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A meticulously-crafted facsimile of the famed Mona Lisa is coming to the Italian Cultural Center in the North Loop on April 26th. It was painstakingly created by world renowned Minnesota native Mark Balma, using the same techniques and materials that Leonardo da Vinci used in the 16th century to create the original, such as Oil of Spike Lavender an...

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In the late 15th century, when the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci completed “Vitruvian Man” — one of his most famous drawings, which depicts the proportions of the human body — he could not have predicted it would be reproduced onto cheap notebooks, coffee mugs, T-shirts, aprons, and even puzzles. Centuries later, the Italian governme...

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April 17, 2024, marks the 500th anniversary of the first entry of someone from the Old World into New York Bay. It was, of course, an explorer from the lands now called Italy: Giovanni da Verrazzano. We the Italians could not miss this very important date with history. We talk about it with admiration, pride and gratitude, hosting a great researche...

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Professor Stefaan Missinne, of the Royal Geographic Society, gave a lecture on 14 March 2024 on his new discoveries relating to Verrazzano's journey(1485 – 1528), and his relationship with Leonardo da Vinci, which were completely unknown until now. The conference, organized in hybrid mode, both online and in person, at the Cushwa Center of the Univ...

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Dear friends, as mentioned last month, there is great news in the world of We the Italians. After having screened many tour operators who had contacted us, we have established a partnership with Micromegas, which will help us to offer you experience tours in Italy, with several new features and special contents. The first tour we propose contains p...

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The spectacular exhibition that will open in 378 Broadway, New York is intended to represent a systematic account of Leonardo's life, which is divided into two precise points of interest: one dedicated to the display of graphic sketches devoted to research on the dynamism of water, his interests in engineering studies, the subject of war and that o...

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Irene Stamm encouraged her husband, Jason, to wander off to look at the nuclear stuff for a while so she could play with the da Vinci toys. She had a lot to choose from: The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History has about 30 of the Italian Renaissance artist's machines on display as part of a traveling interactive exhibition that runs thro...

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Opening March 2. California Science Center. 700 Exposition Park Drive Los Angeles, CA. Learn more and tickets here. Explore the engineering marvels and artistry of one of history's greatest minds and inventors, Leonardo da Vinci. The companion IMAX movie Cities of the Future 3D showcases the exciting innovations engineers are working on today—from...

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When it comes to Leonardo Da Vinci, you might think you know all there is to know. Well, prepare to be proven wrong at Da Vinci: Machines & Robotics. Did you know, for example, that Da Vinci’s behind the first ever helicopter? Covering dozens of experiments and inventions, Da Vinci’s sketches laid the groundwork for so many of the daily machines we...

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The Cenacle, also known as the Last Supper, is the most famous representation of Christ's last supper. It is a wall fresco, dating back to between 1494 and 1498, created by Leonardo da Vinci and commissioned by Ludovico il Moro, regent of the Duchy of Milan. The fresco is in the refectory of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie, in Milan. To d...

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