Da Vinci Interactive Museum Venezia - Scoletta di San Rocco — Attraction in Venice

Arriving on Calle Tintoretto do Campo San Rocco, we immediately notice the beautiful facade of the church of San Rocco and next to it the Museum dedicated to the great Leonardo Da Vinci. Knowing the history and personality of Leonardo da Vinci is for us one of the greatest genius in history, a brilliant and multifaceted man, gifted with an extraordinary sensitivity and great fortitude, he was a painter, sculptor, architect and engineer, mathematician and anatomist, but also musician, set designer and inventor. The museum is well conceived and is divided into different parts, on - earth, water, air and fire. So here, among other things, one can take a close look at an interesting collection of machines designed by ‘Genius’. The exhibited models were made by studying and meticulously analyzing the drawings contained in the well-known Da Vinci codes, retaining the proportions, and in some cases even the dimensions. This museum reveals to us how many times the Florentine genius was the forerunner of some modern mechanical solutions: a flywheel, a helicopter and a dragon, for example, and they are nothing but the result of the natural evolution of some of his brilliant insights. In addition to the models of the aforementioned machines, some of Leonardo's most important Anatomical Studies are exhibited as well as a reproduction of his most successful paintings that can be admired and compared with each other thanks to the use of very high resolution backlighting technology. For me, my favorite painting is "The Lady with Hermelin", completed around 1490, it is one of only four portraits of women painted by Leonardo. On the canvas is a portrait of the young Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of Leonardo's patron, Luduvico Sforza, the Duke of Milan. The canvas has been shown that Cecilia Gallerani wears a relatively simple dress, revealing that she does not come from a noble family. And ermine represents purity. In addition to this canvas, there are also the famous Mona Lisa, the Virgin and the Child with St. Ana, Annunciation ...... Definitely...

It's a waste of money. Very poor communication the space is very small and the temperature elwas too hot. On the ground floor, you have some paintings in photos, like 4, the explanation and where the real paint is, and that's it. The interactive parts there are two and don't even work. On the second floor, the exposition improves a little bit. You have a video and can see some of the inventions in small scalles, and some of those you can operate them, but some don't work too. As you are going advance in the exposition you realise there isnt's nothing really matters to see. It's a bate for tourists. I don't recommend it. As I referred to before, you should take better printings in the printer machine. And I take off the jacket, perhaps if you take more consideration to the customers instead of just sitting behind the balcony and ignoring the persons. Go see the city the offers are better. Ah... and forgot to mention the music, Green Sleeves is a good theme, but after 5 minutes, is just boring, although I understand it is a little bit like the...

Great educational museum for the family. We visited with teenagers ages 12 and 14. Both enjoyed the interactive elements. We spent 2 hours.

There were geometric puzzles to solve, machines to operate, younger kids can colour da Vinci machines to upload onto a screen. Adults will enjoy reading about da Vinci's life and ingenious inventions. There were a few replicas of his artwork with descriptions of his techniques. Most of the originals are scattered around the world in museums with huge crowds. It's nice to see them all represented here in a peaceful environment.

If you like maths, science, or medicine, you will enjoy this museum. Very engaging for children, probably best for age 8+ who can read and understand mathematical and engineering concepts.

Air con is great. Not blasting cold, but comfortable for a hot day in August.

Toilet facilities can...