Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci Museum

Address: Via San Vittore 21, 20123 Milano, Italy

Website: https://www.museoscienza.org/

Hours: Tue-Sun 9:30am-5pm, closed Mondays

Admission: About €10 for adults (reduced rates for youth/children; check site)

The Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci is Italy’s national museum dedicated to science and technology, located in Milan. The museum houses collections that explore applied sciences, transport, and the work of Leonardo da Vinci through models and exhibits.

Major displays include a well-known Leonardo section featuring scale reconstructions of machines drawn from his manuscripts, and transport galleries that cover rail, air, and maritime technology with historic examples and interpretive material. Exhibits emphasize engineering, industrial history, and applied science in a museum format accessible to families and students.

The museum occupies a large urban site in Milan and is one of the principal science museums in Italy, serving both permanent collections and rotating special exhibitions.

It is located in central Milan, making it easily reachable from the city’s public transit network and close to other cultural sites.

• Leonardo models: The Leonardo models are reconstructions built from his manuscripts and are a highlight for visitors interested in the intersection of art and engineering.

What to See#

• Leonardo da Vinci collection: A permanent gallery featuring models and reconstructions based on Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings, including machines and mechanical studies that illustrate his engineering work.
• Transport and technology galleries: Transport galleries that present railway, aviation, and maritime objects including historic vehicles and educational displays on engineering and industrial history.

• By metro: The Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia “Leonardo da Vinci” is near Sant’Ambrogio in central Milan. The closest metro stop is Sant’Ambrogio on the M2 (green) line; it’s about a 5-10 minute walk from the station to the museum.

• By car: The museum is in central Milan; use city roads and available nearby parking (street or public car parks). From Milano Centrale consider a short taxi or metro ride to Sant’Ambrogio.

• Arrive early on a weekday and head first to the Leonardo da Vinci gallery and the large transport halls (trains and aircraft) before school groups arrive.
• Buy tickets and check guided-tour times in advance for special demonstrations; many visitors rush the headline pieces and miss the detailed engineering models and restored locomotives in the transport pavilions.