Leonardo Da Vinci, Art & Science Section
One of the most characteristics section of the museum is the Leonardo Da Vinci, Art & Science area. This department of the museum is divided in four parts:
- The Jewelery collection shows precious objects from stones and gems to metals including gold and ivory jewelry.
- The Leonardo Da Vinci section exhibits many Leonardo Machine reproduced from DaVinci drawings like an hydraulic saw, a spinning machine, a flying machine or the Leonardo’s Tank. The models of the collection are the fruit of a reinterpretation, by a group of expert, which has translated and completed his drawings.
- The Horology collection shows the evolution of watchmaking and shows several pendulums, ancient clocks, personal watches and tower mechanisms.
- The Musical Instruments section exhibits instruments from 17th to 20th centuries. A reconstruction of a lutemaker’s workshop from the 17th century is exposed in this part of the museum.
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