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Celebrating 500 Years Of Italian Ingenuity From Leonardo Da Vinci Onward
On May 2, 2019, Italy and the world honour the day, 500 years ago, when Leonardo da Vinci died. A host of celebrations have been planned in various countries to commemorate the anniversary.
Next October, the Uffizi Galleries of Florence will inaugurate the exhibition "The Leicester Codex of Leonardo da Vinci: Water as Microscope of Nature." The 72-page Codex, which discusses the movement of water, fossils, and moonlight (among other topics) is being loaned by Bill Gates, who purchased it in 1990 for over $30 million.
At the Biblioteca Reale in Turin the famous self-portrait of Leonardo has been displayed after two years of restoration. Works on view with the self-portrait will be Italian Renaissance drawings called "Intorno a Leonardo, Disegni italiani del Rinascimento". Machines Italia and the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) created an illustrated roadmap of Italian scientific and technological breakthroughs from Leonardo da Vinci onward, that will be displayed in all the ITA’s offices (80+) and events across the world. To view the roadmap click this link