Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion
Leonardo da Vinci – artist, thinker, inventor, engineer, anatomist – designed inventions and foresaw many devices we use commonly today – 500 years ago!
Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion explores the visionary scientific and
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Play Where's Leo? for a chance to win a FREE child's ticket to the blockbuster exhibit Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion!
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engineering designs of this Renaissance genius.
About the Exhibit
- Forty life-size machines available for visitors to touch and set in motion
- Models of Leonardo’s hang glider, tank, robot, printing press, oil press, parachute, machine gun, bicycle-powered flying machine, revolving crane, odometer and more amazing inventions
- Each machine is constructed using the materials and craftsmanship available in da Vinci’s lifetime and accompanied by Leonardo’s drawing of the design
- The machines are grouped into four sections, Earth, Water, Air, Fire according to the element in which the machine operates or from which it draws its power
- Short film highlighting Leonardo da Vinci’s life and achievements
$5 for adults, $3 for children 3-12 in addition to Museum admission
Through January 18, 2009 in the Lipscomb Gallery
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| Residents of Forest Acres, area codes 29204 and 29206, get FREE admission to the museum AND to Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion through Jan. 18! Just show your ID at the admissions desk. |