The Franklin Institute Presents Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop: Inventor, Artist, Dreamer” an innovative exploration into the genius of the ultimate Renaissance man, on view at The Franklin Institute through May 22, 2011.
Visitors to Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop can get truly hands-on with interactive models of Leonardo’s inventions and machines – as well as state-of-the-art touch screen technology that recreates da Vinci’s personal notebooks (codices).
The exhibition, from Milan, brings to life dozens of Leonardo’s inventions, visions and concepts, including his gigantic flying machines, automobile, robots, weapons of war, and mechanical devices, among others – all of which foreshadowed modern technology.
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