Leonardo da Vinci, A film by Ken Burns, Sara Burns and David McMahon
Screening Event and Panel Discussion
Prairie Public and the North Dakota Historical Society invite you to a screening and panel discussion of Leonardo da Vinci, a new, two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon.
Join us on November 9 at 2 p.m. at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck, ND. After the film screening, Prairie Public's News Director Dave Thompson will guide a panel of experts representing STEAM disciplines in a discussion of da Vinci's influence as an artist, inventor, and scientist.
North Dakota Heritage Center
November 9 at 2 p.m.
Watch the Official Trailer
Leonardo da Vinci
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-camera interviews with modern scholars, artists, engineers, inventors, and admirers.
The film weaves together an international group of experts, as well as others influenced by Leonardo who continue to find a connection between his artistic and 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.”
The two-part, four-hour series premieres November 18 & 19 at 7:00pm.
Thank you for coming to our Guided Birding Walks: Learn Like Leonardo series!
Leonardo da Vinci’s genius was fueled by his insatiable curiosity about everything around him. Through the simple art of observation, da Vinci posed questions, discovered patterns, and uncovered hidden connections between science, nature, and art. He spent the majority of his time outside, mesmerized by the beauty of nature — with particular fascination for birds. Prairie Public partnered with Audubon Great Plains to host guided birding walks in Fargo, Bismarck and Minot. After the walk, we created artwork inspired by our observations.
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