The Universal Leonardo Europe-wide exhibition programme has now terminated.
Details of the exibitions, however, are still available for information on the right-hand side.
Providing a radical alternative to the conventional “blockbuster” exhibition, and with a strong commitment to international and cross-disciplinary collaboration, Universal Leonardo worked with leading curators, art historians, academics and scientists across Europe to stimulate dialogue and discovery around the Leonardo legacy.
The Universal Leonardo exhibitions programme forms the 28th Council of Europe art exhibition. The Council of Europe has organised, for almost 50 years, a series of prestigious exhibitions to increase knowledge and appreciation of European art as one of the highest expressions of European culture and common values.The exhibition explores Leonardo's own mode of thinking and brings together original works as well as a wide range of innovative educational tools.
28 Mar 2006 -
07 Jan 2007
Galleria degli Uffizi
An exhibition focusing on Leonardo's drawings from the Guise Collection and his artistic achievements and practice.
09 Aug 2006 -
05 Nov 2006
Christ Church Picture Gallery
On dislpay is a version of the Last Supper by Giampietrino, a close Milanese follower of Leonardo.
09 Aug 2006 -
05 Nov 2006
Magdalen College
Leonardo's work contextualised in the mathematical culture of 15th and 16th century Italy.
09 Aug 2006 -
05 Nov 2006
Museum of the History of Science
The exhibition will have at its core a group of drawings by Leonardo.
09 Aug 2006 -
05 Nov 2006
The Ashmolean Museum
Activities and a trail for younger visitors to explore examples of the plants studied and drawn by Leonardo.
09 Aug 2006 -
30 Sep 2006
The University of Oxford Botanic Garden
This exhibition explores how Leonardo’s mind was able to think visually by showcasing pages of his manuscripts as well as some large scale models of his inventions.
14 Sep 2006 -
07 Jan 2007
Victoria & Albert Museum
An exhibition focusing on Leonardo's Madonna and Child with a Carnation and other paintings created in Verrocchio's workshop.
15 Sep 2006 -
03 Dec 2006
Alte Pinakothek
The exhibition focuses on a number of manuscripts and printed editions of Leonardo's Treatise on Painting and highlights his legacy in the art world between the 16th and 19th centuries.
01 Nov 2006 -
31 Dec 2006
Biblioteca Trivulziana, Sala del Tesoro