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Le Macchine di Leonardo a Venezia

An exhibition in the Chiesa di San Barnaba showing around forty models of machines reproduced from Leonardo's codices. Some of the exhibits are interactive and copies of the codices are available for further reading. The church is an attraction in itself: it's the one under which Indiana Jones finds catacombs in The Last Crusade, by the way).

Address: Campo San Barnaba, Dorsoduro 2771
Hours: Daily 10:00-19:00
Price: Adults €9, over-65s, children and students €6
Website: leonardoavenezia.com (opens in a new tab)

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