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Museo Ideale Leonardo da Vinci


The Museo Ideale Leonardo da Vinci is located in Vinci, Leonardo's birthplace, in the province of Florence.

Founded by scholars and artists as the first museum on the complexity of Leonardo Da Vinci artist, scientist, inventor and designer in relation to his biography, his territories and his modernity. It has been realizing in practice the theories of the Imaginary Museum. It developed the content of exhibitions such as "Leonardo. Art, science and utopia" ( Toronto 1987) "Leonardo disappeared and found" (Florence, 1988) and "Leonardo. News and myth" (Rome, 1989, Budapest, 1991) and the first cd- rom" Leonardo. The digital painting" (ACTA, 1989). Opened on October 2, 1993 under the patronage of Regione Toscana, Provincia di Firenze, APT and Municipality of Vinci, with the auspices of the Armand Hammer Center for Leonardo Studies (University of California at Los Angeles) and the auspices of the Ente Raccolta Vinciana of Milan. It was officially recognized as Museum of Public Interest by Regione Toscana in 1999. Its Director is Alessandro Vezzosi, President of the International Association is Agnese Sabato, Honorary President is Carlo Pedretti.

The Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci, for its role as a site of research, philological discovery and creativity, pursues, among others, three major objectives: - to spread the knowledge of a true Leonardo, beyond the stereotypes, rhetoric and legend; - investigate and present the "lost" Leonardo and report the results of new studies and interpretations, also concerning his school (from the Achademia Leonardi Vinci to Leonardo's followers); - a new reading of his work with regards to both the Renaissance context and contemporary culture.

It is located in the Gallery that - with the Ancient Cellar of the Castle - housed a forerunner "Wine Museum" already in the 19th century. This is recorded by Giuseppe Garibaldi's memories dated July- August 1868, where it is called "Museum Masetti" because it was part of the ownership of the counts Masetti da Bagnano, together with the castle of the Counts Guidi (later donated to the town of Vinci) and the land called Grappa (in the past owned by Leonardo's father and now location of "Garden of Leonardo"). Just opposite the Museum entrance there was the City Mill (with its millpond) that from 1478 was run by Leonardo's father Ser Piero and his uncle Francesco. Leonardo himself was present at the deed: he should have restored the mill and he would have been the beneficial owner. The part dating from nineteenth century was built on the basement of the millpond owned by the City and by the Da Vinci. The exhibition areas are temporarily closed due to rain water infiltration from the overlying building, awaiting re-opening.


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