LSU students now have the opportunity to enjoy historical works of art and skilled photography without leaving campus.
The LSU Museum of Art opened two new exhibits Tuesday titled “The Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci” and “We the gringos.”
Steven Rosen, professional in residence of the museum, said the da Vinci exhibit is part of a traveling series of exhibits and that it shows “the creative work of Leonardo.”
The museum holds five to six of these special exhibitions per year.
The exhibit features 16 models of inventions da Vinci created.
These models deal with measurement, military equipment and mechanical equipment. They were created using da Vinci’s numerous sketches and drawings.
The accompanying exhibit, “We the gringos,” is a photographic journey into the north of Argentina made by Maria Zorzon. Zorzon, a former LSU graduate, said it looks into the “individual and the universal aspects” of the everyday life of the people from her homeland.
Zorzon said she is “very pleased to be here because the region I am from has a connection with Louisiana.” She said that since the day she arrived at LSU, the landscape and climate reminded her of her homeland in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina.
Laura Martins, an associate professor of Spanish, said the collection is the second part of an ongoing program titled “ExhiVitions,” organized by the Spanish Department as part of the Spanish Education Project.
Montserrat Dejuan, director of the Spanish Education Project, said the project is “mainly a resource center for teachers of Spanish” but that it also encourages activities to promote the Spanish culture.
The exhibition was put on with the help of LSU alumni, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Art and Design.
The two exhibits opened Sep. 2 and will run until Oct. 28.