Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
Opened in 1953, the Museum is one of the largest science and technology museums in Europe, a place where you can travel in the past, present and future. Nestled in the cloisters of a Renaissance monastery, it extends over 50,000 square meters.
Do not miss the galleries with the largest permanent exhibition in the world dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci engineer and humanist. A spectacular journey among 170 historical models, works of art, ancient volumes and immersive installations to learn more about da Vinci’s life and works.
Children aged 3 to 6 and their accompanying adults can discover Playlab, the innovative learning space to explore science and technology through creative play, art installations, activities, and fascinating historical objects.
The Museum hosts permanent exhibitions, digital installations and educational labs on astronomy and space, energy, materials, transport, food science, genetics, biotechnology, sustainability and particle physics.
Find out more about unique objects such as steam trains and trams, the Toti Submarine, the Luna Rossa AC72 catamaran, the brigantine schooner Ebe, the deck of the Conte Biancamano transatlantic, a Vega space launcher full scale model and the only fragment of lunar rock in Italy.
On weekends and public holidays enjoy guided tours of the collections, hands-on activities in the interactive workshops and in the Tinkering Zone, virtual reality experiences and live-action role-playing in the Mars Base lab.
Please note that most guided tours and activities are delivered in Italian.
