How to Get the Most Out of the Leonardo DaVinci Exhibition

Once you are in this fascinating international exhibition, you can gain a greater understanding and appreciation of all Leonard daVinci has contributed to our history. You just need to have some information on how to accomplish this. Here goes...

Do not be rushed. You are going to need at least a couple hours to get through this exhibition to fully appreciate it. If you are rushed, you will not be able to take it all in at the level it deserves.

Take notes. There is so much to see and experience in the Leonardo daVinci exhibition, take notes to remember everything. Notes will also provide you with more insight regarding the details involved in this exhibition. This is another way for you to gain more understanding and appreciation of all that is involved.

Use the interactive displays. Carefully use each of these displays to see how daVinci's ideas and inventions actually worked. It is fun to see the displays work while also reading the accompanying drawings, descriptions, and statements.

View the static displays. These are the displays featuring da Vinci's inventions, but you are not allowed to touch them. Each display is accompanied by an easy-to-read description and drawing, making it easy to see how the drawing was put to 'real life'.

Some of the displays are covered in a protective glass, others are open for viewing.

Appreciate the displays. All of the displays in the Leonard da Vinci exhibition are made of solid wood. That is an impressive sight to see, to begin with. It is fun to see a gear shaft made of wood. And, the wooden tank is an eye-catcher. All of the wood is a well maintained and very pleasing to the eye. In fact, all of the displays are very well maintained, clean, and attractively presented.

Use the computers. Each section of this exhibition (involving inventions) has a computer for you to use. The computers contain software that allows you to do a variety of things to gain a better understanding of the machines featured in the particular section. These interactive machines allow you to view more closely the machines Leonardo da Vinci invented. There are a number of features you can use which will allow you to view the physics, change the machine's dimensions, change the camera angle, and see the drawings. This provides for a greater understanding, also.

For instance, in the flight section, you can bring up flying machine drawings, change the turbulence, wind direction, wing dimensions, and also view the accompanying physics equations.

Study (or read) the time span calendar. Covering an entire wall, this calendar will give you information about both Leonardo da Vinci the man (it contains personal life events) and da Vinci the inventor and artist. You will find out when paintings were commissioned, who commissioned them, and what was happening in the world at that time. You also will learn when da Vinci was born, who he apprenticed with, and when he died - as examples.

Watch the video. There is a miniature movie theatre, set up in the center of the Leonard da Vinci exhibition. Here, you can rest your feet for a bit while also learning more about this multi-faceted man. Playing continuously throughout the day is a short History Channel documentary about Leonardo da Vinci. This is a very informative and entertaining piece.

Take pictures. Sometimes when one attends an exhibition, no pictures are allowed. That is not the case at the da Vinci exhibition. In fact, the exhibitors welcome you to take pictures. This comes in handy when in the art gallery portion of this exhibition. Who wouldn't want to have a picture of the Mona Lisa or Last Supper?

Follow these easy how to's for getting the most out of this amazing exhibition.