PBS NC's Preview Screening of LEONARDO da VINCI and Discussion and Q+A

Together with the North Carolina Museum of Art, we invite you to join us for an special event celebrating the incredible achievements of the legendary artist Leonardo da Vinci. The evening begins with an exclusive preview screening of carefully curated clips from LEONARDO da VINCI, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, followed by a discussion and audience Q&A.

Set against the rich and dynamic backdrop of Renaissance Italy, at a time of skepticism and freethinking, regional war and religious upheaval, Leonardo da Vinci brings the artist's towering achievements to life through his prolific personal notebooks, primary and secondary accounts of his life and on-carmera interviews with modern scholars, artists, engineers, inventors and admirers.

Event details:

Date and Time: Tuesday, October 30, at 7 PM

Location: North Carolina Museum of Art located at 2110 Blue Ridge Road (East Building), Raleigh

Agenda:

• 7 PM - Preview screening of curated clips from Leonardo da Vinci
• 7:35 PM - Discussion and Q&A with curators and Renaissance scholars
• 8:15 PM - Event concludes

Space is limited! Please reserve your seat(s) today! Questions about the event or registration? Email Karen Nowak at [email protected].

More about LEONARDO da VINCI, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahan

The film weaves together an international group of experts, as well as others influenced by Leonardo who will continue to find a connection between his artistic adn scientific explorations and life today. As the filmmaker and Leonardo admirer Guillermo del Toro says at the beginning of the film, "the modernity of Leonardo is that he understands that knowledge and imagination are intimately related."

Corporate funding for LEONARDO da VINCI was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by The Better Angels Society and by its individual members The Paul and Sandra Montrone Family; Stephen A. Schwarzman; Diane and Hal Brierley; Carol and Ned Spieker; Michael and Sandy Collins; Mario J. Gabelli; The Lynch Foundation; McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Cappy and Janie McGarr; and John and Leslie McQuown. Funding was also provided by Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha Darling; the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; and the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation.

Thank you to our event partner, North Carolina Museum of Art.

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