Inventor. Artist. Dreamer.  Leonardo da Vinci was a true Renaissance man!

The latest exhibit at the California Science Center brings some of his greatest inventions to life, with models by contemporary Italian artisans according to da Vinci’s drawings.

Among the 30 inventions on display are the Flying Bicycle, Great Organ, Mechanical Bat, and Great Kite. Museum-goers can view mechanical wonders that were once only sketches on paper, including over a dozen full-scale models.

The exhibit gives visitors a chance to test their own engineering skills by building da Vinci’s famous self-supporting bridge, climb aboard and operate his paddle boat, and engage in other hands-on science learning activities inside the exhibition.

The exhibit also includes digitally restored reproductions of his iconic artwork including the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and Lady with an Ermine, with the displays revealing how each painting would have appeared when da Vinci created them.

The exhibit is complemented by the IMAX film Cities of the Future 3D, which examines the exciting innovations engineers are working on today—from electric flying cars to solar power beamed from space (separate ticket required for film).

 Leonardo da Vinci: Inventor. Artist. Dreamer. opens March 2