The Leonardo da Vinci National Science and Technology Museum was founded in 1947, and is the most popular museum in Milan. When combined, the Main Building, Rail Transport Building and Air & Water Transportation covers a total area of 40, 000 square meters, with 28 different sections and over 15,000 individual pieces.
The most important of the 3 buildings is the one built on top of the Olivetan Monastery. The history of the building is as follows:
392 – Emperor Valentinian II died, and was placed in a mausoleum which is now beneath the present museum. A church and monastery called San Vittore al Corpo grew around this mausoleum.
1010 – The complex had major restoration work done by Benedictine Monks
1560 – It became one of Milan’ss most elaborately decoareted churches after it was restored again.
16th + 17th Century - Girolamo Quadrio, Camillo Procaccini, Giovanni Ambrogio Figino and Daniele Crespi are among the local people who contributed works to the church.
By Amanda Cox, Laura Van Staveren and Anne Charbonneau
Keywords: Design History
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