Today we broke from the normal mundane weekend full of chores, catch-up, and to-do lists, and went to the museum. Because I have a tendency to overlook opportunities, and take far too many things for granted, this decision was quite a departure from the norm. After looking up the admission prices, Mr. Gadget was quite surprised that I remained agreeable to the venture. I am, after all, Ms. Penny Pincher Party Pooper Fun Police, and adult admission was $24. Each. Each! Okay, it’s been a long time since we’ve been out, so I don’t know the going rate for these sorts of things, but I just don’t recall paying fares like that for the Louvre or the Uffizi or the Smithsonian or any number of amazing museums I’ve had the opportunity to visit. But Leo’s in town. So off we went.
It was quite an exhibit with great models built from his drawings.
Some of the models were interactive and child-friendly. There were flying machines, gizmos, gadgets, war machines, and even a robot. Oh, and the first escalator.V. impressive.
There was an original piece from his codex, which was quite something to see. Pssst. It’s backwards, whispered Mr. Gadget, concerned that those idiot display managers had posted the wrong side of the codex. Yes, Dear, that’s his characteristic mirror handwriting. It’s supposed to be that way. It’s his thanggg.
LDV also did sculpture. I quite liked his horses.
But this is the stuff I really like.
And of course, there can’t be a Da Vinci exhibit without Mona.
All in all, it was a nice exhibit. Very interesting. But the paintings were all reproductions, as were the models, and I find these things somewhat disappointing. I think the only original work was the one sheet from the codex. It was quite something.
The rest of the museum was full of airplanes. I like the old ones best.
