Da Vinci-The Genius Exhibition is in Town

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Da Vinci-The Genius is on exhibit in Mind Museum, Bonifacio Global City until the 30th of November.  I have been to museum exhibits in several museums in Germany, and in Singapore but last Saturday was my first in the Philippines. And I did enjoy it.

On display were re-creations of his designs and inventions.  What amazed me was how someone from the 1400s could come up with models of many of what we have today. One would see the forerunners of a helicopter, parachute, piano, scuba dive suit and gears, armoured tanks, cannon and car, among many others- designed based on his observation of nature.

Imagine driving a self propelled car like this.

And imagine your car having an odometer this big

Would you fly in a flying machine?

Or jump in a cone shaped parachute?

And this is the precessor of the helicopter

And this armoured car of the 1400s would have amazed
the pikemen of the enemy

One good thing about the exhibit is that it is interactive  and children will enjoy trying out things...and I am pretty sure they will enjoy the mirror which shows infinite reflection.

Children trying things out..

Selfie-s in the Mirror Room

"Children" enjoying the inventions

Aside from his inventions, replicas of his paintings were likewise shown, which of course, includes the Mona Lisa.

Mona Lisa and other Renaissance Art Work of Da Vinci

The "Obra Maestra"

A film on Da Vinci's life was also shown- and one surprising fact is that the guy writes backwards, from right to left, producing mirror images of the words.  No wonder I could not figure out any of the words in his codex.

It was a fun 3-hour museum time. And would definitely recommend the exhibition.  

The exhibition is at the Mind Museum
JY Campos Park, 3rd Avenue, Bonifacio Global City
Taguig, Philippines
909-MIND(6463)

And you may get your tickets here