Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition At The Ronald Reagan Library And Museum (09/06/2019) - Room 3 Part 4

As we continue touring the Da Vinci exhibition, we move into the last section of the third room. This section had a variety of inventions displayed in it. The displays included several small scaled boat models, a miniature model of a double crane, an interactive display showing how Da Vinci's self supporting bridge works, and a replica of Da Vinci's studio. all the models and the interactive display were accompanied by copies of pages from the Codex Atlanticus and illustrations that explained their design. The self supporting bridge display was very interesting and entertaining. Assembling one is a lot harder than it looks. And watching people trying was pretty funny.

 

Next, we headed back up stairs to the forth and final room of the Da Vinci exhibition. Room 4 had the widest range of inventions, out of all the rooms. From flying machines to a self propelled cart (kind of like the first robot), there was a lot to see in Room 4. 

We're almost done with Da Vinci and the Ronald Reagan Library. The Broad and Michael Angelo are next. And, as I mentioned in a previous post, I will be posting a mix of past and current events. That means there is also a lot of photography, poetry, and calligraphy coming up. So be sure to check back for the rest of Da Vinci and a whole lot more art and creativity!

Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition At The Ronald Reagan Library And Museum (09/06/2019) - Room 3 Part 2 & 3

The next two sections on our tour of the Da Vinci exhibition didn't have a lot displayed in them. So I'm going to combine the second and third sections of Room 3 into this one post.

The second section of Room 3 was the musical section. This section had two models of instruments designed by Da Vinci. One was an organ which Da Vinci designed a new twin bellow system for. This allowed the organ to play continuously without pauses. 

The second instrument in the musical section was a Musical Cannon. It was basically like a music box on a large scale. An operator would turn the handle on the cannon to rotate the large pipes. Each pipes had metal pins attached to them. And as the pipes rotated, the metal pins were plucked and produced sound that was amplified by the pipes.

In the third section of Room 3, copies of two of Da Vinci's most famous painting were displayed. On one side of the third section was a giant print of the original Last Supper painting. Across from it was a giant print of a restoration of the original painting. And on the wall that lead into the next section was a large print of Da Vinci's "Ladywith an Ermin" painting. I honestly wasn't really interested in looking at the pictures of paintings. So I just snapped a few shots of them and moved on to the final section of Room 3. 

The final section of Room 3 had a variety of models and replicas on display including a replica of Da Vinci's Studio. Well see that next on the tour, before going back upstairs to see more flying machines, a self propelling cart, and actual pages from the Codex Atlanticus! 

Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition At The Ronald Reagan Library And Museum (09/06/2019) - Room 3 Part 1

Thanks for stoppin' by and checkin' out the Bsombin' blog! As we continue touring the Da Vinci exhibit, we come to the third room. It was located downstairs and was divided into 4 parts (flying machines, musical instruments, The Last Supper, and a room with a mix of boats and other industrial inventions). 

The first section was what I was most interested in seeing. Da Vinci had a fascination with flying and designed a variety of flying machines in the Codex Atlanticus. A few of the designs had been built into models for the exhibit. And the models were incredible to see. All the models in the exhibition were amazing to look at and study. But the flying machines had my imagination going crazy. This section also had copies of pages from the Codex Atlanticus and illustrations explaining the designs, like the other rooms. There was so much to see in this room. The room made it hard to deny that Da Vinci was on a level all his own. The man's genius was unparalleled. I could talk about this room for days. But, I'll just let you look at it for yourself, even though the pictures don't really do it justice. 

We'll see some of Da Vinci's sonic inventions in the next room. And that will mark the half way point on the tour. After Da Vinci, we'll take at look as some of Ronald Reagan's stuff on the way out of the library. And then we'll move on to the Broad Museum.

Hopefully we'll be able to start visiting museums in person, again, soon. But, until then, I have a few more tours to share with you. So keep check back for more art, photography, poetry and more!