May 12, 2008

"Leonardo Da Vinci" Inventions Re - Invented

The Western Development Museum has partnered with Saskatchewan-based Emmy award-winning entertainment company Partners In Motion to present a new exciting exhibit.

This exhibit features a unique collection of inventions from the television series "The Re-Inventors". The Re-Inventors research original patent designs from history's lost inventions; build them, test them, and try to make them work. All types of inventions are built - methods of travel, life-saving equipment, and instruments of war, including a Windmill for grinding grain, a Monowheel, and some of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous inventions - the da Vinci Gun and da Vinci Tank. The second season of this original Canadian high definition series can be seen Saturday evenings on History Television. The series is also broadcast throughout the world on various channels including Discovery HD International, Treasure HD and Historia.

Some unusual pieces are on display, such as the Leonardo da Vinci Gun, Leonardo da Vinci Tank and Leonardo daVinci Chariot. Since war became a part of human life, inventors have sought to create more efficient killing machines. Even Leonardo da Vinci, best known for his works of art, designed weapons of war, including the world's first 12-barrelled "machine gun". The da Vinci Gun is likely the only working life size firing model of his invention that exists in the world today!

These inventions are on loan to the Western Development Museum from the producers, Partners in Motion - an Emmy award winning, full-service media production and distribution company that balances national and international documentaries, docudramas, co-productions, corporate work in film and video production, standard and high-definition television series as well as multimedia and digital animation.

This exhibit will be showcased at the Saskatoon Western development Museum from May 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008.

News Conference
Thursday May 15th, 2008 @ 11:00 a.m.
1910 Boomtown, 2610 Lorne Avenue
Saskatoon, Sask.
Lunch served

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