Leonardo

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Milano
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2015
Main Partners
In collaboration with
BE
AseriesofeventsorganizedbyFAI
(theItalianNationalTrust)which
examinethelifeandthe
multifacetedwork ofLeonardoda
Vinci,amanofingenuitywhofully
embodiedthespiritofthe
Renaissanceinitshighestformof
expression.
Leonardo da Vinci
1452-1519
Cibi condimentum
esse famem
An unprecedented exhibition
dedicated to Leonardo the artist,
painter and draughtsman.The
complexity of the Renaissance
genius is reconstructed through
paintings, drawings, manuscripts
and documents.
A performance art event which
pays homage to Leonardo da
Vinci, Italian art and conviviality:
10 artists reinterpret The Last
Supper, each one with their own
technique and conceptual vision.
Milan, Università
degli Studi di Milano
26 February – 16 December
Milan, Palazzo Reale
16 April – 19 July
Leonardo3 –The World
of Leonardo
Seeing art through the
eyes of Leonardo
A unique opportunity to discover
and study the genius of
Leonardo da Vinci through over
200 machines: 3D models and
working reconstructions, in
many cases created for the first
time from the Maestro’s original
manuscripts.
Milan, Sala del Re,
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele
1 March – 31 October
The Navigli system
for Leonardo
Aspartoftheproject Ilsistemadei
NavigliperExpo aseriesof
initiatives(Cittàd’artediLombardia,
IPercorsidiLeonardoandScuola
Navigli)todiscovertheareaofthe
Naviglisystem,whereLeonardo
livedandworked:Leonardesque
itineraries,collectionsofcultural
heritageandartistictreasures,as
wellasalargeopen-airschoolfor
childrenwithworkshopsand
competitions,givevisitorsthe
opportunitytoexperiencethe
historicalandartisticatmosphere
whichsurroundedtheworkofthe
Maestro.
Milan, Naviglio Grande and
the Darsena
1 April – 31 October
The Last Supper.
Contemporary sharings
Vittorio Bifulco Troubetzkoy
and Giovanni Pelloso
On show, a contemporary
revisiting of the table of The
Last Supper by Leonardo da
Vinci, a symbol of welcome,
sharing and conciliation.
Milan, Fondazione Stelline
14 April – 10 May
The museum dedicated to the
Florentine genius presents a
didactic exhibition through a
completely new examination of
da Vinci’s A Treatise on Painting.
Milan,Museod’ArteeScienza
1 – 31 May
Vaprio d’Adda
for Leonardo
Vaprio d’Adda celebrates
Leonardo da Vinci, a regular
guest at the court of the Sforzas
at Villa Melzi. A series of
initiatives recreate the
atmosphere of the Renaissance:
from concerts of Renaissance
music, to exhibitions of artisan
and designer tableware, to close
with a period parade.
Vaprio d’Adda (Mi),
various locations
May – September
Painting with Leonardo
Courses to study the fundamentals
of the painting of Leonardo, the
sfumato, the chiaroscuro and the
concept of aerial perspective,
following the notes and suggestions
in ATreatise on Painting, the
posthumous collection of thoughts,
suggestions and designs of
Leonardo daVinci.
Milan,Museod’ArteeScienza
May
Milano, Frattura Scomposta Sabrina Rafaghello Arte
Contemporanea
7 May – 10 June
Leonardo da Vinci:
Methods and techniques
for the construction
of knowledge
The international convention,
promoted by the Politechnico di
Milano in conjunction with the
grand exhibition on Leonardo de
Vinci at Palazzo Reale, provides an
in-depth study of the methods and
the technical and scientific tools
used by the Maestro in his
investigations on the phenomena
of the world and his graphic
records.
Milan, Politechnico
13 – 14 May
I, Lionardo da Vinci…
An exhibition which looks at
Leonardo’s Milanese period
(1482 – 1499): at the centre point
is the contract for The Virgin of
the rocks which the Maestro
signed on 25 April 1483 and which
is a testimony of his presence in
the city. The document highlights
the rapport between Milan, its
duchies, and the protagonists of
the Renaissance..
Milano, Archivio di Stato
18 May
Leonardo and water
Through antique drawings and
prints the exhibition
reconstructs the captivating
story of Leonardo’s studies and
projects regarding water, an
element which, for its physical
and dynamic aspects, fascinated
the Maestro throughout his life.
Milan, Acquario Civico
20 May – 6 September
At the table of Messer
Leonardo: song, verse and
food at the Corte del Moro
Three days of celebration at the
Court of Ludovico il Moro in the
convivial atmosphere of the Milan of
the Sforzas and of Leonardo da
Vinci: games, light-hearted sonnets,
reflections on love, faith and politics,
all accompanied by poetry, the
voices of the Gruppo Vocale
Chanson d’Aube and food and wine
from the Azienda Agricola Zipo.
Milan, Villa Pusterla - Pozzi
“Ca’ Grande”
May – July
Inside The Last Supper.
Studio Azzurro
Anemotionalin-depthexamination
ofTheLastSupper,themost
revolutionaryandmostinterwoven
withmeaningofLeonardodaVinci’s
works.Thisextraordinarypaintingis
re-presentedfromanever-before
seenpointofviewwhichcanbecome
partoftheexperienceofvisitingThe
LastSupperitself.
Milan, Fondazione Stelline
27 May – 31 October
Film review on Leonardo
and Giotto
DISCOVERTHE LEONARDIAN SIGHTS
Castello Sforzesco, Sala delle Asse
MILAN AND LEONARDO
Leonardo. A life
At Castello Sforzesco, for ExpoinCittà the “Sala delle Asse” will be
reopened to the public, showing the enormous trompe l’oeil created
from a project by Leonardo da Vinci, which conserves to this day
precious signs of the master’s hand, which were uncovered following
an important restoration project. The multimedia presentation
created especially for Expo (using projections, holograms and spot
lighting) is an unmissable opportunity to discover the magic of the
Sala and the genius of Leonardo, who worked for years in Milan and in
this castle, leaving important testimonies of his art.
Castello Sforzesco, Sala della Balla
The Sala della Balla at Castello Sforzesco will host, for the period of
Expo 2015, two touch screen stations which offer the chance to study a
virtual copy of the CodexTrivuzianus by Leonardo da Vinci (1480 – 1490).
Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie,
Cenacolo Vinciano
Santa Maria delle Grazie is “Home” to The Last Supper by Leonardo,
the celebrated painting by the Maestro in the refectory of the
Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie which was commissioned by
Ludovico il Moro and painted between 1494 and 1497.
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
e Sagrestia del Bramante
Ontheoccasionofthegrand
exhibitionswhichwillbepresentedat
PalazzoReale,andinparticularthe
twodedicatedtothegeniusof
LeonardodaVinciandtheartof
Giotto,theFondazioneCineteca
Italianahasputtogetheraseriesof
screeningswhichrecall,supportand
expandontheworkspresentInthe
exhibitions.
The exhibition The mind of Leonardo. Drawings by Leonardo from
the Codex Atlanticus open from 10 March to 31 October, offers a core
of 88 pages, some from the Codex Atlanticus and others conserved
loose in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, which illustrate the wealth of
the themes studies by Leonardo da Vinci, to reconstruct his activity
and help to understand the personality of the multi-faceted genius.
Milan, MIC Museo
del Cinema
29 May – 27 September
With the exhibition Sotto il segno di Leonardo. The magnificence of
the Corte Sforzesca (from 15 May to 28 September) the Museum
seeks to highlight its permanent collections, in particular the pieces
created for the Sforzesca court in the last decades of the 15th
century, to underline the influence and the rapport that these works
had with Leonardo da Vinci.
The Passion – Tribute to
Leonardo’s Last Supper
An atmospheric open-air screening
projected onto the façade of the
Museo del CenacoloVinciano:
dancers from theTeatro alla Scala
will perform Leonardo’s The Last
Supper in the film La Passione by
Andrea Forte Calatti. An elegant and
atmospheric synergy of cinema,
dance and art.
Milan, Museo del Cenacolo
21 – 27 September
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia
Leonardo da Vinci
Dedicated to the versatile genius, his works and his brilliance,
the museum offers itinerary exhibitions, workshops for adults and
children and seminars to present the life and works of the Maestro
to Milan, Italy, and the world.