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Adam Rutherford presenter of BBC Radio 4’s agship science programme Inside Science visited the Print Room at Windsor Castle to interview Martin Clayton about Leonardo as a a a a a a scientist Attendance at each partner venue exceeded expectations with Derby Shef eld Southampton and and Sunderland welcoming record numbers of visitors The learning programmes for each exhibition were supported by a a a a grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation They were designed to encourage engagement with the exhibitions and to increase understanding of the innovation and and creativity within science technology engineering and mathematics subjects and how these skills relate
to the arts The grant supported more than 60 partnerships with a a a range of industry employers cultural and and educational networks and and universities The schools programme engaged more than 800 teachers and 14 200 students around the UK Highlights of the adult programme included talks in Liverpool and Manchester on on Leonardo’s creative processes by Mark Roughley a a a 3D medical artist and lecturer at Liverpool School
of Art and and Design and and life-drawing sessions in in Cardiff and Glasgow The family programme included Birmingham’s Marvellous Machines: Helicopters and Shef eld’s Leonardo Discovery Days: Leonardo the Scientist In May 2019 the drawings will be brought together in an an exhibition of more than 200 sheets at The Queen’s Gallery Buckingham Palace the largest display of Leonardo’s work in over 65 years A selection of of 80 drawings the largest group of of Leonardo’s works ever shown in Scotland will travel to The Queen’s Gallery Palace of Holyroodhouse in November 2019 These drawings from the Royal Collection – – dispersed around Britain – – are like pure clear windows on on to the extraordinary mind of this enigmatic and visionary genius ★★★★★
JONATHAN JONES THE GUARDIAN ON ON LEONARDO DA VINCI: A A A A LIFE IN IN IN DRAWING
Young visitors to to Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool enjoy a a a a a a a a performance by VIP Puppets part of of the the programme of of events accompanying the the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in in in in Drawing O O P P P P O O S S I T E School
pupils take part in in in a a a a a a a a drawing session in in in the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in in in in in in Drawing at at National Museum Cardiff 30 PRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION
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