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Where curiosity comes to life.
Exploring art, science, and invention through the spirit of Leonardo.
Opening Spring 2026.

Leonardo’s underwater breathing apparatus is one o

Leonardo’s underwater breathing apparatus is one of the clearest examples of how far ahead of his time he truly was.

Designed in the early 1500s, the device used a leather mask connected to reed tubes that floated to the surface with a cork buoy, allowing divers to breathe while submerged. Some sketches even suggest Leonardo was already thinking about pressure regulation centuries before modern scuba equipment existed.

But Leonardo became strangely secretive about the invention. In his notebooks, he refused to fully explain parts of the design because he feared how the technology could be used during underwater combat and naval warfare.

What makes the apparatus even more fascinating is how cryptic many of his notes were. Historians and engineers have spent centuries reconstructing how parts of the machine may have actually worked.

Five hundred years later, Leonardo’s inventions still feel futuristic. 🌊

The Codex Atlanticus is finding its home! 12 volu

The Codex Atlanticus is finding its home!

12 volumes. Over 1,000 pages of Leonardo da Vinci’s notes and drawings, carefully preserved and brought together through the work of Giunti Publishing.

Our library is being built to protect these works while allowing visitors to view select pages, with the full collection available for deeper study.

#codexatlanticus

What do you think?

What do you think?

At @gliscultoridellavelocita (Gli Scultori della V

At @gliscultoridellavelocita (Gli Scultori della Velocità) in Florence, we stepped into a living tradition where speed is still shaped by hand. Here, we were also generously welcomed by Andrea Tagliaferri, Mayor of Campi Bisenzio.

We had the privilege of meeting Afro Gibellini, a renowned master battilastra from Modena and true “sculptor of speed.” As a longtime craftsman of @Ferrari bodies at Carrozzeria Scaglietti, he helped bring to life icons like the #Ferrari250GTO through the meticulous art of hand-forming aluminum.

He demonstrated the process in real time and invited us to try it ourselves.

Alongside these forms, we also encountered the engine itself—the innovation that first transformed energy into motion.

Standing between Leonardo da Vinci’s earliest concept of a self-propelled vehicle constructed by the @artisansofflorence and machines like the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, Ferrari 750 Monza, and Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, you begin to see innovation not as a single moment, but a continuum shaped by human hands.

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