Temporary exhibitions
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Florence, Uffizi (30.10.2018 – 20.01.2019)
The exhibition focuses on water, an element that intrigues Leonardo. He acutely investigated on its elementary structure, in order to exploit its energy and control its often disastrous effects.
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Montepulciano (SI), Fortezza (21.04.2018 – 07.10.2018)
One of the most innovative aspects of Leonardo’s contribution is his analysis of the “organs” of machines, that he considered not as an indivisible whole, but as an assemblage of distinct parts.
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Sansepolcro (AR), Museo Civico (25.03.2018 – 06.01.2019)
The exhibition stages the “two souls” of Piero della Francesca, who was both an exquisite painter and a great mathematician.
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Brussels, Palais de la Bourse (24.11.2017 - 17.06.2018)
This is a remake of the Homo Faber exhibition which was organized by the Museo Galileo in 1999 to reveal the extraordinary level of naturalistic, scientific and technical knowledge achieved in Pompeii and the Roman world on the eve of Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD.
Stia (AR), Museo dell’Arte della Lana (March 15, 2014 – June 30, 2018
An exhibition divided into two sections: antique bicycles from the Museo Galileo collections and the so-called “biciclette dei mestieri” from Marco Paoletti’s collection.
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2017
This exhibition features some of Da Vinci’s most ambitious projects, which are typical of his inclination to put his creative talent to the test of highly complex subjects.
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2017
In the 19th century the use of the new technique of photography led to noteworthy changes in the practice of science. Visitors to this exhibition can admire cameras, archival records, and photographs conserved by the Museo Galileo that testify to this change.
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2017
This exhibition features ancient books from the Poppi Castle’s library and replicas of scientific instruments used by Museo Galileo’s staff to perform educational activities.
2016
This exhibition documents the 1966 flood of focusing a spotlight on the dramatic effects suffered by the then Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza and highlighting the salvage work and subsequent restoration of its antique scientific instruments.
