“Leonardo da Vinci: Art & Science, Then & Now” Exhibition
We would like to invite you to the following events for “Leonardo da Vinci: Art & Science, Then & Now” Exhibition:
Media preview
Date: 19 September 2019 (Thu)
Time: 2:30 pm (registration starts at 2:15 pm)
Venue: CityU Exhibition Gallery, 18/F, Lau Ming Wai Building, CityU
Speaker: Dr Isabelle Frank, Chief Curator and Director of CityU Exhibition Gallery
Opening ceremony
Date: 19 September 2019 (Thu)
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: 5/F, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, CityU
Guests of Honour: Mr Lester Garson Huang, Council Chairman of CityU
Professor Way Kuo, CityU President
Mr Clemente Contestabile, Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong & Macau
Professor Alberto Rocca, Director of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan
Dr Isabelle Frank, Chief Curator and Director of CityU Exhibition Gallery
On the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) Exhibition Gallery is pleased to present “Leonardo da Vinci: Art & Science. Then & Now” from 20 September to 15 December 2019. In collaboration with the Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, the exhibition will feature 12 original drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, showcase 1 replica of Leonardo’s “Virgin of the Rocks”, 5 machines models and 12 contemporary art pieces paying tribute to Leonardo’s inventions, drawings and unlimited curiosity mainly created by artists from the CityU School of Creative Media.
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