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ScienceisCulture
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Introductory contributions
Presentation
The Museum has a mission
The Museum has many facets
The Museum has many projects
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DEPARTMENTS
EXHIBITION SECTIONS AND I.LAB
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MATERIALS
Lifecycle of products
Polymer materials
Rubber
Plastics
Adhesives
Metals
i.lab Chemistry
i.lab Materials
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TRANSPORT
Air transport
Helicopters
Rail transport
Water transport
Toti subamrine
i.lab Beyond the oceans
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ENERGY
Energy sources and devices
Oil
i.lab Energy & Environment
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COMMUNICATION
Astronomy
Sound
Telecommunications
Telegraph and Telephone
Radio
Television
i.lab Electricity
i.lab Light
LEONARDO, ART & SCIENCE
Jewellery
Leonardo da Vinci
Horology
Musical instruments
i.lab Leonardo
NEW FRONTIERS
Nanotechnology
i.lab Nutrition
i.lab Biotechnology
i.lab Genetics
i.lab Robotics
SCIENCE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
Young children’s i.lab
i.lab Soap bubbles
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ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS,
SERVICES, PARTNERSHIPS
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NETWORKS, COLLABORATIONS
AND CONSULTANCY
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The spring of science - 7th edition
Cooperation agreement
with the Region of Lombardy
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Preserve, display, educate, train
Consultancy and planning
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Leonardo and the Milan cathedral building site
ICOM Italia
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STUDY AND RESEARCH
Crei
European project Pilots
Safeguarding contemporary scientific
and technological heritage
Scientific catalogue of our historic heritage
European project Openscience
MEETINGS
On the shoulders of the giants
Make up your mind
European course Smec
THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Theatre in the Museum
A night at the Museum
Performances
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OUTREACH AND SUMMER CAMPS
Outreach
Summer camps
EVENTS
ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS
FOR SCHOOLS
Open day
“Caro Prof TI SCRIVO” - Dear Teacher
I am writing to you
Teacher training course
ISS plan
EST Project
Crealab Project
Open school
Railways and schools
School, science and society
European project Setac
A LIVING MUSEUM
How we work
Some prizes
Museum numbers
Work in progress
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SUPPORT THE MUSEUM
The Museum in a bag
Membership card
Membership card for companies
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PARTNERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
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SHOWS, PUBLICATIONS, AUDIOVISUALS,
RADIO MUSEOSCIENZA, NEWSLETTER
Videomuseum
Radio Museoscienza
Publications
Newsletter
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CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION,
ART AND ARTISTS
Remember? Cool memories at the Museum
Patrick Mirman installation
Leonardo da Vinci - Nature, art and science
INTRODUCTORY CONTRIBUTIONS
We have the pleasure of hosting the distinguished contributions of the Minister for
Heritage and Cultural Activities Mr. Sandro Bondi, the Minister of Education, University
and Research, Ms. Mariastella Gelmini and the Director General of the Regional School
Office for Lombardy, Ms. Anna Maria Dominici. Three of the most important Institutions
involved on a daily basis with the Museum in the dissemination of scientific and
technological culture.
The National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci of Milan, superbly
run by the Foundation which is nominated to manage it following criteria of efficiency
and effectiveness, is one of the Italian cultural institutions which is most attentive to
innovation in all its numerous aspects. The exhibition halls and the Olivetan monastery
cloister in which it is housed hosts the history of the industrial and technological
excellence of our Nation, with an exhibition which honours the thousands of objects
on view thanks to the didactic and multimedial instruments capable of involving and
fascinating the public. The exhibitions and initiatives which continue to animate the life of
this institution are numerous and interesting, making it a beloved and much frequented
place both by tourists and by the citizens of Milan. It is not by chance that in 2007 the
museum hosted more than 380,000 visitors, many of which, almost 40,000, attracted
by the Enrico Toti submarine, which for some years now has enriched the permanent
collection.
Starting from these excellent qualities, I am certain that the National Museum of
Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci will be able to promote itself as one of the
cornerstones of the Milan Expo 2015, a great renewal project focused on sustainable
development. Above all this institution continues to combine, as it has done up to now,
tradition and beauty expressed in the Leonardesque machines with the amazing visions
of modern science.
Sandro Bondi
Italian Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities
Education and conservation, research and spreading of culture. This is the original
formula which makes the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da
Vinci of Milan a fascinating exception in the national landscape of Italian museums.
Dissemination of culture and conservation are the two principle functions and
fundamental objectives of this Museum, which continues to welcome, together
with tourists, numerous students who approach experimental research through its
interactive laboratories. Young people are offered the extraordinary opportunity of
verifying first hand all the knowledge acquired in class with the aid of the most suitable
technologies and instruments which are made available to them. Personally I firmly
believe that one does not increase one’s scientific knowledge without observation
and concrete experience. Talents are not discovered, aptitudes and natural gifts are
not stimulated without encouraging involvement, which is the most effective means
of bringing students closer to scientific and technological knowledge, to direct their
preferences towards these disciplines when they are choosing university faculties
to compete in international challenges with the instruments of high scientific and
technological qualification.
What’s more, scientific culture is a precious resource to help today’s students become
informed responsible citizens, capable of strongly influencing decisional processes and
interpreting with a critical spirit the evolution of contemporary society.
However this Museum is not only an innovative didactic instrument for our students,
but it is both a symbol and historic memory of the industrial evolution of our Nation,
of the modernizing capacity of Lombardy, of the innate sense of innovation of a city,
Milan, which accepting enthusiastically the challenge of Expo 2015 launches itself into
a great renewal project which can and must treasure this extraordinary laboratory of
knowledge dedicated to the great genius of Leonardo da Vinci.
Mariastella Gelmini
Italian Minister for Education, University and Research
A Museum for the territory, for the city, for young people, a high profile cultural
Institution which has always understood the need to work closely with Schools, because
it is in the classroom, from the earliest scholarly experiences, that a rich and solid
scientific culture can take root, and much more as well, it is the National Museum
of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci of Milan, an exceptional area of growth
which has always opened its doors to small children, adolescents, opening dialogue
with teachers, educators and parents.
Among the many activities set up for the school year 2009/2010, this Guide
represents a faithful and transparent synthesis, clear and informative, capable of
awakening curiosity in those who believe that science is only suitable for a chosen
“naturally inclined” few, and that everybody else must keep away, in fear, set in their
conviction that science is difficult, unapproachable, abstract, which has nothing to do
with daily reality, nor does it concern the “Man of Culture” because scientific knowledge
is only a limited specialization.
On the contrary, science is curiosity, passion, originality, creativity, method, rigour,
which offers a person the opportunity to express one’s own inclinations, aspirations,
and which strengthens “differing thought”, artistic sensibility, and openness to dialogue,
to comparison and thus to tolerance and spirit of democracy.
The Museum of Science and Technology has offered us, year after year, a range
of educational opportunities fully coherent with different guiding ideas: the idea that
“Science is Culture”; the idea that one does not develop in science if one is not fully
involved by experiencing science in laboratories; the idea that to develop ideas for the
future, to nourish younger generations gifted with a scientific “habitus mentale”, the
concerted forces of many Subjects with shared objectives is required.
I hope that these pages will nourish your natural curiosity and will accompany you all,
especially the Students, profitably in this extraordinary adventure of knowledge.
Anna Maria Dominici
Director General of the Regional School Office for Lombardy
PRESENTATION
The Museum is rapidly changing, yet it still preserves the values of its founder.
It holds both tangible and intangible memories that are the pride of our country and that
should help the new generations to build their sense of reminiscence and belonging.
Not only because of the extraordinary results obtained by Italians during the post-war
reconstruction - which corresponds to when the “Leonardo da Vinci” museum was born
- but also for their capacity of preserving through other difficult times the prestigious
position gained worldwide.
The extraordinary bio-diversity of Italian regions revealed itself first in traditional crafts and
later in the thousands of small and medium enterprises that have managed to occupy
significant positions worldwide, in almost every sector. This is still true today if we think
on the thousands of manufacturing realities that incessantly create new products and
systems, eluding the official reports on research activity, but forming the real driving
force of the Country and the allied partners of the larger firms.
It is because of this rich dynamic reality and know-how that the Museum interprets past
ages in the perspective of its founding values, exhibiting its Collections in compliance with
new museological standards that lead to modernity. An action that enhances its Historical
Heritage thanks to adequate exhibition settings and new acquisitions.
Owing to informal learning methodologies and to the birth of new and renovated labs, the
objects are more and more connected to the understanding of the value of Science and
Technology as fundamental elements of Culture. Thus “Science is Culture” is not only an
appropriate catch-phrase, but the actual path that we are following to link the roots and
traditions of an extraordinary Country to its contemporary and shared values. A path
that looks at Institutions, Schools, Universities, Research Centres, Company Systems and
Citizens as our everyday companions in a positive circular structure. A path that considers
participation processes and international integration as a methodology
and a value and not just an enforced strategy.
With its working style the Museum is a bright example for the whole Country, hosting the
20th conference of Ecsite, collaborating with the Deutches Museum in Munich and the
Cité des Sciences & de l’Industrie in Paris, participating in numerous European projects
with colleagues of every country, developing new initiatives with Chorea, Japan and China
and cultivating a direct relationship with the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Our institution is working to offer families, young people, schools and citizens a place for
understanding that can stimulate and inspire dialogue. It also wishes to help the new
generations in choosing with freedom and motivation their training and professional path,
operating with a “lay vocation” to work for their future hosting institutions and for society
as a whole.
We are here to encourage interests and passions.
Fiorenzo Galli
General Director Fondazione Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
We were born in 1953 from a great idea.
One that was once far-sighted and is now
still innovative.
“The Museum is alive, it belongs and it is open to all.
Today the world spins fast and we are all looking
for explanations and opportunities. The Museum
is alive; it is the Museum of the World’s Future”.
Guido Ucelli di Nemi
founder of the Museum
THE MUSEUMH
We enhance a rich, scientific, technological
and industrial heritage.
We educate young generations and adults
in science and technology.
We are a place for sharing, for dialogue,
for exchange and experience, accessibile to all.
We talk abut the past.
We interpret the present.
We look at the future.
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MHAS A MISSION
We develop engaging experiences and use different
means of communication to encourage curiosity,
creativity, discovery and understanding.
We aim to inspire future change.
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THE MUSEUMH
We are the biggest science and technology museum in Italy,
one of the most important in Europe and the World.
We constantly renovate ourselves and experiment
new ways to tell new stories and involve new audiences.
We hold the greatest collection in the world of models
of machines realised from Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings.
We work to be leader in informal education in Europe.
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MANY FACETS
We are actively involved in the debate
for the dissemination of scientific culture
and collaborate with other important
European museums and science centres.
We have been chosen for the organization
of the ECSITE Annual conference 2009.
We will host 1000 professionals coming
from all over the world museums to discuss
something concerning you:
the future of science museums.
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INFORMAL EDUCATION
Education is one of the main functions of the Museum.
All our activities are based on an informal
educational approach.
Exploration, observation and active involvement
are at the basis of our methodology.
Our experiences aim to encourage discovery
rather than to teach laws and principles.
Our objective is to involve you.
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THE MUSEUM COMMUNICATES WITH YOU
We carry out an intense communication
programme to consolidate the public image of
our Institution. We have created and produced
two campaigns, explicit appeals to rediscover the
Museum and to experiment everything that is to
be found within it.
“You are always at home with us, come in and
choose what pleases you”. This is the invitation we
extend to everybody, experts or non experts, adults
and children, Italians and foreigners.
VISIT
THE MUSEUM
AND MIND
YOUR OWN
BUSINESS
If you care for science and technology you are caring for yourself
and fostering your own interests.
Everything you find at the Museum is closely related to your life:
energy, transport, telecommunications, materials,
genetics and biotechnology, robotics.
WHO WOULD YOU TRUST
NOWADAYS
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Permanent and temporary exhibitions, interactive labs,
discussions, events and shows.
Come and visit us to find what you like best.
You are always at home in the Museum.
Your mother and father brought you here when you were a child,
you have come with your elementary school teacher
and we are at hand any time you want to learn more.
Treat yourself to the Museum.
You can trust us.
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THE MUSEUMH
We play a fundamental role in the development
of society we live in.
We aspire to strengthen our impact on the community
and to address a wide range of audiences.
Our projects are devised and carried out
by internal and external expert staff,
inspired and motivated, working to make your visit
an unforgettable experience.
The Museum projects are many
and can become even more.
Supporting the projects of the Museum
means taking part in changing the future.
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MANY PROJECTS
If you are a citizen,
you can help us and benefit directly from your generosity.
If you are a company,
you can invest on us and increase your visibility,
demonstrating your commitment towards society,
toward your employees and toward young generations,
repaying the region of the opportunities it offers you.
If you are a foundation,
you can accomplish your mission with us.
We are doing a lot, and with your support
we can face any challenge.
Everybody’s support is important.
With us you make the difference.
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DEPARTMENTS
EXHIBITION SECTIONS AND I.LABS
In the course of its over fifty years-long history,
the Museum has collected and conserved a
notable heritage documenting important stages
in scientific and technological development,
with special reference to our Country.
The original museological project is centered on
the themes of work and industrial production,
displaying its collections in sections that follow
a history-based criteria.
The Museum is called after Leonardo da Vinci,
a symbol of continuity between scientifictechnological and artistic culture.
In line with its history and identity the Museum
has began - with the contribution of scientific
committees - a transformation process which
has among its objectives that of reinterpreting
the collections and reorganizing the historic
sections, grouping and displaying them
according to the most significant stages in
the history of mankind, in relation to current
scientific and technological reality.
Next to the exhibition sections, interactive
laboratories have been developed over the
years, using informal education to involve and
interest schools, families and all the Museum’s
public.
The collections and interactive laboratories
are now organized in Departments: Materials,
Transport, Energy, Communication, Leonardo
Art & Science, New Frontiers and Science for
Young Children.
Each Department develops studies and
research on the collections, plans and offers
educational activities, promotes conferences
and workshops.
Conservation and educational aspects develop
with continuity identifying the Museum as
a place which conserves and builds access
to a heritage rich in memories.
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EXHIBITION AREAS
INTERACTIVE LABS
lifecycle of products
i.lab chemistry
polymer materials
i.lab materials
rubber
plastics
adhesives
metals
Materials have had and continue to have
a profound influence on the history of
mankind. Some have given their name to
different ages in the history of the world,
others have contributed to the rise and fall
of empires, all have shaped our way of life.
Starting from the first stone tools up to
the most modern molecular switches,
the scientific and technological evolution
of mankind has searched for the most
suitable material to carry out a task,
to build a tool, to solve a need.
The Museum pays particular attention to
materials. The historical collections tell
us about the origin and use of everyday
materials like metal, plastic and rubber.
The laboratories help us to understand
their physical, chemical and technological
properties and to experiment processing
techniques.
A section dedicated to the life cycle of
product together with a new area on
adhesives start off the integration process
of the laboratories and display sections.
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materials
lifecycle of products
in partnership with AMSA
with the contribution of REGIONE LOMBARDIA, COMUNE DI MILANO
An object is much more than the product we use. It is not only
the result of the raw materials and energy used but also of the
waste and discharge products in the different phases of its
lifecycle: design, production, distribution, use and disposal.
It is not enough to take into account the physical, chemical and
mechanical properties of the material used to create a “good
product”. Nor is it enough to reason only on its functionality and
aesthetics.
To make a correct analysis of the advantages and disadvantages
connected to the design of an object you need to study its
environmental, economic and social impact.
The interactive section invites to take part in turning waste
into a resource: to reutilize a bottle in an imaginative way, to
accompany a Brazilian banana on its journey to our table, to give
a new life to a t-shirt.
a. Collecting waste: yesterday
and today
This section offers an interactive
tour. You can use exhibits, carry out
experimental activities and observe
historic objects.
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a. Polymertheque
Polymeric materials are synthesis materials which, since the last
century, have greatly changed the world we live in and without
which today the world would not be as we know it. Industry,
indeed, uses polymers to create plastic materials and synthetic
rubber, but also to produce fibres, adhesives and glues,
varnishes and paints.
The Polymer Materials Section is made up of three areas,
dedicated respectively to rubber, plastic materials and
adhesives. It analyses the history and technological evolution
of each material, the chemical, physical and technological
properties, the processing techniques, the fascination and
impact on our daily life, the possibility of recycling products.
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materials
polymer materials
materials
polymer materials
area rubber
in partnership with ASSOCOMAPLAST
with the contribution of REGIONE LOMBARDIA, CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI MILANO, FEDERAZIONE GOMMA PLASTICA
The collection shows instruments, machines and techniques
used to extract natural rubber, to create synthetic rubber and
thermoplastic elastomers. It tells us how to process materials,
manufacture objects and possibly recycle them.
a.Detail of working phases
The display invites you to follow some widely consumed or
industrially used products, ranging from their raw material
state to the finished object, to discover what a tyre, a shoe sole,
a chewing gum, a tarred road and many other objects have
in common.
The display is completed with a timeline which follows the history
of the polymeric materials, a polymertheque where you can
touch different materials and an area dedicated to the destiny
of rubber objects.
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in partnership with ASSOCOMAPLAST
with the contribution of FEDERCHIMICA-PLASTICSEUROPE ITALIA
a.Plastics recycle
The collection allows to discover where plastic materials come
from, how they are processed and what uses are made
of them.
The exhibition is dedicated to the places where plastic materials
are created, processed and produced: “the idea laboratory”,
“the object factory” and “a world of plastic”.
A journey towards the most modern plastic materials thanks
to the revolutionary discovery (1954) of isotactic polypropylene
by Giulio Natta, Chemistry Nobel Prize.
A timeline in which you can follow the history of polymeric
materials, a “Polymertheque” where you can touch different
materials and an area dedicated to the destiny of plastic objects
complete the exhibition.
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materials
polymer materials
area plastics
materials
polymer materials
area adhesives
in partnership with MAPEI, VINAVIL
with the contribution of REGIONE LOMBARDIA, CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI MILANO
The area introduces the vast and often surprising world of those
substances that allow two surfaces to remain stick together and
new materials to be developed.
An overall view to discover present, past and future of the
substances which hold together houses, boats, aeroplanes,
and almost all of that which surrounds us.
a.Detail of the exhibition case “Glue
on one side”
This section offers an interactive
tour. You can use exhibits, carry out
experimental activities and observe
historic objects.
The area shows three case studies which recall different epochs:
the materials which hold together a house, those which allow
to create composite materials, those used in high technology
applications.
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metals
a.Nail production machine
b.Falck Plant
The exhibition illustrates the metal extraction and processing
techniques through the machinery used and the products
created.
You can discover the working processes for the melting and
deformation of plastic with the first Italian electric oven, presses
and dies, rods and plates.
Special attention is given to the working of iron: in the
reconstruction of a Falck factory (1860) you can observe the
rolling and drawing. A hydraulic hammer (1740), originally from
the Galperti forge, shows the forging.
The metallurgy of the non-iron metals (among which we find
copper and aluminium) is shown from the original minerals up
to the industrial products.
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materials
in partnership with GRUPPO FALCK, GALPERTI
i.lab chemistry
materials
in partnership with FEDERCHIMICA, MAPEI
What is the salt of life? Are you acid or basic?
Why have polymers conquered the world?
Chemistry is present in every activity we do.
In this laboratory we examine the equilibriums
and transformations of the elements
which surround us.
ACTIVITIES
The young chemist
In cell and battery
Joined and separated
Acid at the base
The Mendelejev
elements
Life cycles
Colour chemistry
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i.lab materials
How many different materials are there in the objects which
surround us and what are their characteristics?
Let’s try to understand their chemical and physical
properties, let’s experiment their hot and cold processing .
Paper and cardboard, clay and pottery, metals and alloys,
plastics, rubber and other polymeric materials offer a global
view of the world of materials from which the things that
make up our daily life are made.
ACTIVITIES
Recyclable paper
Clay and baked clay
Inside paper
Polymeric materials
The nature of metals
Plastics
Let’s make
a sheet of paper
Handling clay
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materials
in partnership con FEDERCHIMICA-PLASTICSEUROPE ITALIA
EXHIBITION AREAS
air transport
helicopters
rail transport
water transport
toti submarine
INTERACTIVE LABS
i.lab beyond the ocean
Transport plays a fundamental role in the
history of the activity of mankind. The need to
understand and explore, the economic forces
and the desire to meet have shaped a society
which can travel and transport.
The Museum runs through more than
six thousand years of transport history
beginning from the invention of the wheel.
Special attention is given to the application
of the engine which, supplying a new and
revolutionary impulse to the sector, favours
the birth of the railway and air transport.
The Department is organized into four large
thematic areas: land transport, rail transport,
air transport and naval transport.
The historic collections, the itineraries and
the laboratories recreate the socio-cultural
context of the past to better understand
modern technologies: faster and larger
trains and aircrafts, futuristic cars and more
comfortable ships.
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transport
air transport
The collection runs through the history of flying, from
pioneering times to jet aircrafts.
a.View of the Air & Water Transport
Building
The Air & Water Transport Building has eleven aircrafts
on exhibition.
Among these: the first Italian fighter Macchi-Nieuport Ni10
(1915) , the Macchi 205V which has been perfectly restored
with its original livery from the 40s and the Vampire MK52,
the first jet fighter aircraft of the Italian Air Force.
Among the engines on display are the three-cylinder fan type
Anzani engine (1909) and the more common radial engines.
Outside there are three jet aircrafts from the post WWII like the
G91R (1957), renowned fighter and ground attack aircraft for
reconnaissance photos.
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in partnership with AGUSTAWESTLAND
with the contribution of REGIONE LOMBARDIA
a.AgustaWestland A109 Helicopter
This section offers an interactive
tour. You can use exhibits, carry out
experimental activities and observe
historic objects.
From the centre of the Air & Water Transport Building, looking
upwards, is the Volpe 126. It is the special version of the A109
Italian helicopter, the first project on an industrial scale by the
Augusta company. This modern helicopter closes the exhibition
dedicated to the technical and technological development of
rotating-wing aircrafts.
In this area are the first intuitions of Leonardo, the use
of contra-rotation and the building of light engines which
enabled Forlanini to lift the first helicopter prototype
of the ground (1877).
One can discover how an aircraft fitted with a main rotor
and a tail rotor works thanks to a mechanical simulator
and a multimedia station.
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transport
air transport
area helicopters
transport
rail transport
The collection is displayed in a pavilion from the 1906 Expo
with an added reconstruction of a late 19th century railway
station façade.
It shows one hundred years of rail transport evolution
beginning from the second half of the nineteenth century.
a.View of the Rail Transport Building
b.691-022 Steam Locomotive
In the Rail Transport Building you can see some vehicles from
the history of public transport in Lombardy: a horse-drawn tram
(1885), the mythical Gamba de Legn, “Wooden Leg”, (1909)
which linked Milan to Trezzo d’Adda and one of the first convoys
of the Ferrovie Nord Milano (North Milan Railways). You can also
see various steam locomotives produced in Italy between the
end of the nineteenth century and the mid-1930s, among which
is the 691-022 steam locomotive with tender (1914). A series
of electric engines still in use until the end of the 1960s show
the technological evolution of rail transport.
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a. Command bridge
of the transatlantic liner
Conte Biancamano
b.Reconstruction of the battery deck
of a vessel
This section introduces the theme of navigation and displays the
Museum’s relics together with those of the Milan Didactic Naval
Civic Museum.
Here are some of the most striking historical objects of the
museum’s collections: the brig schooner Ebe (1921) and the
command bridge of the transatlantic liner Conte Biancamano
(1925). The bow of the Stella Polare (Polar Star) ship tells us of
the first expeditions to the North Pole. Some assault crafts used
during the world wars, among which the Maiale (“pig” as the
manned slow-speed torpedoes were known), show the courage
of the seamen. The history of the great battles is told through
the models of reknown sailing vessels for their achievements.
The Air & Water Transport Building also hosts a collection
of figureheads, objects and books on naval matters donated
by the Milanese editor Ugo Mursia.
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transport
water transport
toti submarine
transport
in partnership with MARINA MILITARE, COMUNE DI MILANO, TELECOM ITALIA, FINMECCANICA, FINCANTIERI, ATM
How could 30 submarine seamen live for weeks under the sea?
What did they do? What was the role of this submarine during
the Cold War?
a. Submarine Enrico Toti - S-506
b.Depth gauges and rudders
Launched in 1967, the submarine Enrico Toti was the first to
be built by Italian shipbuilders since the Second World War.
In its thirty years of service in the Mediterranean Sea it travelled
137,000 miles.
During the guided visit on board, among the engine room, the
sonars and the periscope, you can experience the emotions of
the seamen during their long voyages.
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i.lab beyond the ocean
How can you find your way at sea? How do you survive
a shipwreck? How do you beat a storm?
The Trinidad, the fleet flagship of Ferdinand Magellan, has been
reconstructed in the Air & Water Transport Building. On board,
accompanied by explainers in traditional costumes, you discover
the life and work of seamen in the 16th century and experience
the atmosphere of the great explorations, from the creaking
of the hull to the songs of the crew. A thrilling sound column
accompanies the lively dramatization.
ACTIVITIES
The captain’s secrets
Life aboard
Maps of mysterious
places
Navigational
instruments
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transport
in partnership with DE AGOSTINI
EXHIBITION AREAS
energy sources and devices
oil
INTERACTIVE LABS
i.lab energy & environment
Energy is an indispensible factor for the birth
and survival of every form of life and, in the
course of history, it has also been one of the
determining elements in the development of
human societies.
Nowadays this theme is at the centre of public
debate, above all in relation to environmental,
economic and ethical sustainability of
choices on a local and global level. Among
the recurring themes, the availability
and management of fossil resources, the
spreading of technologies to adopt renewable
sources, the possibilities and fears relating
to nuclear energy, but also the increase in the
demand for energy, the need to rationalize
consumption and the strategies to limit the
negative effects on human health and on the
environment.
Since 1958 the Museum introduces the
theme of energy through a collection made
up of historic objects from the 19th and 20th
centuries, among which are a number of
spectacular steam engines, and through older
technological models.
In the 1990s, the exhibition – born as the
“Prime movers” room – was partly modified
and integrated with technologies relating to
the sector of renewable sources. At a later
date it was supported with a laboratory for
the exploration of phenomena linked to the
transformation and accumulation of energy
with traditional and innovative systems.
The updating process takes off again today
starting from a further enlargement of the
collection and from a general renewal
of the exhibition. This is an ongoing project
which, in the space of a few years, will allow
the Museum to display the current energy
scenario of sources and technologies available
in its complex articulation and allow people
to appreciate the most important objects
from a historic-scientific viewpoint.
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energy
energy sources and devices
The department collection is spread out, due to size and
functions, from the Museum entrance to outside areas. Indeed it
includes complete plants, both historic and modern, such as the
Regina Margherita thermoelectric power station (1895) and
a 3-kW photovoltaic field linked to the network.
a.Regina Margherita Thermoelectric
Power Station
b.Francis Turbines
The hall located on floor -1 of the Monumental Building has
the task of offering an overview of energy sources and related
devices.
The exhibition is constantly being updated and has various areas.
The first to be renovated is dedicated to oil and its industry. The
others “under construction” concern gas, renewable energies
(in particular water, sun and wind), coal and its historic link with
steam, nuclear energy.
At the centre of the hall, important historic objects offer
glimpses into the history of Italian energy. Audiovisual material
is also available on themes linked to the exhibition.
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in partnership with TOTAL ITALIA
with the constribution of REGIONE LOMBARDIA, CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI MILANO
a. Detail of the exhibition area
This section offers an interactive
tour. You can use exhibits, carry out
experimental activities and observe
historic objects.
How can you identify a hydrocarbon field? What happens to crude
oil in a refinery? How many things are done with oil and how much
scientific research is involved?
For more than a century the oil industry has been one of the key
elements in the world energy sector. It is a chain characterized
by an inseparable interlacing of scientific, technological, legal and
economic aspects.
Let’s explore this complexity through case studies: an oilfield
in the heart of Basilicata, a refinery on the outskirts of Rome,
a laboratory for technological bitumen in the Canavese region.
Three stories about oil to learn how much work there is behind
it and to try to understand the road that lies ahead of us.
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energy
energy sources and devices
area oil
energy
i.lab energy & environment
Can you cook a pizza with sunrays? How does a hydrogen system
work? How far can you travel with a barrel of oil?
Let’s discover how to transform energy into useful work with
sun panels, fuel cells, turbines, bicycles and bitumen,
how to store it, how to use it in a better way.
ACTIVITIES
Under the sun
Sustainable energy
Putting oil to the test
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EXHIBITION AREAS
astronomy
sound
telecommunications
telegraph and telephone
radio
television
INTERACTIVE LABS
i.lab electricity
i.lab light
The introduction of new communication
tools has characterized and continues to
characterize the technological and cultural
transformation of society. We have seen
a continuous and growing production in the
means capable of sustaining and boosting
the need for communication. The evolution
of these instruments has registered phases
of great discontinuity. Some inventions have
marked fundamental steps in our history.
For example the introduction of printing in
the fifteenth century, the use of electricity in
long distance communication in the second
half of the 19th century and the overwhelming
birth of electronics and informatics in the last
years of our century.
Visiting the collections and the laboratories in
the Museum it is possible to run through all
these phases: from Gutenberg’s movable type
printing press up to digital communication,
reviewing the history of the equipment used
in video and sound recording.
A journey guiding us through the most recent
digital transformations where telegraph,
telephone, radio, television and computer
seem to merge together into a single
new technological and cultural era, that
of Information and Communication
Technology (ICT).
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astronomy
communication
in partnership with CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI MILANO
This section introduces instruments and models that witness
the research carried out by mankind to understand and describe
the space which surrounds us, from the surface of the Earth
to the structure of the Universe.
a.Salmoiraghi refracting telescope
b.Astronomy section,
in the foreground a reproduction
of Foucault’s Pendulum
The collection gathers antique astronomic and topographical
instruments. Some tell the story of Milanese astronomy: the
Sisson’s equatorial sector (1774), with which the orbital
parameters of the planet Uranus were defined and small planet
Hesperia discovered; the Ramsden’s mural quadrant (1789); the
Salmoiraghi refracting telescope (early 1900’s). Two precious
pairs of globes, built by Coronelli and Moroncelli at the end of the
17th century, describe the surface of the Earth and the celestial
vault, with its fantastic mythological figures. A Foucault pendulum
shows the rotation of the Earth.
We wish to thank INAF – Brera Astronomical Observatory
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sound
a.Sound Section
b.View of the Webcor 181 magnetic
wire recorder
c.View of the Lesaphone Topazio
portable phonograph
This collection shows the main technologies for recording
and reproducing sound, from the phonograph in 1887 to the
modern 25GB Blu-Ray DVD player.
Devices and supports are displayed according to their working
principles: mechanical, electromechanical, magnetic and optical.
Gramophones, portable phonographs, wire recorders, tape and
CD recorders tell the story of this development. In a listening
room, an interactive software device allows the reconstruction
a sound chain by choosing a passage, a support, a reproduction
and amplification device.
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communication
in partnership with TDK
communication
telecommunications
in partnership with CORECOM LOMBARDIA, FONDAZIONE CARIPLO, FRACARRO, MAGNETI MARELLI, MEDIASET,
PRYSMIAN CAVI E SISTEMI, RADIO 105, SHARP, SIEMENS, TELECOM ITALIA
with the contribution of REGIONE LOMBARDIA, CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI MILANO
This section displays the history of instruments used to
communicate from a distance from the optical posts at the
end of the 18th century to optical fibres.
This new exhibition opens with an area dedicated to the
history of the telegraph. In the same hall, on a parallel route,
the past and the present of the telephone are analysed.
These two areas are enriched by the presence of some rare
antiques such as the Caselli’s Pantelegraph and the Meucci’s
telephones. The network concept is then analysed,
a fundamental structure to connect many users. Thanks
to the original devices with which Marconi started his
experiments on radiotelegraphy, you can study more deeply
the theme of wireless reception. Small amateur devices,
public state systems and the study of a private
radio broadcaster explain the theme of radio broadcasting.
This section is completed with the area dedicated to
the evolution of television technology. Some faithful
reconstructions of the historic television production
and reception places will accompany you to Piazza della
Comunicazione – Piazza Telecom Italia, “Communication
- Telecom Italia Square”, the place where all the medias
converge and create the modern and revolutionary ICT digital
world (Information and Communication Technology).
a. Reception loop antenna from
the 1920’s
The section offers interactive visiting
tours. You can use the exhibits,
carry out experimental activities
and observe historic objects.
in collaboration with: Fondazione Cariplo
created under the auspices of: EST Project
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a.Detail of the exhibition area
The telegraph sinks its roots in the laboratories of the beginning
of the 19th century. It represents the first practical applications
of the studies by the masters of electromagnetism and,
thanks to Samuel Morse, becomes widespread, covering
a dense network all over the world. In the same period
inventors and scientists offered a new and more powerful
instrument: the telephone was born, capable of carrying the
human voice over ever-increasing distances. Initially considered
the natural substitute of the telegraph, it became a means
of communication for everybody, changing social habits and
recreating new social relationships.
In this area objects and reports tell the importance
of the technical and social history of these two means of
communication showing their origins in times far from the period
of global information and communication in which we live.
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communication
telecommunications
area telegraph and telephone
communication
telecommunications
area radio
What was Guglielmo Marconi’s contribution to the birth of the
radio? Who are ‘radio hams’ and what was their importance?
A hundred years after Marconi’s Nobel (december 1909),
this hall shows the development of the radio, from experimental
models to modern digital radio receivers.
a.Exhibition area
The first area of the hall is dedicated to Marconi and to
radiotelegraphy, and displays devices used to exchange
messages via radio in Morse code. The second area is dedicated
to radio broadcasting and introduces equipment for listening
to entertainment programmes broadcast by public and private
broadcasters.
To help you understand more clearly how the objects work, you
can use interactive stations to activate reconstructed Marconi
devices and explore the properties of radio waves.
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a.Detail of the exhibition area
Television is the most studied and discussed means of
communication in the history of communication. Experts have
pondered, often and above all, on the social repercussions which
this very powerful means of communication has had, still has and
will have in the future on society.
In this area, with the help of unique objects and unedited reports,
we tell the technical history of Italian television, revealing the
close links between the technologies shown and their social use.
At the centre are both the point of view of the user (we television
viewers) and that of television programme producers (the
broadcasters).
Walking through the hall we discover that television was born –
at least technologically speaking – many decades prior to when
it became known to Italians and that nowadays it is experiencing
great and important changes due to the birth of digital television
and internet.
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communication
telecommunications
area television
i.lab electricity
communication
in partnership con STMICROELECTRONICS
What does a Leyden jar contain? Why is there a magnet in
a loudspeaker? How many layers are there in a silicon wafer?
In this area we journey through the history of electricity from
lightning to microchips, to discover what allows us to light, heat,
move, communicate, mill data and store it.
ACTIVITIES
Shaken by the click
Charge transfer
Magnetic look
Not everything
thunders
Memory and Logic
Birth of a chip
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Have you ever been moved by the sunset? Have you ever
captured your shadow or seen tarmac melting as if in a mirage?
In this section we will try to colour a shadow or to multiply an
image to infinity. We will use mirrors to concentrate light and
discover substances which shine in the dark. Mirrors, shadows
and colours show the best known and strangest phenomena
featuring propagation of light and its interaction with matter.
ACTIVITIES
Scientists at dawn
Beyond the rainbow
Rays and mirages
Keep your eyes open
Thrilling lights
Shedding light
on the subject
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communication
i.lab light
EXHIBITION AREAS
jewellery
leonardo da vinci
horology
musical instruments
INTERACTIVE LABS
i.lab leonardo
Since its foundation the Museum has tried
to connect technological-scientific culture
and artistic culture, showing that there is
continuity between the different expressions
of human creativity. The aim is to highlight
both the technical and productive aspect
of art as much as the aesthetic aspect
of technical products. Leonardo da Vinci
expresses this relationship.
The Museum opened in 1953 with a large
exhibition on Leonardo, wich is still partly on
show in the Gallery named after him.
In this spirit, in the same period, the Artistic
Heritage Authorities asked the Museum
to host in deposit a prestigious group of
frescoes from the 16th century Lombard
School.
In later years, the Museum increased its
collection receiving important artistic
donations such as the Rossi collection of
19th century works of art, the Mauro
collection of applied arts, the Parisi and
Pinardi collections of antique watches and
the workshop of the lutemaker Bisiach
and of the clock and watch-maker Bertolla.
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jewellery
leonardo art & science
in partnership with CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI MILANO
The collection shows a selection of precious objects starting
from stones, gems and metals. Objects made in gold, ivory and
jade witness the importance of these materials, symbols of
economic, religious and social power. The creation by the
goldsmith Ravasco opens the display dedicated to the production
of jewels. A goldsmith’s workshop shows all the working phases.
a.The Jewellery section display
window of the Goldsmith industry
b.Embossed gold cup
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a.Model of the aerial screw
b.Model of the ideal city
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The Museum’s collection of historic Leonardesque models was
created to celebrate the fifth centennial of Leonardo’s birth.
A group of experts was nominated to study Leonardo da
Vinci’s manuscripts in order to create the models which were
displayed for the first time in 1953.
In Leonardo’s drawings there are not only projects of machines
to be built but also observations of existing works, suggestions
for improvement or studies on nature.
The models on display are the fruit of a reinterpretation which
has translated and completed his drawings. The historic layout
of the Leonardo Gallery, where the exhibition of the models is
enriched with a series of drawings from his numerous fields
of interest, is completed with an exhibition that examines more
closely his Milanese years.
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leonardo art & science
leonardo da vinci
horology
leonardo art & science
in partnership con BINDA WYLER VETTA
This section shows the evolution of instruments to measure
time, from the Egyptian hourglass to the quartz watch.
The Bertolla workshop introduces the area dedicated
to the making and use of the clock. On display, pendulums
and apartment clocks, personal watches and tower
mechanisms. The reconstruction of the Dondi Astrarium
(an astronomical clock) is able to read the position of the
Sun and planets according to the Ptolemaic system.
a.Wall clocks with painted quadrants
b.Pocket watch
c.A view of the Horology Section
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musical instruments
a.Musical Instruments Section,
Erald piano
This collection displays instruments produced between the 17th
and 20th centuries. Most of the objects were donated by Emma
Vecla, a singer from the beginning of the 20th century.
It consists of string instruments such as violins, violas, viola
d’amore, and cellos.
In addition, other plucked and stroked string instruments are on
display: guitars, barrel-organs and pianos. Part of the exhibition
is dedicated to wind instruments: flutes, clarinets, oboes and
English horns. Objects of great value are an Erard piano (1830
approx.), an Erard harp (1835) and a Giosuè Agati positive
organ (1826).
You can discover the making phases of a violin and observe
the reconstruction of a lutemaker’s workshop from the 17th
century.
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leonardo art & science
in partnership con ROTARY CLUB MILANO PORTA VITTORIA
leonardo art & science
i.lab leonardo
Do brainwaves always work? How far can a scientist go?
In this section one can interact with Leonardo’s inventions
reconstructed on a large scale: a beating wing and aerial screw
to try flight, a cochlea and pulley to lift bodies and spheres and
gears to move things. Models and images of the Last Supper
reveal a man with many ideas.
ACTIVITIES
Ingenious machines
Apprentices
in workshops
Painting frescoes
The Last Supper
technique
Leonardo and writing
Creating a
Leonardesque code
Duomo stonecutters
for a day
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leonardo art & science
nanotechnology area
INTERACTIVE LABS
i.lab nutrition
i.lab biotechnology
i.lab genetics
i.lab robotics
The Museum offers the opportunity to open
the debate on New Frontiers in scientific
and technological research and places the
individual at the centre of reflection.
This Department has the objective of studying
some of the main issues linked to the changes
taking place in our daily life, highlighting the
connection between our choices and possible
future scenarios.
Visitors can engage with these themes:
Genetics, Biotechnologies, Robotics,
Nutrition and Nanotechnologies.
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new frontiers
nanotechnology area
What are nanotechnologies? What part do they play in our lives?
Let’s discover this together with researchers from the Department
of Physics and CIMAINA (Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured
Materials and Interfaces) of the University of Milan.
The Museum will host a research laboratory on nanotechnologies
where visitors will be able to watch the daily work of the researchers,
talk directly to them, and observe objects on the theme.
Created under the auspices of the European NanoToTouch project,
financed by FP7 - Science in Society, with the intention
of communicating with the public and involving it in the research
on nanotechnologies.
Activities will be ready for schools to book from Spring 2010.
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i.lab nutrition
Do you know what you eat? What transformations does food
undergo on its journey from the earth to the table? Where does
our body get its supply of energy and matter?
Every kitchen is a laboratory in which we transform molecules
and see substances reacting. In this area we can discover what
is hidden in what we eat.
This new i.lab will open in december 2009.
ACTIVITIES
Inside food
Healthy food
Safe food
Molecular nutrition
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new frontiers
in partnership with GOGLIO, YAKULT
i.lab biotechnology
new frontiers
in partnership with FONDAZIONE CARIPLO, FONDAZIONE ITALIANA ACCENTURE
Where is DNA found? Is cheese a biotechnology?
Let’s experiment with the processes which use live organisms to
produce goods and services for society. Let’s work with animal
cells, vegetables and yeasts, and use models to think about what
we have observed.
Created under the auspices of the EST Project
ACTIVITIES
Inside the cell
Watch out
for the invisible
DNA in a pocket
Biotechnological
products
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i.lab genetics
Why do children look like their parents? Which are the laws
that govern our genes?
Let’s crossbreed and observe different generations
of sample organisms such as the Drosophila melanogaster,
the common fruit fly.
ACTIVITIES
Plant genes
(NEW ACTIVITY FROM JANUARY 2010)
A matter
of inheritance
DNA in a pocket
DNA’s profile
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new frontiers
in partnership with FONDAZIONE ACHILLE E GIULIA BOROLI
i.lab robotics
new frontiers
in partnership with FONDAZIONE CARIPLO, MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
What is a robot? What can it do? Has it got a thinking a brain?
Let’s look at robots at work, let’s experiment and programme
their behaviour, let’s build them following our immagination.
Created under the auspices of the EST Project
ACTIVITIES
The dance
of the bees
The world of robots
Thinking vehicles
Let’s explore a planet
Mathematical robots
The fundamentals
of robotics
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INTERACTIVE LABS
young children’s i.lab
i.lab soap bubbles
This new Department is dedicated to children
aged between three and six. It is a place
where they can explore, experiment, learn,
measure themselves against their own
abilities and against objects, communicate
and socialize.
The aims are:
• to stimulate curiosity towards science;
• to understand the consequences
of actions;
• to experience interactive situations
which require respect
and collaboration;
• to produce a common result;
• to contribute to the building
of an individual and of social identity.
In places designed and made to fit the needs
of the young, children can look for the lost
sense, discover the magic of numbers and
shapes, play with materials, soap bubbles,
water and food.
All the experiences offered, guided by an
explainer, are thought up to experiment
through manipulative, sensorial, constructive
and reflective activities, to develop autonomy,
to stimulate multidisciplinary learning, to free
creativity, to help find diverging solutions and
new relationships between known objects.
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young children’s i.lab
What would a black and white world be like?
Do you trust your senses? What is inside objects?
How much maths is around us?
In the two special areas small children can explore the worlds
of colour, senses, materials, mathematics and food.
ACTIVITIES
Let’s play
with colours
Looking for the
lost sense
Let’s play with
the senses
Let’s make paper
Once upon a time
there was metal
Let’s look at clay
Let’s explore materials
Let’s discover
the magic of numbers
and shapes
Mum what do I eat?
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science for young children
i.lab soap bubbles
How does a bubble keep its shape? What does a minimum
energy lamina feel like?
In this area we find the recipe for indestructible bubbles. Let’s
make bunches of bubbles with all sorts of tools and discover
how much science is in a soap bubble.
ACTIVITIES
Bubble-making kit
Water and soap
Discover water
Let’s try bubbling
Science solutions
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ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS,
SERVICES, PARTNERSHIPS
The Museum is a place of inspiration in which
you can listen to a story, get engaged in
experiments, encounter historic objects, thus
become familiar with science and technology
topics that are linked to our lives.
There are many opportunities: visits, exhibitions,
activities in the i.labs, travelling Science Van,
education kits, in-service training courses,
education projects and seminars.
Visiting our bookstore, you can take a piece
of the Museum with you.
In our fascinating halls and spaces it is possible
to organize conferences and events.
The cultural development of the Museum is
the result of an active network of collaboration
at national and international level, made up
of people, professions and contacts with
institutions, companies and other agents
involved in the field of science communication.
There are also opportunities to meet scientists
and experts, temporary exhibitions, concerts,
film festivals, theatre performances, during the
week, in weekends and during the summer.
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NETWORKS, COLLABORATIONS
AND CONSULTANCY
Disseminating scientific and technological culture;
sharing experiences and competences
THE SPRING OF SCIENCE – 7th edition
This is a network project for the dissemination of science and
technological culture. It involves museums, universities, research
institutions, cultural associations at national level. Its website
www.laprimaveradellascienza.it is the context for sharing
and developing educational experiences.
funded by: Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
partners: Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Trento - Science Centre Immaginario
Scientifico, Trieste - Parco Astronomico INFINI.TO, Torino
Giulia de Martini | T +39 02 48 555 384 | progettieducativi@museoscienza.it
COOPERATION AGREEMENT
WITH THE REGION OF LOMBARDY
For some years now, the cooperation agreement between
the Museum and the Region of Lombardy constitutes an important
context for the development of the activities on safeguarding
and dissemination of science and technology heritage across the
territory for which the museum acts as a point of reference for
exchange of experience and expertise.
Laura Ronzon | T +39 02 48 555 386 | ronzon@museoscienza.it
PRESERVE, DISPLAY, EDUCATE, TRAIN
The Museum offers a series of professional development workshops
on museum education and on conversation, restoration and
exhibition of material evidence relating to the history of science,
technology and industry.
in collaboration with: Regione Lombardia - Direzione Generale Culture, Identità e Autonomie
under the patronage of: ICOM Italia (International Council of Museums – Comitato
Nazionale Italiano) and ANMS (Associazione Nazionale Musei Scientifici)
Laura Ronzon | T +39 02 48 555 386 | patrimoniostorico@museoscienza.it
Giulia de Martini | T +39 02 48 555 384 | progettieducativi@museoscienza.it
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CONSULTANCY AND PLANNING
The Museum offers consultancy services by its expert staff for the
development and preparation of programmes and activities based
on informal education methodologies.
In particular, consultancy can be given for:
• the development of experimental activities, training courses,
educational resources;
• design of spaces and facilities;
• design of visual communication strategy and tools;
• training of staff.
LEONARDO AND THE MILAN CATHEDRAL
BUILDING SITE
This Project sets out to tell you about matters relating to the building
site of the Cathedral at the time of Leonardo through three products:
• a multimedia station to tell you about the interwoven difficulties
and problems connected to the building site and the projects for
the construction of the Dome cladding;
• a laboratory activity dedicated to the stonecutters’ work, among
the most important in the cathedral site. Here you can try out
the techniques used at the time with the most suitable tools and
materials;
• a scientific theatre presentation to show daily life within the
building-site, in which you get to know various professional figures
and their roles, working conditions and everyday problems.
in partnership with: IRIS, Insegnamento e Ricerca Interdisciplinare di Storia
funded by: Fondazione Cariplo
in collaboration with: Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo
T +39 02 48 555 558 | didattica@museoscienza.it
ICOM Italia
The museum hosts the Italian National Committee for the
International Council of Museums, an international museum
organization which conserves and guarantees continuity and
communication of the material and immaterial cultural heritage
of the world.
T +39 02 4695 693 | T +39 02 48 555 338 | info@icom-italia.org
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STUDY AND RESEARCH
Studying and reflecting on the contents linked to informal education
and on the enhancement and cataloguing of our historical heritage
CREI Centro di Ricerca per l’Educazione Informale©
(Centre of Research in Informal Education)
In 2008 the Museum has launched CREI, the Centre
of Research in Informal Education.
It emerged out of two needs:
1) to supply a permanent, systematic and innovative
service to the school system aiming to make scientific and
technological themes more accessible through experimental
activities and informal educational methodologies;
2) to carry out research and reflect on the practice of informal,
museum and science education.
CREI contributes concretely to the professional development
of teachers, offering ongoing support to their work and facilitating the
constructive adoption of scientific methodologies in school practice.
T +39 02 48 555 304 | crei@museoscienza.it
European project PILOTS
Professionalization in Learning Technology and Science
This Project is financed by the Lifelong Learning Programme
of the European Union and involves seven partners from five
European countries.
The aim of this Project is to contribute in a substantial manner to
the training of explainers. The Project sets out to develop tools which
can support explainers in their daily interaction with an adult public.
The activities of the Project include: research on explainer training
needs, four international seminars with further dissemination
within the partner institutions, the development of pedagogic materials,
the organization of an on-line discussion platform.
Camilla Rossi-Linnemann | T +39 02 48 555 326 | linnemann@museoscienza.it
www.thepilots.eu
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SAFEGUARDING CONTEMPORARY SCIENTIFIC
AND TECHNOLOGICAL HERITAGE
Our scientific and technological heritage – material and
immaterial – from recent decades needs to be preserved for
future generations as a source of knowledge and understanding
of capacities, techniques and innovations which have made up our
history. The Museum, starting from a cooperation agreement
with the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities has
set up a context for discussion with the most important Italian
research bodies, universities, companies and the most important
science and technology museums. The project takes inspiration
from a similar initiative by CNAM, with whom a collaboration
agreement has also been signed.
in collaboration with: CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers), Paris
Laura Ronzon | T +39 02 48 555 386 | ronzon@museoscienza.it
SCIENTIFIC CATALOGUE
OF OUR HISTORIC HERITAGE
One of the aim of the Museum is to make historic heritage more
accessible to the public. For this reason a research project has been
set aiming to study the collections and to create a scientific catalogue
constantly updated and available on-line.
Vincenzo Iannone | T +39 02 48 555 353 | iannone@museoscienza.it
www.museoscienza.org/dipartimenti/catalogo_collezioni
European project OPENSCIENCE
The Project is financed by the eContentplus programme of the
European Union with the aim of developing a European standard
for the educational contents in digital format. Eighteen partners
from twelve European Union Countries and United States are
collaborating in the study of a model which allows the sharing and
development of material on-line connected to science education.
In a rich panorama of various researches, a shared instrument for
the different archives, the efficient organization of their content and
the structure of metadata is still lacking. The Project aims to devise
resources which help science education, both formal and informal,
to become more accessible.
Camilla Rossi-Linnemann | T +39 02 48 555 326
linnemann@museoscienza.it
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MEETINGS
Discussing, keeping up to date and debating on scientific
and technological themes which are part of our everyday lives
ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE GIANTS
This project aims to create dialogue and debate with leaders in scientific
research and technological development in order to explore cutting-edge
science and understand its close relationship to everyday life.
with the contribution of: Camera di Commercio di Milano
funded by the “Spring of Science” project
www.museoscienza.org/attivita
MAKE UP YOUR MIND
The Museum engages in dialogue with its community members, scientists,
associations and companies interested in current scientific themes.
Experiments are carried out in the interactive labs while the emerging
questions are brought to discussion meetings with experts.
Sara Calcagnini | T +39 02 48 555 322 | calcagnini@museoscienza.it
www.museoscienza.org/attivita
European course SMEC School - Museum European Cooperation
This European in-service training course for teachers and museum educators
is aimed at developing competences in science education using museums
as an educational resourse. The fifth edition will be held at the Deutsches Museum,
Munich from 22 to 29 November 2009.
Financed with Comenius and Grundtvig study grants under the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP)
of the European Union.
Sara Calcagnini | T +39 02 48 555 322 | calcagnini@museoscienza.it
www.museoscienza.org/progetti/default.asp
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THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Using different artistic forms for creative contamination
and for exploring the collections in an unusual and exciting way
THEATER IN THE MUSEUM
Theatrical performances and visits to the exhibition areas, brought
to life by the people who have taken part in the history of science,
live shows for the younger visitors, performances which encourage
adults to take part in scientific debate. Awe and entertainment
are the tools to discover and interpret our historical heritage.
funded by the “Spring of Science” project
T +39 02 48 555 558 | didattica@museoscienza.it | www.museoscienza.org/attivita
A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
For those who wish to live an unforgettable adventure when the
Museum is closed, the Night at the Museum allows you to explore
the collections in an exciting atmosphere and take part in live storytelling and role games discovering historic objects and personalities.
funded by the “Spring of Science” project
T +39 02 48 555 558 | didattica@museoscienza.it | www.museoscienza.org/attivita
PERFORMANCES
To tell the story of its collections, the Museum devises and produces
performances in which different forms of artistic expression, such as
dance, music, video and theatre merge and contaminate one another
revealing new and striking dimensions of science and technology.
In collaboration with Scala Theatre Academy School of Dance, the
performances “Cinquecentosei” (2006) and “Luminare Minus” (2007)
were produced and presented to the public.
“Cinquecentosei” is a contemporary dance and music performance
created around the Enrico Toti submarine S-506, symbol of virtual
exploration of the imagination which the sea has always inspired.
“Luminare Minus” was inspired by the moon fragment conserved in the
Museum and exceptionally exhibited for the event. The show was
inserted into the MiTo international music festival which took place
in Milan and Turin.
Since 2008, the Museum has been working on the production of
“Engranage”. In this performance, the gear represents the red thread
which links exhibits and collections: a simple element, the basis for often
complicated mechanics, in objects of the most varied sizes and uses.
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OUTREACH AND SUMMER CAMPS
Encountering the Museum outside its walls or during the summer
OUTREACH
The Museum brings interactive experimental activities to the
community through outreach programmes. Travelling with the
Science Van, the Museum’s educational activities can reach
schools, parks, public squares, public festivals and events.
Using experimental activities, tools and materials, our explainers
involve the public recreating the atmosphere of our labs wherever
you want.
Marika Fiore | T +39 02 48 555 356 | fuorimuseo@museoscienza.it
Camilla Rossi-Linnemann | T +39 02 48 555 326
SUMMER CAMPS
During the summer period we offer young people weekly campus
activities in which they can explore the Museum from a different
point if view. Participants are involved in adventures inspired by two
famous tales: “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea” and “Alice
in Wonderland”.
Engaging in fascinating atmospheres and the scientific suggestions
of the two scenarios, children have the opportunity to take part
in thematic games, experiment in the interactive laboratories and
explore the historic collections of the Museum. On the last day
adults can also be involved in the children’s adventures
in an unusual and amusing way.
funded by the “Spring of Science” project
T +39 02 48 555 558 | didattica@museoscienza.it
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CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION,
ART AND ARTISTS
Experimenting new languages, putting art and science on show
REMEMBER? Cool memories at the Museum
The memorable mysterious or familiar histories of unique objects
and the stories behind-the-scene of the Museum staff make up
the contents of this exhibition.
www.museoscienza.org/attivita/tiricordi
PATRICK MIMRAN INSTALLATION
“Billboard Project: talking about science and technology”
In a journey through the experimentation of new means of
communication for dialogue with its diverse audiences, the Museum
has again invited Patrick Mimran to talk about science and
technology. The artist replies with Billboards and narrates the close
connection between art and science, two worlds which are
only apparently distant from one another.
UNTIL TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER, IN THE CLOISTER
LEONARDO DA VINCI
Nature, art and science
This travelling exhibition dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci was
designed by the Museum and will be hosted in Korea between
2009 and 2011. The first destination will be the city of Incheon,
in the context of the project Milan Design City at Incheon Fair,
promoted by Fiera Milano and in collaboration with the City of Milan.
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SHOWS, PUBLICATIONS,
AUDIOVISUALS,
RADIO MUSEOSCIENZA,
NEWSLETTER
Documenting our heritage, preserving memories
and witnessing the future
VIDEOMUSEUM
The Museum produces audiovisual material with its own brand and
becomes an experimental context for the use of audiovisual media for
communication and conservation of scientific culture in museums.
The Museum has discovered in the video the ideal instrument
to collect that part of our cultural heritage which is directly linked to
the personal experiences and memories of those who are part
of the scientific field in Italy: an oral history which can be conserved
and given back to the public.
Through the production of various types of documentaries the
Museum presents the adventures of research and industry, of
everyday people dealing with science and technology.
The impact and the versatility of audiovisual media enrich our
exhibitions with the use of languages and means of expression,
making visits to the collections an absorbing and thrilling experience.
Projects:
• The Voices of Science. Interviews with scientists, technicians,
researchers, experts.
• Videomuseo DOC*. Documentation of current scientific
and technological stories, in industry, laboratories
and among everyday people in Italy.
• Audiovisual installations. The language of art and interaction
telling the story of science and technology in an amusing
and exciting manner.
RADIO MUSEOSCIENZA
Radio Museoscienza – the first Italian museum radio – is our
webradio, on the air 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
It is possible to listen to recordings of meetings, debates and
conferences with scientists, experts and scholars organized at the
Museum. With the Live programmes you can participate directly
in Museum events and interact with the protagonists and guests
of our programmes.
www.museoscienza.org/webradio
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PUBBLICATIONS
The Museum produces monographic volumes, exhibition
catalogues, conference proceedings, guides of the Museum,
DVDs and two pubblication series (Museum Collections and
Museum Working Papers). It is possible to find these productions
on sale in the Museum bookshop and, in some cases, in other
Milan bookshops.
Titles available up to now (Italian edition only):
• Uomini e geni del tessuto industriale italiano. Dal telaio
di Leonardo al made in Italy
• Cinquecentosei. La straordinaria avventura del sottomarino
Enrico Toti
• Aldilà del mare. Il sottomarino S-506 Enrico Toti
e il suo Museo
• Il punto di vista Arno.
Arno Hammacher, fotografo-progettista grafico
• Manifattura Tabacchi/Milano. Da “operosa città
del tabacco” a centro di cultura audiovisiva
• Series Museum Working Papers (workshop proceedings
“Conservare ed esporre” dedicated to telecommunications,
scientific instruments, industrial heritage, naval collection)
• Series Museum Collections dedicated to Leonardo
da Vinci (since june 2009) and to Guglielmo Marconi
(since december 2009).
NEWSLETTER
The newsletter, the first number of which was sent out in
December 2008, was conceived as a new tool to create dialogue
with our public and partners: visitors, families, schools, institutions,
journalists, companies. There is space for news, studies,
contributions by Museum Staff experts and partners who tell
their own story and explain what it means to finance science and
technology. Furthermore, it is a means of illustrating our monthly
programme and showing what we are doing and where we are
going.
It is possible to subscribe on-line www.museoscienza.org/news.
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EVENTS
Merging creativity of one’s own business, institution
or association with our experience and our unique spaces
to offer unforgettable moments
The Museum is hosted in a unique and original setting:
a remarkable journey brings visitors through the cloisters and
halls of a 16th century Olivetan monastery, the tracks of a late
19th century railway station and the spacious area of the pavilion
dedicated to flying and navigation. An ample choice of spaces,
solutions and atmospheres is the ideal location for concerts,
plays, fashion shows and much more.
T +39 02 48 555 441/445/434/324 | eventi@museoscienza.it
www.museoscienza.org/servizi_aziende
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ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS
FOR SCHOOLS
Experimenting new methodologies, promoting good practice,
developing and strengthening professionalism
OPEN DAY
As every year, the Museum dedicates a day especially organized
to present its activities to teachers.
Curators, interactive laboratory experts and all the Education
staff accompany teachers and their families and give details
on programmes in the historical collections and laboratories.
T +39 02 48 555 558 | didattica@museoscienza.it
“Caro Prof TI SCRIVO”
Dear Teacher I AM WRITING TO YOU
“Caro Prof TI SCRIVO” is the digital newsletter especially created
by the Museum for teachers. After subcribing on website you will
receive it four times per year (October, January, March, May) at
your personal e-mail address. Caro Prof contains news, studies,
projects and special opportunities for teachers as professionals
and informed citizens, and their classes.
Giulia de Martini | T +39 02 48 555 384 | progettieducativi@museoscienza.it
www.museoscienza.org/scuole/caro_prof
TEACHER TRAINING COURSE
This year the Museum is planning, with the CREI (Centre of
Research in Informal Education), training and professional
development courses for teachers on experimental education
methods and themes relating to science and technology. Courses
start with direct and personal experimentation of phenomena. The
Museum will present an annual catalogue of courses for teachers
of every type and level. These can be organized, at agreed times, for
individual schools or school networks upon request. In addition the
Museum plans and prepares training programmes that can suit
specific needs of schools.
Maria Xanthoudaki | T +39 02 48 555 304 | crei@museoscienza.it
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ISS PLAN Teaching Experimental Science
The aim of this project is the training of teachers to improve and
promote formal and informal educational experiences in science.
It is aimed at teachers involved in the 1st cycle and the first twoyears of the 2nd cycle. It aspired to create a common context
for teachers training at local level and to develop teachers’
communities of practise.
Protocollo d’Intesa del 7 novembre 2005
Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca - AIF (Associazione per
l’Insegnamento della Fisica) - ANISN (Associazione Nazionale Insegnanti di Scienze
Naturali) - DD-SCI (Divisione Didattica Società Chimica Italiana) - Città della Scienza,
Napoli - Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milano
Giovanni Cella | T +39 02 48 555 309 | cella@museoscienza.it
EST Project Educating in Science and Technology
This Project aims to bring students closer to science and
technology using an informal and interactive educational
approach. The educational programme progresses through
four activities: teacher training, educational kits to be uses
in classroom work, school visits by the Science Van and
interactive laboratory experiences in the Museum. With five
years experience with schools, the Project moves on with the
objective of consolidating the museum network in Lombardy and
offering an integrated programme to the schools in the region.
funded by: Fondazione Cariplo and Regione Lombardia
partners: Ufficio Scolastico Regionale per la Lombardia - Museo di Storia Naturale,
Milano with ADM (Associazione Didattica Museale) - Museo Nazionale della Scienza
e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milano
Sara Calcagnini | T +39 02 48 555 322 | est@museoscienza.it
www.museoscienza.org/est
CREALAB Project
Second edition of the education programme for primary and 1st
level secondary schools with the aim of structuring and equipping
science labs at school, experiencing experimental activities and
developing teachers’ professionalism through cooperation with
Museum Staff. The Project offers for 24 selected classes - free
of charge - a training course for teachers, an educational kit
for classroom work and a visit by the students to the Museum
laboratories. The themes studied closely are materials, genetics
and biotechnologies.
partner: Bayer
Camilla Rossi-Linnemann | T +39 02 48 555 326
linnemann@museoscienza.it
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OPEN SCHOOLS
The Museum offers training activities and resources to schools
which participate in Scuole Aperte, “Open Schools”, a national
project promoted by the Ministry of Education, University
and Research. The programme encourages the creation
of experimental labs in schools. In line with the Ministry’s
instructions, the Museum collaborates with teachers in the
development of activities which improve their professionalism and
the resources at school. The themes explored are robotics, food,
chemistry, biotechnologies, telecommunications and materials.
Camilla Rossi-Linnemann | T +39 02 48 555 326
linnemann@museoscienza.it
RAILWAYS AND SCHOOLS
This project is aimed at teachers and students from the 2nd class
of primary school to the 3rd class of first level secondary school.
It offers the possibility to visit the Museum’s Railway transport
exhibition accompanied by stokers or train drivers in order to
discover the history of the steam engines and their role in the
development of science, technology and society.
in collaboration with: Dopolavoro Ferroviario, Milano
partners: Trenitalia - Auser Milano - Touring Club Italiano
T +39 02 48 555 558 | didattica@museoscienza.it
SCHOOL, SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
We use school knowledge to interpret reality. Students from
second level secondary schools with the support of the Museum
staff develop research to investigate scientific news through
research, experimental activities and direct contact with
scientists. At the end of the work the students present the project
to their schoolmates and teachers at the Museum. The themes
explored are nutrition and energy.
The project is funded by the “Spring of Science” project
Sara Calcagnini | T +39 02 48 555 322 | calcagnini@museoscienza.it
European project SETAC
Science Education as a Tool for Active Citizenship
This Project, financed by the European Union Life Long Learning
Programme, intends to contribute to scientific education as
a tool for the development of active citizenship in the knowledge
society. This Project is aimed at teachers, students and museum
educators and focuses on health, energy and climate change.
The Project is coordinated by the Museum and involves eight
more partner institutions from Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
Hungary, Italy.
Sara Calcagnini | T +39 02 48 555 322 | calcagnini@museoscienza.it
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A LIVING MUSEUM
The projects carried out by the Museum and the results achieved are
the fruit of the work of internal professionalism and partnerships.
Training, collaboration, passion and improvement of human capital
are fundamental elements in our road forward
HOW WE WORK
Together with the Presidency and the Board
of Administration, the Museum develops
itself operatively starting from the General
Management.
Museum employees (34 in 2000 and 98 in
2009) and collaborators think up, elaborate
and directly take part in the “invisible” daily
activity and large size projects.
The staff is made up of educators, trainers,
architects, designers and graphic artists,
curators, journalists, explainers, specialised
technicians, people who are involved in the
area of historic heritage conservation and
improvement, press office, communication,
external relations, marketing, fund-raising,
events, administration, human resources,
international relations, institutional relations,
the general public and schools in particular.
To these internal resources we add institutions,
companies, professional people, scholars and
researchers, volunteers who complete the
network with which the Museum carries out
its mission.
SOME PRIZES
2008
For the second consecutive year the Museum is among the 20 most visited museums in Lombardy and Italy
(Touring Club Italiano research).
All the “Novonordisk Media Prize Italia” award the Museum receives the “August and Marie Krogh” Medal for
the video “Who does it and who knows it?” on the themes of biotechnologies as an action for the cultural and
social promotion of health.
The Museum, in the person of its General Director Fiorenzo Galli, receives the “Premio Scientifico Capo
d’Orlando” for Museum Management.
2007
Federculture awarded the “Premio Cultura di Gestione” (Management Culture Prize) to the Museum; in the
Management Policy and Cultural Heritage Improvement category - for transport and museum presentation
of the Toti Submarine.
The www.museoscienza.org site won the Web Osc@r award in the museum category for the third
consecutive year.
2006
At the European Best Event Awards, the “Progetto Toti” (Toti Project) won as the year’s best public event
and gained second place overall in Europe only coming after the Turin Olympics.
2005
The Museum was listed among the 50 most innovative companies in the tertiary sector (Manageritalia
research). In addition it was the only museum institution listed in the “Topbrands business to business”
volume.
2004
The Italian President of the Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi awarded the Museum with the “Diploma
di Medaglia d’Oro” (Gold Medal Diploma) for merit in the scholastic, cultural and artistic fields.
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MUSEUM NUMBERS
40,000 square metres
10,000 objects
12,500 square metres of areas renewed
and refurbished since 2000
330,000 visitors in 2008 (the Museum remained closed
for maintenance works for three months)
2,806,196 visits to the Museum’s website
7 thematic departments
14 exhibition areas
13 interactive labs (i.labs)
119 educational activities
WORK IN PROGRESS
Aiming to improve the Museum and to better satisfy the needs
and desires of our visitor, we have been undertaking a broad
renewal process, enriching what we offer and improving our
space and facilities. During these months we are carrying out
heavy renovation work on the building and infrastructure. For
safety reason and to reduce inconvenience some areas remain
temporarily closed to visitors. To explain “how we manage to stay
open” we have prepared a communication campaign and some
tools which will help you during your visit.
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SUPPORT THE MUSEUM
Participating in the life of the Museum and sharing its mission
THE MUSEUM IN A BAG
The Museum bookshop offers a selection of products which
allows you to take home a souvenir of your visit, an original gift,
editorial and audiovisual products with which you can broaden
your knowledge on a specific theme.
Two series of products inspired by the Toti submarine and
the genius of Leonardo - created, designed and produced by
the Museum - accompanied by a wide selection of books on
department themes, publications for children and young people,
visiting guidebooks and scientific games.
The Museum invests the income from sales to develop new
educational projects, to conserve and improve its collections and
its buildings, to always offer better service.
By purchasing an item from the Museum bookshop you support
this commitment.
T +39 02 48 555 340/434 | shop@museoscienza.it
www.museoscienza.org/museo/bookshop/asp
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MEMBERSHIP CARD
At the Museum bookshop 4 cards are on sale offering the
opportunity to enjoy the Museum with a person of your choice
or with your family. For a symbolic price, admission is free
and unlimited, to visit the Museum and try its numerous
programmed initiatives: events, meetings, guided visits and
artistic performances.
INDIVIDUAL CARD
Free unlimited admission to the Museum, with a guided visit to
the Enrico Toti Submarine for the cardholder and his/her guest.
FAMILY CARD
Free unlimited admission to the Museum with a guided visit to
the Enrico Toti Submarine for a family with maximum 3 children.
STUDENT CARD
Free unlimited admission to the Museum with a guided visit to
the Enrico Toti Submarine for the cardholder and his/her guest.
SPONSOR’S CARD
Free unlimited admission to the Museum and the Enrico Toti
Submarine.
MEMBERSHIP CARD FOR COMPANIES
CORPORATE CARD
Free unlimited admission to the Museum for a company
employee, with his/her guest and a maximum of 3 children.
TOTI CORPORATE CARD
Free unlimited admission to the Museum and the Enrico Toti
Submarine for a company employee, with his/her guest
and a maximum of 3 children.
The membership programme helps to support the Museum
in carrying out new projects.
T +39 02 48 555 340/356 | membership@museoscienza.it
www.museoscienza.org/museo/card.asp
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PARTNERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
Together with Foundation partecipants, partners and contributors give
an essential technical, scientific and economic support.
Partners
Aeronautica Militare
AgustaWestland
AMSA
AON
Assocomaplast
ATM
Bayer
Cinemeccanica
Corecom Lombardia
De Agostini
Federazione Gomma Plastica
Federchimica
Federchimica - Assobase
Federchimica - PlasticsEurope Italia
FILCA Cooperative
Fincantieri
Finmeccanica
Fondazione Achille e Giulia Boroli
Fondazione Cariplo
Fondazione Italiana Accenture
Fracarro
Gruppo Falck
iGuzzini
Intesa Sanpaolo
Lamm
Magneti Marelli
Mapei
Marina Militare
Mediaset
Mitsubishi Electric
Novo Nordisk
O.N.Da - Osservatorio Nazionale sulla salute della Donna
Prysmian
Progetto Lissone
Radio 105
Rotary Club Milano Porta Vittoria
SHARP
STMicroelectronics
TDK
Telecom Italia
Tenaris
Total Italia
Vinavil
Yakult
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Contributors
Arredi Tecnici Villa
Arterìa
BEL Engineering
Bitumtec
Ceramiche Marazzi
Discovery Science
Eppendorf
Famiglia Natta
Fumagalli Componenti
Getty Images
Ideal Standard
Ikea
ImagingLab
John Zink
Koch-glitsch
Mondo
National Instruments
Pilkington
Pirelli
Roland Europe
Sagsa
Vibram
www.museoscienza.org/museo/sponsor.asp
“The Museum aims to develop in the Country
a real civil and technical mentality and consciouness.
It commits itself to enhance intelligence, study,
creative abilities, tenacity, resourcefulness
and truly constructive energies”.
Guido Ucelli di Nemi
founder of the Museum
“The Museum. Science is Culture”
includes some photos from Mauro Fermariello’s
reportage on the Museum.
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Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca,
Comune di Milano and Camera di Commercio di Milano.
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