Exhibition "The Genius of Leonardo"

18/05/2007 -

The Genius of Leonardo  
From May 10 in Riga Technical University, Kaļķu street 1    

"Leonardo da Vinci was like a man who awoke too early in the darkness while the others were all still asleep” Sigmund Freud  

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) has been doubtless the great protagonist of the Renaissance. A full and complete genius, for his work did not limit to the art but ranged over inumerable fields: from physics to anatomy, from mechanics to astronomy.  Leonardo left us an impressive quantity of drawings and drafts that anticipate many inventions of our times.     
Leonardo was a passionate artist-scientist, researcher and inventor whose works still exert fascination over artists and scientists.  The aim of the exhibition is to document the genius of the inventor-engineer.   The exhibition is unique – its creators: scientists, industrial designers and craftsmen, have created precise models of Leonardo’s inventions.
The exhibition comprises more than 50 exhibits: flying machines, water devices, war machines, bridges, work machines and reproductions of his paintings.     
The exhibition has been created by Associazione ANTHROPOS.

Find out more on the following sites:
Museum in Vinci town: www.leonet.it/comuni/vinci
Museum in Florence: www.museoscienza.org    

Opening hours M,T,W,Th,F    - 12.00-18.00 Saturdays – 10.00-17.00          
Tickets: Adults 2Ls
Students, pupils, pensioners 1Ls
Groups (6 people and more)   0.50Ls    

More information available on: T.: 7089850; e-mail: Daina.Ostrovska@rtu.lv

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