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The Leonardo
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The Leonardo, October 2011
Established October 8, 2011
Location Salt Lake City, Utah
Type Museum: Interactive, Science & Art
Visitors ~175,000 annually, over 1,000,000 since est.

The Leonardo is an exciting science and art museum in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It's a place where you can explore how science, technology, art, and creativity all work together. The museum first opened its doors on October 8, 2011.

Discover The Leonardo Museum

The Leonardo is a special kind of museum. It's designed to be interactive, meaning you can touch, try, and experiment with many of the exhibits. It's a great place to learn by doing!

Inspired by a Genius: Leonardo da Vinci

The museum's ideas come from a famous person named Leonardo da Vinci. He lived a long time ago during the Renaissance. Leonardo was an amazing artist, scientist, inventor, and thinker. He believed that art and science were not separate things but part of the same big adventure of discovery.

The museum wants to inspire visitors to be curious, just like Leonardo da Vinci. In today's world, there's so much information everywhere. The Leonardo helps us connect different ideas and see how everything fits together.

What You Can Explore at The Leonardo

At The Leonardo, you can dive into many different topics. You might find exhibits about:

  • How things are built
  • New technologies
  • Creative art projects
  • The science behind everyday life

The goal is to make learning fun and hands-on. You can experiment, create, and discover new things about the world around you.

Who Runs The Leonardo?

The museum is managed by a group of leaders called a board of directors. They help make important decisions. There is also a team of staff members who work every day to create exhibits and welcome visitors.

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