Da Vinci Interactive Museum

Get inside Leonardo's mind

Hands-on museum where Leonardo da Vinci's inventions come to life through working machines, interactive exhibits and high-resolution reproductions of his art.

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San Polo

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S. Tomà + 4-min walk

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Admission is €9.

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What makes this place special

Leonardo's inventions

See life-sized, fully functional machines built from Leonardo's original sketches, from ingenious mechanical devices to ambitious engineering ideas.

Digitized paintings

High-resolution reproductions let you explore details in Leonardo's paintings that can be difficult to see in the originals.

300 digitized works

Around 300 digitized drawings, manuscripts and anatomical studies are displayed in rotation, offering a closer look at the mind behind the inventions.

A fun bookshop

The museum shop has plenty to browse, from books for children and adults to build-your-own models, gadgets and Leonardo-inspired gifts.

Da Vinci Interactive Museum : Examine a digitized high-resolution reproduction of 'Annunciation', considered Leonardo's earliest complete major work

Discover more about Da Vinci Interactive Museum through 14 photos with explanations.

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Tickets

Tickets can be purchased on site or booked online in advance.

While advance booking isn't usually necessary here, online tickets let you skip the ticket queue and head straight inside.

Which Leonardo museum to visit?

Venice has two museums dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci.

The other one is housed in the incredible setting of the church of San Barnaba.

San Barnaba : Ingenious waterworks and war machines

Ideally, visit both! They each highlight different sides of Da Vinci's genius.

Both are highly interactive, cost the same to enter, and are just a 10-minute walk from each other.

Okay, so it has to be just one, you say? …

Go for this museum if you prefer a more structured museum experience - complete with digitized paintings, and overall a more modern setup.

Choose San Barnaba instead if you're intrigued by a museum set in a former church and prefer a more informal layout - an open space packed with a huge number of contraptions.

San Barnaba : what to see inside