Exhibition to showcase Leonardo da Vinci inventions in largest ever North American tour

noemail@evergreenexhibitions.com — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:30:00 GMT

SAN ANTONIO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-An unprecedented traveling exhibition of the inventions of Leonardo da Vinci will tour North America beginning in 2008.

"Leonardo da Vinci's Machines in Motion," created by Worldwide Museum Activities (WMA) and organized by Evergreen Exhibitions, will bring from Florence, Italy the largest exhibition of full-size machine replicas, constructed according to Leonardo da Vinci’s famous codices. The exhibit will appear in science centers and natural history museums in major cities. Evergreen has begun solicitation for national sponsors of the tour.

With a large footprint that can be condensed to 5,000 square feet, "Machines in Motion" uniquely presents 40 functional actual-size working artifacts-as opposed to miniatures or static displays-built by a team of renowned historians and engineers who have studied Leonardo da Vinci’s codices.

Visitors can manipulate and fully activate the machines, which were designed based on the materials-rope, wood, glue, etc.-proposed by Leonardo da Vinci and the tools available at the time each was designed.

The exhibit is organized into four parts, based on Leonardo da Vinci's study of the elements of nature and applied knowledge: earth, air, fire and water. Highlights include a revolving crane, a full-size armored car (large enough for several visitors to explore inside), a working robot, four flying machines, the bicycle, the printing press, floats for walking on water, the parachute and the machine gun.

The exhibition is of particular interest to students and young audiences, because it provides an engaging combination of education and entertainment in an experience that explores history, science, mechanics and physics, invention and innovation. The exhibit has appeared in Athens and Istanbul to broad audiences, positive critical reviews and substantial media coverage.

Evergreen Exhibitions (formerly Clear Channel Exhibitions), founded in 1992, is one of the world's premier providers of traveling museum exhibits. Evergreen conceptualizes, designs, produces, markets and tours its exhibits, primarily in science, natural history and children's museums. More than 80 million people worldwide have attended the company’s exhibitions. More company information is available at www.evergreenexhibitions.com.

2-3-05 Event News Release

noemail@evergreenexhibitions.com — Thu, 03 Feb 2005 15:00:00 GMT

NASA TO DISCUSS RETURN TO FLIGHT AT MOSI SPACE EXHIBIT SPACE CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS WILL GIVE TAMPA AREA TEACHERS A HANDS-ON VIEW OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY TAMPA, FL (February 3, 2005) – Seven Tampa area teachers will attend Space Camp for a full week this summer courtesy of a scholarship program funded by the national sponsors of the exhibit, SPACE: A Journey to Our Future. Todays announcement of scholarships to teach the teachers was made by Wit Ostrenko, president of Tampas Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI), during events attended at the Museum by senior National Aeronautical & Space Administration (NASA) officials, former astronauts and the exhibits national sponsors, General Motors and Lockheed Martin. We cannot adequately thank our national corporate sponsors, GM and Lockheed Martin, for their generosity in providing this special and very direct way to impact the way young people learn about space exploration, Ostrenko said. The teachers who earn these scholarships will have...