LEONARDO INTERACTIVE MUSEUM

We were there with our two boys of 6 and 9 years and we all loved it. The best thing was the tables with the construction of the self standing bridge and self standing cupola of Da Vinci. All the others machines, some in big format and some in miniatures, inside you can try out and play with. You enjoy every moment, and its a perfect cut from the history and art of the city.

Fun interactive museum for the kids and me, a science person. Interesting displays and good conversations about physics and problem solving. Went on a late afternoon in a weekday so no wait and not crowded.

I found this place by chance on my way to see the statue of David but I'm so glad I got to see this place. I love Leonardo da Vinci, his ingenuity, curiosity and thirst for knowledge so I spent hours here learning as much as I can about this great man. It's an interactive museum so it's more than a traditional art gallery or museum. This place isn't as famous as the other art galleries or museums in Florence but it has its charm. If you love Leonardo da Vinci or the renaissance period then come to the interactive museum.

Fun small and compact museum! My kid of 10 year old enjoy it … for 40” approx. Close to cathedral and David statue gallery. A good way to break the walking routine around the city . I personally liked the art explanation and manuscripts also.

Lovely,interactive and very informative museum. We really enjoyed our hour and a half here! It was well laid out, trying to complete the puzzles was fun and the shop was well stocked with many interesting and quirky products. Would definitely recommend this museum!

The museum is easy to locate. I purchased the tickets online like 2 months in advanced. We came before 10am. No queue. Lots of machinery to try. I think I was going back to the past. No pictures should be taken inside. I only had few and some pics are taken from the shop. Bring your kids here, it's very educational.

Must visit if you have kids! Very interactive with many activities and displays to try. There are also displays signs in many languages to help explain the story and the mechanisms. Even teenagers can be interested in the activities. Highly recommend. Spent about an hour inside.

Very well designed and interactive. The audio guide was particularly informative especially in the paintings section. Truly a wonderful ode to the genius of Leonardo da Vinci. Recommend buying tickets in advance, they are cheaper online and you can avoid the wait.

The Leonardo Da Vinci museum was a great museum showcasing Leonardo's inventions big and small. Almost all of them had interactive models. There were stations where you could build his bridge and other famous shapes. There was also a room showcasing his famous artwork. Highly recommend! Was about 30min to go through most of it.

I'll be the first to admit that I slurp anything Leonardo Da Vinci, but have mixed feelings on this place. I think in theory this is an amazing concept, as they have a many of Leonardos concepts of engineering built to life size models, but it still just fell a bit flat. Also a lot of the machines aren't even functioning ahahaha. Kind of stale if I had to put a word to it, feels like this place hasn't been updated in years. On the other hand, this would be the perfect place to bring your under 13 y/o kids as they would likely get a lot out of this as opposed to a 2 hour tour of the Uffizi lol. My gut feelings is that it's more of a tourist trap than anything.

Great place for the curious minds who like history and hands on experiments! However it was very crowded with lots of kids running around since the adults were also experimenting with Leonardo's inventions. It took us about 1 hour to go through everything and also read. My fiancée loved it because the codes and inventions were in assassins creed. Very cool, just wish they had a little bit more on the anatomy discoveries and theories.

Such a fun place to take your kiddo. And for the adults. Lots of great info (though there seem to be some slight inconsistencies with timeline on the printed info. But with a 6year old, not a big deal. Tons of things to tinker with and it's incredible to imagine how Leonardo was able to come up with or better so many inventions so long ago. Loved it.

This is one of two Museums dedicated to Da Vinci in this area. The other is interactive. There are tons of models of inventions that were built based off of Da Vinci's notes and plans. You can get through pretty quickly unless you take time to stop at every item, read the info card, and try to figure out how it works. Highly recommended and I think you will enjoy.

Very tiny museum for the City of Florence. Museum has divided into two part. The actual invention of the mechanical of Leonardo and the touch and feel practical use of the machine. No doubt Leonardo has well advanced knowledge and the creative mind to creat so many item that inspired our current generation. Some of the invention includes wooden bicycle, flying machine, suspension bridge, the earth move tank and more. It is fascinating that how the mechanical work. The hand on play practical area is fun try to get involved and move the components of the mechanical part. This museum is too small and not much to see. Although the invention are good, but I think there is more Leonardo has invented. The museum can be finished less than an hour.

Honestly, I thought this was a blast if you are into seeing how things were made. For example, if you are someone intro contradiction, engineering, legos (Lol), or building things, this is your turf. You get to try out several of the items and see how Leonardo made his inventions that made a history. You can even build some items yourself and it is very interactive. If you have a kid, definitely bring them. If you have a date that enjoys learning about history, bring him or her along!

I was traveling with my boyfriend and two of our friends. Let me be honest, my boyfriend and his best friend can be real kids sometimes, so when I planned our trip, I looked up places that were kid-entertaining. This museum popped up on TripAdvisor, several blogs, and Yelp. We were not disappointed. Just to clarify, there are two museums of the same name. This one is more interactive. We spent about 2 hours at this museum. It's tucked away behind a gift shop where you purchase the tickets. Admission is €7 per person. The entire museum was quite interactive. No photos allowed. There were virtual reality goggles, exhibits to demonstrate how da Vinci's inventions worked, and two areas where you learned how to build the geometric models that da Vinci invented for structural support. I've been to almost all the museums in Florence before, and, as a hands-on learner, this place definitely taught me a lot. The space looks small, but it takes some time to read through and understand the inventions of this genius. Regardless of whether you have kids or not, this would be a great experience if you visit Florence.

We found this museum to be perfectly placed. Its small size lends itself well to focused learning and time-constrained travel. We purchased audio tours and found the entire museum to be quite interesting. There are so many complexities to da Vinci and they seem to cover it all- his upbringing and training, his different areas of expertise (from inventions to paintings and drawings including maps and city plans)... he was a true savant and quintessential influencer of modern art, science and mathematics. In terms of the museum exhibits, I was a fan of the recreation of his inventions, the videos and the virtual reality exhibit. There is a great gift and bookstore in the front if you are looking for souvenirs.

This is a quaint little museum populated with some of da Vinci's replicas in one section and some interactive models in another. It won't take you long to get through and it isn't very expensive. I'm glad I didn't spend the extra money on the guided tour because there didn't seem to be much of a value add as I was observing one group that had opted to do so. I wouldn't be inclined to go back on a future trip, but it was amusing enough to pop in and take a peek around due to it being so close to Duomo. It's clear the place could use some TLC. As other reviewers said, there were some models that were not functioning, but I think kids would enjoy the place all the same. It's worth taking a look around if you're in the area, but definitely don't go out of your way. I'd recommend stopping by the gift shop, though as there are some pretty cool items there.

Simply put: The worst museum I have seen in my life!!! The idea is nice, but due to the miserable set-up and pathetic effort only the lowest possible ranking is justified. Nearly ALL (!!!) display models were not functioning. The translations of the explanations were barely understandable due to horrible grammar mistakes. The quality of the print outs and exhibits was lousy, too. No fun, boring, disappointing, waste of money. Don't do it!

Very fun! Short walk from the duomo and takes less than thirty minutes of your time to visit. There is two rooms. One has replicas of Da Vinci's larger inventions like early tanks and machine guns, while the other room is full of replicas of his small interactive things which you can play with like the room of mirrors and ball bearings. Fun for the whole family and brings you into a gift shop with fun Simpsons da Vinci crossovers like "Homer da Vinci". Ha Ha. All in all, this place should definitely be a stop on a vacation to Florence no matter who you are.

There are TWO Museo di Leonardo da Vinci - this review is for the da Vinci experience (Santo Stefano al Ponte, 5, Florence) - its crap. The da Vinci experience should be an inspiration of ideas, of invention. Instead it was a sad, small collection of poorly working duty models. They showed a bizarre film in a hot large room, playing music which totally did not did not fit - such a sad place. Worse of all not cheap ~E13.00 for nothing ... Leonardo would be spinning in his grave, if we could harness it, it would power all of Florence ! - in short dont bother and go the the Galileo museum - thats great ! Make sure you go to the good one !

With so much great things to focus on, they might have done a better job. You can, tho, enjoy the remade machines based on original drawings of Leonardo, one of the great geniuses of mankind. You will find an small museum and some bad maintenance on the 'interactive' machines.

Complete ripoff!!! The entry fee is 13 Euros and you get nothing original, Some copies of his books, some bad models of some of his inventions, maybe 5-6, not in working order. A very bad 45 min movie done by an amateur assembling photos and bad music. This is a real tourist trap and people should be warned about this. A stark contrast to all the other well run and well organized museums. This review upside for the Da Vinci Exprerience Museum Florence .. There might to be 2 Da Vinci Museums?

Save your money. Three rooms of mock-ups, missing English translations and screaming kids. May be alright if you need to entertain your own kids for an hour or so, but otherwise don't go there. 7 € entrance was a rip-off.

If you want to learn about da Vinci, this is where to go. The exhibits are interactive and they bring to life Leonardo's drawings. Kids would get a kick out of. It is not big but is priced accordingly.

Yes its smaller then I was hoping for and there isn't an authentic piece in here, The replicas totally need to be redone, like the painting of the Mona Lisa. It is a very poor copy of the original. However it would be decent for kids as a lot of his designs are made and can be hands on. Mostly gears and pulley type systems.

Small, limited. The traveling Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit is much better.