A Renaissance palace with three floors of wonders
The museum spans three floors featuring over 50 working machines reconstructed at full scale from the original drawings in Leonardo da Vinci's Codices. Each model is handcrafted with master craftsmanship by the Niccolai family.
The armored tank, glider, and ornithopter: all waiting to be admired and to help you understand the Master whose mind transcended centuries.
The museum is housed in the historic Palazzo Sforza Almeni, designed by the architect Bartolomeo Ammannati in the 16th century and embellished with decorations by Giorgio Vasari. Just steps from the Duomo, it is the largest exhibition space dedicated to the genius of Leonardo in the city.
The multi-story journey is designed to showcase every facet of the universal genius—from painting and engineering to anatomy and much more.
"Wisdom is the daughter of experience."
Discover Leonardo's endless genius through his civil machines, dreams of flight, military strategies, and meticulous anatomical studies. Each model transforms Renaissance visions into engineering masterpieces, bearing witness to a genius who united science, art, and the eternal human thirst for discovery.
Inventions designed for work and daily life during the Renaissance.
Ornithopters and aerial screws: Leonardo's dream of conquering the sky.
Armored tanks and catapults: the military ingenuity of the universal genius.
Studies of the human body that anticipated modern science.
The largest Leonardo da Vinci Museum in Florence is located at Via del Castellaccio, 1/r, just steps from the Duomo inside Palazzo Sforza Almeni. Open daily, it is the ideal destination for families, children, and school groups looking to blend culture and fun.
After exploring the Hall of Machines and the Hall of Paintings, continue your visit with our WLeonardo! educational workshops, designed to help young learners discover the secrets of Leonardo's mechanics.
