Inauguration of the exhibition:

“Fragility and Beauty - Taking the pulse of our planet from space”

Wednesday, 15 May 2019, 19.30h - 21.00h
Museum of Science and Technology Milan - Leonardo da Vinci
Via San Vittore, 21, 20123 Milano MI, Italy

Entrance to the museum is granted to the Living Planet Symposium 2019 participants by showing the badge of the event. Please click here to register to the LPS19.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEONARDO DA VINCI

The Museum was opened in 1953 and today it is one of the largest technical-scientific museums in Europe. Nestled in the cloisters of an Olivetan monastery of the 1500s, it covers a surface of about 50,000 square meters.

The Museum preserves and communicates the most important collection of historical models created from the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, alongside other extraordinary objects such as steam trains, the AC72 Luna Rossa catamaran, the Conte Biancamano transatlantic and the Toti Submarine.

Do not miss the permanent area dedicated to Space, created with the support of public and private partners including ESA, ASI and leading Italian aerospace companies.

Fascinating original objects, interactive experiences, stories and technologies on the exploration of the cosmos, insights and curiosities, and the only fragment of a Moon rock in Italy, collected in 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission.

"Fragility and Beauty - Taking the pulse of our planet from space” is an exhibition organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI).

The exhibition aims to create a link between scientific research and space technology, focusing on the theme of climate change and sustainable development. Not only on their impact on terrestrial ecosystems, but also the consequences on the future of the planet for our future generations. Satellites play a key role in monitoring these changes, providing us with images of our planet that never cease to amaze us with its beauty, but also send us a strong message that cannot be ignored: more frequent extreme weather phenomena, melting polar ice caps, rising temperatures and consequently aridity, and finally the lack of accessibility to drinking water for many.

The exhibition uses images and multimedia installations with a great visual impact, intended to emphasise the need for change in human development for sustainable growth without compromising our future generations. It is a matter of taking the pulse of our planet, preserving resources and showing respect for mother nature, making a collective commitment to changing our consumption habits, but more importantly our way of living.

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