Da Vinci the Genius exhibition

We managed to sneak in a visit to the Science Centre over the long weekend to see the "Da Vinci the Genius" exhibition, which has been going on for some time and will end on 16 Aug 09.

It was quite a disappointment, actually. The last time we were at the Science Centre was for the "Lord of the Rings" exhibition, which was very interesting as it showed how the different props were made and how the film was shot.

But the Da Vinci exhibition paled in comparison. Exhibits were all over the place, and while many of his ideas (found in sketches) were made into exhibits, I felt that there was too little explanation accompanying the exhibits. For example, there was an exhibit of a machine used to translate circular motion into lateral motion. If it had come with a further explanation on how this is now being used in car engines (but in reverse, for translating lateral motion into circular motion), people would be able to better appreciate the genius that Da Vinci was.

And while one of the centre attractions was supposed to be the secrets relating to the Mona Lisa, I felt that it wasn't striking enough. They should just have done away with most of that, and showed how the Mona Lisa should have looked like.In short? Not worth the time, unless you like to wander around in a hall with exhibits strewn all over the place, and having to figure out on your own what these exhibits all mean.