Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology in Milan. Visiting guide

Milan is a city full of museums of great importance. However, there is a unique museum of its kind in Italy, among the most important in the world and second in Europe in terms of surface: Museum of Science and Technology “Leonardo da VinciFrom Milan.

Science and technology in the heart of the monastery

It was 1906 When the idea of creating a Milan museum entirely dedicated to science and technology was born. The idea remained because of the war until 1947 February 15, 1953The day on which the fifth centenary of his birth Leonardo Da Vinci The museum, then called Science and Technology, was opened with an exhibition dedicated to the Tuscan genius, which was also attended Prime Minister Mr. de Gasperi.

The protagonists of the exhibition are scale models of Leonardo’s most important inventions, from the tank to the spinning wheel, from the hang glider to the water locks that are still visible today along the Ada River. The collection is still visible today on the main floor of the museum, and represents The largest group in the world Copies of Leonardo’s amazing inventions.

Milan exhibitions summer 2018 — *Leonardo da Vinci Pared at the Museum of Science and Technology – Image Credit: Paolo Soave*

Over the years thanks to donations from important foundations and industry groups such as FiatAnd the where are youAnd the Alfa Romeo And the OlivettiThe museum structure has grown very rapidly. Today it consists of three complexes: the main part, in the interior spaces of the former Olivetan Monastery, and two outer wings, one of which is intended for transportation IRONAVAL And one for transportation Railroad. From outside , Totti submarineHe arrived at the Museum Square in 2005, having crossed the city between the wings of the crowds.

Trains, ships and a piece of the moon: what to see in the science museum

All sections of the museum are distinct from each other and they are all analyzed inventions That changed our lives technically and scientifically. Among these we find phone – Among the various exhibitions there are also Pantelegraph designed in 1856 From John Caselli – there the televisionThe radioThe PhotographyThe MusicThe JournalismL’watch industryL’gold craftingL’Informatics evenastronomy.

In the museum there are actually finds like a pendulum Foucault which experimentally demonstrates the rotation of the Earth, but the most surprising thing is the presence of a portion of moon rocksDonated 1973 By that time US President Richard Nixon. At the entrance to the museum we also find Queen Margheritaa large electric turbine, opened in 1895 In the presence of Queen Margherita Based on King Umberto I.

In the basement of the museum there is a section dedicated to this foundryAnd the MetallurgyAnd the Energy And the Recycling. In this part of the museum there are also many Labs, to touch on some of these technological advances. Thanks to a generous donation from Falk Industries, it is possible here to see a glimpse of what was one of the most important industries of the 20th century in Milan.

The railway pavilion recounts more than a hundred years of transportation development starting in the mid-nineteenth century: here you can admire horse drawn tram that seems to be about to leave, locomotives And the trains.

Finally, the air wing, which is often used for juveniles, is dominated by hippie training shipThe Arc Polar and attack vehicles.

Science and Technology Museum: information and schedules

how to get

The Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology is located in Via San Vitor 21Just a few steps from Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio. It can be reached by subway M2 (green) at Sant’Ambrogio station or by bus 58 (Museo della Scienza station) and 94 (Carducci station).

tickets

Tickets can be purchased online and directly on site, as well as reservations for the Toti Submarine visit and children’s workshops over the weekend. Given the high turnout on weekends there Online booking strongly recommended.

entire: 10 euro
drop: 7.50 € (under 26 years old, over 65 years old, groups of at least 10 people, groups of students accompanied by a teacher without reservation, public school teachers – except on Wednesdays and Saturdays – non-accredited journalists, other agreements)
free: (Children under 3 years, disabled persons with a companion, tour guides accompanying groups, tour interpreters accompanying groups, accredited journalists, members of ICOM and ICCROM, holders of a Lombardy Museums subscription card, military personnel of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command, teachers of state and non-governmental schools accompanying groups By reservation, public and non-governmental school teachers on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons)
Totti submarine: 10 euros (with reservation)