, combined with stories and demonstrations sure to fire the imagination of every child.

Participants will have the opportunity to create their own invention to take home as a reminder of the day they spent with Leonardo daVinci and of the great inventors they discovered inside themselves.

Invent Yourself! will be held Saturday, January 30 at 1:00pm and 3:00pm and Sunday, January 31 at 1:00pm, and is only $10 per child with the purchase of tickets to the Da Vinci’s Workshop exhibition. Click the links below to purchase tickets. Space is extremely limited!

Saturday, January 30, 1:00pm

Saturday, January 30, 3:00pm

Sunday, January 31, 1:00pm

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