The conference “Microcosm and macrocosm: the legacy of Leonardo in the children’s hospital” will be held on Saturday, May 4 from 10-12 at the Sala Luca Giordano in Palazzo Medici Riccardi. The event program will include a series of talks, including:
– Introduction, Alberto Zanobini, CEO, Meyer Children’s Hospital and President, European Children’s Hospitals Organisation (ECHO)
– “The Leonardo 4 Children Initiative”, Alessandro Carano, Founder and President, Carano 4 Children Foundation
– “The ages of the human body in Leonardo’s anatomy”, Domenico Laurenza, Researcher, Museo Galileo
– “The life of infants and children in 15th century Florence”, John Henderson, Professor of Italian Renaissance History, Birkbeck, University of London
– Conclusions, Luigi Dei, Rector, University of Florence