Leonardo da Vinci exhibit to visit South Africa

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Leonardo da Vinci exhibit to visit South Africa

The Pretoria Art Museum will be the only venue in Africa to host an
international exhibition on the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci, one
of the most brilliant men the world has known.

As an artist he created the Mona Lisa, probably the most famous painting
in the world; as a scientist and inventor he designed the first machine
gun, parachute, military tank, automobile and wrist watch some 500 years
ago.

Titled "Leonardo da Vinci: Scientist Inventor Artist" and opening on 15
April 1999 and running until August 1 1999, this exhibition is your
chance to see a real Leonardo da Vinci. The exhibition will take over
the whole of the Pretoria Art Museum and will accommodate about 250
exhibits of paintings, sculptures, models, rare books, maps and
facsimiles of work, including work by his students and followers. There
will also be works by other Renaissance artists, including Raphael.
Some 2-million people worldwide have seen the exhibition, which will
also feature interactive touch-screen computers, guided tours, lectures,
workshops and slide shows. The public will be able to touch and move
large scale models created from Da Vinci's original plans.

Unfortunately the Mona Lisa is too fragile to travel, but a copy made
when the original was stolen in 1922 will be on view.

Daimler Chrysler and the International Watch Company are the overseas
sponsors responsible for bringing the exhibition to this country.
Special rates will be available to children, pensioners and Friends of
the Museum. Tour packages, including accommodation and visits to other
venues of historic and cultural interest in Pretoria, are available.

Entrance is R15 for adults, R10 for full-time students, pensioners and
Friends of the Museum, while admission for schoolchildren is R5. All
guided tours are R5. The museum will be open public holidays and
Tuesdays to Sundays from 9am to 6pm. On Wednesdays the museum will
remain open an additional two hours until 8pm.

If you would like to find out more about the most important arts and
cultural happening in South African history, call (012) 344-1807/8 or
fax (012) 344-1809, e-mail p...@ccp.co.za or visit the website at
http://www.pretoria.co.za/pam or http://www.ccp.co.za

The Pretoria Art Museum is located at the corner of Schoeman and Wessels
Streets, Arcadia, Pretoria.

Issued by
Lorraine Pace
Adele Lucas Promotions
Tel: (011) 646-5630
Fax: (011) 646-8254
Cell 083 655 3916
Lorraine Pace
lorr...@webmail.co.za

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