Exhibition Vernissage | Sir William Osler's Leonardo da Vinci Collection: Flight, Anatomy and Art
All are invited to attend a vernissage to celebrate the opening of our newest exhibition,聽Sir William Osler's Leonardo da Vinci Collection: Flight, Anatomy and Art, 聽May 2, 2019, at 5:30 pm.
Exhibition curated by聽Dr. Rolando F. Del Maestro,聽William Feindel Professor Emeritus in Neuro-Oncology at 麻豆AV and聽Director, Neurosurgical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Learning Centre聽at the Montreal Neurological Institute.
RSVP required. TO RSVP, please聽click here.
The exhibition runs from April 15 to June 28, 2019.
Just as the year 2019 is commemorated as the 100th year since the death of Sir William Osler it is also being celebrated around the world as the 500th year since the death of Leonardo da Vinci. The lives of these two individuals, separated by four centuries, have many common features.聽
The books and articles in this exhibition are based on William Osler鈥檚 Leonardo da Vinci Collection with additional Leonardo materials from the Dr. Rolando Del Maestro Collection.聽The objectives of this exhibition are:聽1) to outline a short history of Leonardo鈥檚 life聽pertinent to Osler鈥檚 Leonardo Collection,聽2) to explore the similarities in the lives of聽William Osler and Leonardo da Vinci, and 3) to聽document the history of the Leonardo volumes聽in Osler鈥檚 library focused under the topics of聽flight, anatomy and art along with Osler鈥檚 personal聽engagement with his Leonardo Collection.
Come鈥rowse through the fascinating original聽editions of Leonardo鈥檚 books, articles and聽pamphlets present in Osler鈥檚 collection. Look聽over Osler鈥檚 shoulder as he and his cataloguers聽examined and transformed these volumes,聽inserting important items, including personal聽letters and witness new insights. Feel the聽intimate connection with each volume.聽Enjoy the very human imaginative process that results in the creation and beauty of the book.
