Temporary exhibitions

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The art of building a masterpiece: Trajan's Column
Leonardo and His Books: The Library of the Universal Genius
Leonardo da Vinci and Perpetual Motion
From Hell to the Empyrean. Dante's World between Science and Poetry
Leonardo da Vinci: Visions. Technological challenges of the Universal Genius
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Renaissance Engineers: From Brunelleschi to Leonardo da Vinci
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1995

The machines and technical devices designed by Leonardo da Vinci, Filippo Brunelleschi and the Sienese engineers in the Renaissance.

Alter Ego: Drugs and the Brain

1995

The exhibition gives scientifically correct answers to some crucial questions on drug addiction and drug action upon the central nervous system.

Lorenzo della Volpaia's Planetary Clock

1994

The working model of the planetary clock that Lorenzo della Volpaia designed in 1510, which has been faithfully recreated from his workshop notebooks.

Science or Magic? If I Can Understand It, It's Science - If I Can't, It's Magic

1994

A hands-on exhibition aiming to promote understanding of the scientific principles that regulate everyday life.

Frontiers of Astronomy: The ESO Exhibition

1993

This exhibition produced by the European Southern Observatory at La Silla, Chile, introduces visitors to the marvels of the universe.

Beyond the Compasses: The Geometry of Curves

1993

Simple and complex curves, their mathematical properties, and their application to science and technology as well as to everyday life.

The Accademia dei Lincei and 17th-Century European Culture

1991

The history of the Accademia dei Lincei from its foundation in 1603 on the initiative of Prince Federico Cesi until its re-formation in 1946.

Before Leonardo: Culture of Machines in Renaissance Siena

1991

The extraordinary achievements of Sienese artist/engineers who gave rise to technological research of great originality in the 15th century.

The Temptation of Handicraft. Italian Handicrafts through History

1990

The multifaceted world of handicraft from historical roots to its role in contemporary economy and culture.