Renaissance Genius Leonardo da Vinci Discovery exhibition opened at the Tulip Museum.

The "Renaissance Genius Leonardo da Vinci Discovery" exhibition, consisting of 100 models of innovative inventions, 130 documents, codes and reproductions designed by the famous painter Leonardo da Vinci during the Renaissance, met with art lovers at the Tulip Museum.

"What makes this exhibition most meaningful and special among its counterparts will be the gastronomy section."

Noting that they have organized the most comprehensive exhibition about Leonardo da Vinci in Europe, Arslan said:

"In our exhibition, we will also have a collection of 28 different inventions that visitors can use. In the exhibition, our visitors will also be able to use the important invention of the period, the 'worm screw', which enables many machines to work, and the tools made of ball bearings, one of the biggest inventions in the construction of the helicopter.

What makes this exhibition most meaningful and special among its counterparts will be the gastronomy section. This year, a kitchen belonging to Leonardo da Vinci was opened in Liege. We will make a part of this kitchen in our exhibition and present it to our visitors. Thus, with the participation of Italian, French and Belgian chefs and many experts who conduct international research on Leonardo da Vinci, 'Leonardo da Vinci tables' will be held for businessmen, senior executives and members of the press until September 15th, and for other visitors from September 18th. ' we will establish. We will have the opportunity to talk about its food and culinary aspects. Even though he was a vegetarian, he created a system consisting of tools to be used in the kitchen, from fireplaces to pots, and this was very important for his period.
"Our visitors will be able to see these inventions of his in our exhibition."

Uğur Bekdemir, who curated the exhibition, underlined that the world-famous painter made significant contributions to food and culinary culture and underlined that Leonardo Da Vinci developed the "multi-cooking" system.

Bekdemir pointed out that the reflections of da Vinci's inventions can be seen in the field of gastronomy and said, "It is said that Leonardo da Vinci was a vegetarian and his cuisine was designed with a focus on vegetables. We will bring the shopping lists prepared in his own handwriting from Florence to be exhibited here. These lists are He will also show us the framework of da Vinci's food culture. He also took care of the cultivation of the vineyards and the spacing of the seedlings to be planted. Therefore, we have a name that made important contributions to both gastronomy and botany. "We will continue to carry out activities here that reflect the traces of Leonardo da Vinci's gastronomy and culinary culture." he said.

Emphasizing that Leonardo da Vinci was not just a painter, Bekdemir continued his words as follows:

"I asked Leonardo da Vinci, 'What do you do?' When they asked, 'I build machines, study the human body, and deal with gastronomy.' "What do you do when you're free?" he replies. When asked, he replied: 'I paint.' This dialogue actually shows us very well what a versatile personality he had: He was under great pressure from the church during his time and had to work under these conditions. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the philosophers at that time. He continued his work with a wide range of people, including chemists. Researching the human body and examining diseases were not among the permitted practices at that time. The group, including Da Vinci, carried out many studies on these areas and wrote thousands of pages of notes. left behind."

Bekdemir added that the infrastructure of the Renaissance Revolution was laid with these works done by philosophers and scientists, especially Leonardo da Vinci, and said, "In this exhibition, we are presenting the most important da Vinci experts in Europe, Bilgi University Faculty Member Dr. Mustafa Tolay, Museo We have received and will continue to receive support from people such as Prof. Dr. Alessandro Vezossi from Ideale Leonaardo da Vinci, Stefania Tullio Cataldo, faculty member of Sorbonne University and researcher from the Louvre Museum, and Laure Fagnart from the University of Liege. "We will create a digital library and introduce the multi-faceted personality of Leonardo da Vinci to our visitors." He stated:

Source:https://www.ntv.com.tr/n-life/kultur-ve-sanat/ronesans-dehasi-leonardo-da-vinci-kesif-sergisi-lale-muzesunu-acildi,1cQgQmIMdk2wr50sw7SQpw#