The Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci is at Via San Vittore 21 in Milan, in the former monastery of San Vittore al Corpo. It opened on February 15, 1953, and Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi inaugurated it. It is called the largest science and technology museum in Italy.
The museum has seven departments, including Materials, Transport, Energy, Communication, and Leonardo da Vinci, Art & Science. The Energy department includes the Regina Margherita thermal power station.
Highlights include a replica of the Farman aircraft of 1909, the submarine Enrico Toti and reconstructed machines of Leonardo. It is a public science museum with laboratories for children and young students.
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