Polymath Project

Between keeping up with a Twitter feed, dreaming up new, creative, and offensive roles for Emojis, and constantly refreshing Instagram to check how many likes that pic of our pup has, it's pretty tough to imagine squeezing two or three of Leonardo da Vinci's hobbies into our Netflix-packed schedules.Perhaps a...

By Becky Bartkowski

February 14, 2013

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Between keeping up with a Twitter feed, dreaming up new, creative, and offensive roles for Emojis, and constantly refreshing Instagram to check how many likes that pic of our pup has, it's pretty tough to imagine squeezing two or three of Leonardo da Vinci's hobbies into our Netflix-packed schedules.

Perhaps a trip to check out "Da Vinci – The Genius" will inspire us to actually do something. It features analysis of Mona Lisa, and explanations of the Renaissance Man's scientific discoveries, along with themed areas that delve into his passions for architecture, philosophy, and engineering – among other things.

Feb. 10-June 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 2013

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