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Community’s response to Da Vinci and his machines.

By Portal Admin - 5th April 2021 - Back to News

The Latrobe Regional Gallery is proud to present a series of events and workshops to commemorate Leonardo Da Vinci's inventions. Come and visit to explore the inventor's works, with a variety of events and shows we could participate into:

• Da Vinci machines
• The inventors workshop
• Da Vinci: Closing party
• School holiday workshops with Regina Dudek
• Inventors workshop: Make your own flying machine!
• Super Saturday
• Slow Sundays
• Late night trading
• Letter from the director
• LRG memberships

These events will provide good experiences to stimulate your creative mind. With its free and paid programs, it's a great opportunity for us to learn and explore.

The Latrobe Regional Gallery

EXHIBITIONS

Da Vinci machines

Explore the mind of the world's most famous artist and inventor!

Spark your curiosity with creations and concepts devised more than 500 years ago by the brilliant artist, inventor and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci. With over 60 machines and artworks on display, the exhibition brings to life the most important and impressive designs of the Renaissance polymath, including the bicycle, spring-powered car, hang glider and airscrew the precursor to the helicopter.

This event will take place from Friday 26 February to Sunday 25 April. To know more about the event, visit Da Vinci Machines, for free admission.

The inventors workshop

A workshop where future inventors can create and share new ideas!

Stocked with materials to build models, paper, pens and paint to illustrate, this space is completely free and designed with kids in mind. Our inventors of the future can take inspiration from Da Vinci’s marvellous machines, and share their creative ideas with us! You can visit the workshop at the lane, daily until 25 April.

EVENTS

Da Vinci: Closing party

Celebrate the end of the Da Vinci Machines exhibition in style!

Celebrate the closing of Da Vinci Machines exhibition in style, on Friday, 23 April from 6pm to 8pm. Everyone is welcome to enjoy a more relaxed vibe for our very last Friday night. Expect music, friends and maybe some dancing.

To learn more, visit closing party.

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

School holiday workshops with Regina Dudek

Unleash their inner inventor inspired by Da Vinci's marvellous machines

Bring the kids to our FREE school holiday program designed to unleash their inner inventor. Get creative in the workshop and get inspired by Da Vinci’s genius inventions! You can choose any of the following dates that are available, at 1pm - 3 pm.

• Tuesday 6 April
• Wednesday 7 April
• Tuesday 13 April
• Wednesday 14 April

Bookings essential as places are limited at the holiday workshops.

Photo from Latrobe Regional Gallery Facebook page.

Inventors workshop: Make your own flying machine!

Make your own flying machine in the Inventor's Workshop!

Local artist Regina Dudek will show you how to make your very own Da Vinci flying machine, using simple materials. Suitable for kids 8 to 14 years, with dates and time slots stated below:

• Saturday 27 March, 1.00pm – 4.00pm
• Saturday 17 April, 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Bookings essential. To reserve for your spots, visit the inventors workshop.

Pictures from Latrobe Regional Gallery Facebook page.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Super Saturday

Bring the kids down to The Workshop at LRG to unleash their creativity with weekly Super Saturday sessions throughout the Da Vinci Machines exhibition there will plenty of opportunity to unlock their inner inventor! Every Saturday, from 1 pm to 3pm.

For your reservations, visit super Saturday.

Slow Sundays

In this guided tour participants will explore in depth the themes of Da Vinci Machines. Each week will focus on one of DaVinci’s many kinds of inventions from military machines to early flight designs, infrastructure and civil machines. Every Sundays from 2pm to 3pm.

To book your spots, visit slow Sundays.

Late night trading

Gallery will still be open for as late as 8pm, every Friday

An opportunity for visitors to view the Da Vinci Machines exhibition during extended opening hours on a Friday night. This admission-free event is taking place every Friday until 8pm.

To grab this opportunity, visit night trading.

Pictures from Latrobe Regional Gallery Facebook page.

Letter from the director

Bec Cole - Latrobe Regional Gallery, Director of creative arts

It has been so fantastic to see our community’s response to Da Vinci Machines. Over the past month we have welcomed over 4,000 people to the Gallery, many who have not visited us before (or haven’t visited LRG for many years).

It’s really exciting the see the Gallery brimming with people once again, and to hear how much they have enjoyed Da Vinci’s marvellous machines. One of my favourite things to do is to talk to visitors about what has inspired them. I’ve had lots of great conversations about the engineering feats that have shaped the Valley - so I am learning something too!

If you can, please join us for the closing celebration on Friday 23 April. I really enjoy meeting our members and supporters and hearing about what you’d like to see and do at the Gallery. Everyone is welcome.

Bec Cole

Director Creative Arts

SUPPORT US

LRG memberships

At Latrobe Regional Gallery our aim is creating new and lasting relationships between the gallery and the community. You can give support through ways stated :

• Become a member
• Donate now
• Volunteer with us

Your support for the Latrobe Regional Gallery will be very much appreciated and will help continue creating amazing events.

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