Leonardo da Vinci Museum in Milan
Inaugurated in 1953, the Leonardo da Vinci Museum in Milan (officially named the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci - Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci) is the largest science and technology museum in Italy, also housing the richest collection of machines created based on Leonardo's designs.
Among the tourist attractions in Milan, there is also another museum exclusively dedicated to the great inventor, called the Leonardo3 Museum - Il Mondo di Leonardo da Vinci ("The World of Leonardo da Vinci").
Leonardo Da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology
Tickets
Until January 1, 2026 included, the ticket prices for the Leonardo da Vinci Museum are:
- Adult: €10
- Over 65: €7.5
- 3-26 years: €7.5
- Child under 3: free
- YesMilano City Pass holders: free (depending on the pass type)
You can buy tickets on the museum's website or from ticket and experience providers such as Tiqets (where you get a 5% discount with the code CIAO5), GetYourGuide, Musement, or Viator. In this case, you will need to show the voucher at the museum ticket office to receive your entry ticket.
Use the CIAO5 code before completing your reservation on Tiqets and you will have a 5% discount.
If you want to include a guided tour on board the Enrico Toti submarine, the ticket price (including museum admission) is:
- Adult: €20
- 6-26 years: €17.5
- Children under 6: not allowed
For the Toti submarine visit, online booking is mandatory.
Opening Hours
The opening hours for the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology in Milan are as follows:
September 9-December 23, 2025:
- Monday: closed (on December 8, 2025, the museum will be open between 09:30 AM and 6:30 PM)
- Tuesday-Friday: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Saturday-Sunday: 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
December 24-25, 2025: closed
December 26-31, 2025:
- Monday-Sunday: 09:30 AM - 6:30 PM
January 1, 2026: closed
January 2-6, 2026:
- Monday-Sunday: 09:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Last admission is one hour before closing.
How to Get There?
The Museum of Science and Technology is located next to the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, about a 6-minute walk from the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie and the Last Supper Museum, 15 minutes from Sforza Castle, and about 25 minutes from the Duomo.
You can reach the museum using the following public transportation options in Milan:
- M2 metro line (Sant'Ambrogio station)
- Bus line 58 (Museo della Scienza station)
- Bus line 94 (Carducci station)
Visit to the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci
The Museum of Science and Technology, one of the most important museums in Milan, is housed in the old San Vittore al Corpo monastery, next to the church of the same name.
The museum is quite large (spanning about 50,000 m²) and contains many exhibits, so it's recommended to spend at least 2 hours for the visit, especially if you are interested in the history of science and technology. The most important sections include the Leonardo da Vinci Galleries, the space area with a lunar fragment, the Vega rocket model, the Enrico Toti submarine (the first submarine built in Italy after World War II), the Conte Biancamano oceanliner, the railway pavilion, and the aviation pavilion.
With an area of over 1,300 m² and 170 models and installations, works of art, and old books, the Leonardo da Vinci Galleries represent the largest permanent exhibition in the world dedicated to the great inventor and scientist. The museum showcases Leonardo's inventions from multiple areas - from flying machines to weapons and engineering installations, to painting and architecture, starting from his youth years in Florence and continuing throughout his entire career until his move to Milan.
One of the most valuable exhibits in the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology is the small fragment of the Moon, collected in 1972 during the Apollo 17 space mission and brought to Earth by Captain Eugene Cernan. The collected samples, weighing a total of 380 kg and nicknamed the Goodwill rock, were distributed among the 135 countries that supported the mission, as a symbol of peace. The fragment that belonged to Italy is kept here, in Milan.
Leonardo3 Museum - The World of Da Vinci
The Leonardo3 Museum is a more recent exhibition, inaugurated in 2003 and exclusively dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci. It is located right in the center of the city, at the entrance of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele from Piazza della Scala, very close to Teatro alla Scala.
If you are visiting Milan with children, this museum may be more interesting to them than the Museum of Science and Technology mentioned earlier.
The museum features over 200 models built after Leonardo da Vinci's drawings, as well as digital representations of his works. The exhibition is interactive, helping you to better understand the works of the great artist and inventor. Among the exhibits are the mechanical lion, the flying machine, the rapid-fire crossbow, the mechanical eagle, the great continuous organ, and the steam cannon.
As recognition of its importance, the Leonardo3 Museum in Milan received an excellence award from the President of Italy.
The visit takes about an hour.
Tickets
The ticket price for the Leonardo3 Museum is:
- Adult: €16
- Students under 26: €12
- Children 6-18 years: €10
- Children under 5: free
- Evening ticket (can only be purchased directly at the ticket office after 6:00 PM): €8
Use the CIAO5 code before completing your reservation on Tiqets and you will have a 5% discount.
Opening Hours
The Leonardo3 Museum in Milan can be visited every day, during the following hours:
- April to September: 9:30 AM - 9:00 PM
- October to March: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
- December 16, 2025: 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
- December 24, 2025: 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- December 25, 2025: closed
- December 31, 2025: 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Aplică codul CIAO5 înainte de finalizarea rezervării pe Tiqets and you will have a 5% discount.
