opening this month!

Leonardo da Vinci
Machines in Motion

Experience the world of Leonardo da Vinci through forty full-scale machines based on his visionary designs at the Mayborn Museum. From flying machines and parachutes to machines of war, Leonardo’s inventions employed tools of the time rather than industrial implements.

Bring the entire family out to experience things that influenced Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions such as the earth, air, fire, and water. Come and explore the genius of the world’s original Renaissance man. This extraordinary exhibition will be on view May 23rd - August 16th.

Many thanks to our media sponsors Grande Communications and the Waco Tribune-Herald.

Join us for a amazing, fun-filled, day of activities on May 23 from 10am until 7pm. Some of the special things planned for the day:

• Inflatables
• chalk art
• jugglers
• caricature artists
• Mona Lisa photo op
• music

Admission is $5 for everyone (members free)
Concession food available for purchase
Caricature art available for purchase

Mystery object game!

Each month we will post a mystery picture from the museum. All you need to do is click on it to tell us what it is. We will draw a winner from all the correct answers. The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to our museum store and a Family Pass. Use it for your next visit or share it with someone who's never been.

Congratulations to Michael Stratton who correctly guessed that the picture in our April e-newsletter was of a drum from the Native American room. Many people had the correct answer! Thanks to everyone who played.

We will announce this month's winner in our next Museletter...Good Luck!

Next Free Sunday - June 7

Our next free Sunday is sponsored by the Lipsitz Family Foundation. It will be on June 7. If you know someone who's never been, please let them know.

Many thanks to Bush's Chicken for sponsoring our May free Sunday.

In May the Museum Store will introduce ALL NEW ITEMS to compliment the Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion exhibit.  Here are just a few to choose from:
 

• Jewelry with the Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian man.
• Several different Leonardo-themed t-shirts.
• Many different books for young readers and adults. Some books tell a story while others have detailed analysis of Leonardo's works.
• A Mona Lisa clock and Mona Lisa mints in a collector's box.   
• Specially designed magnet for the exhibit 
• Wood models of the Canterbury Arch, the self-supporting bridge, the perpetual motion machine, the trebuchet and the catapult.
• Many more items in connection with the Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion exhibit.

Remember, the Museum Store is an extension of your visit to the museum and Mayborn Museum members always receive a 10% discount in the Museum Store.