Milan, Italy
The National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci in Milan is the largest technical and scientific museum in Italy and one of the most important in Europe. The museum is located in the heart of the city in an ancient monastery built in the 16th century for the use of the Olivetani. It is a prestigious and fascinating building housing and preserving a vast heritage of over 10.000 items. Visiting the museum is like a journey back in time to explore the magnificent evolution of science and technology.

In the year 2000, the Museum became a private foundation to promote scientific culture. Reflecting its commitment to scientific and technology education, it offers guided tours, interactive laboratories, and cultural events for children and adults.

Accordingly, there are extensive communications requirements to support the different museum events.

Among the equipment it owns, the most heavily-used device may be its Roland CAMM-1 GX-24 desktop vinyl cutter, which is used to create vinyl signs.

Giovanni Crupi, marketing and fundraising manager of the Museum, has commented on the museum’s experience with Roland. “We realized that we needed to integrate our existing equipment with a cutting plotter to create vinyl signs,” he said. “We chose Roland, first of all, because of the brand’s reputation, and also because of of word-of-mouth recommendations from experts.”

On this point, Ales Bonaccorsi, graphics office manager, commented, “We are very satisfied with the Roland cutting plotter, which has turned out to be, since the beginning, both an intuitive machine compatible with our own software and easy to use. This gave us the opportunity to create a great deal of vinyl signs ourselves, which can be applied on many different surfaces (both colorful and transparent) and in sizes ranging from small panels to entire walls. I am passionately fond of vinyl signs for their non-invasive nature, the balance between communication and media, their endless sizes, and the possibility of continuous experimentation. Thanks to these solutions I can dream of and realize graphics without any limit.”

For more information on Italy’s National Museum of Science & Technology Leonardo da Vinci, visit www.museoscienza.org.