Renderings of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America add vibrant colors and recreations of the polymath's groundbreaking machinery to a Downtown Pueblo backdrop.

The first of its kind in the United States, the museum will open sometime in late 2025 at the former Pro Bull Riders Sport Performance Center, 310 Central Main St. Banners advertising the museum have already been placed on the building. The museum's team and Digital Hart Media have also shared renderings of the museum's interior and exterior with the public.

"Want a sneak peek at what we are building? Picture this: You stroll into what feels like Leonardo's jumbo sketchbook, only everything's popping off the page. You crank a gear on a machine he dreamt up five centuries ago, flip through every one of his manuscripts, and let stunning wrap-around projections pull you straight into the Renaissance," officials wrote on the museum's Facebook page.

A rendering of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America's exterior shows what the local attraction at 310 Central Main St. will look like when completed.

The museum's brightly colored exterior will be centrally located, just north of the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo and southwest of the Pueblo Convention Center. A three-minute walk southeast along Richmond Avenue will take pedestrians from El Pueblo History Museum and past Pueblo's Walk of Legends Park to the painted windows of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum.

Inside the museum, the "Interactive Machines & Robotics" exhibit hall will showcase over 60 Artisans of Florence recreations of machines straight from da Vinci's more than 500-year-old writings. The machines are made from the materials of da Vinci's day, like bronze, cloth, iron, rope and wood.

One of two concepts for the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America's exhibit hall

"Visitors can turn cranks, lift weights, and watch gears mesh exactly as Leonardo envisioned, proof that a 500-year-old imagination still works flawlessly today," according to the museum's online press room.

Da Vinci, along with Archimedes and Galileo, will be the focus of the museum's "Immersive Genius Hall." This hall will feature wall projections of the three historic figures, giving each of them the opportunity to tell their story to visitors. Images of swirling galaxies, sketches and surround sound are slated to be part of the immersive experience.

The Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America's "Immersive Genius Hall" is imagined in this rendering.

Robot obstacle courses, 3D printing and a wind tunnel are among the features at the museum's STEAMworks Labs. Skills practiced by visitors of all ages in the labs are applicable to advanced manufacturing, aerospace and even agriculture-related careers.

A "Leonardo Library" inside the museum will feature facsimiles of da Vinci's drawings and manuscripts.

"Scholars find a research sanctuary; dreamers find a portal into the mind of history's greatest polymath," according to the museum's online press room.

A rendering of the STEAMworks labs inside the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America

Pueblo Chieftain reporter James Bartolo can be reached at [email protected]. Support local news, subscribe to The Pueblo Chieftain at subscribe.chieftain.com.

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