A perfect incarnation of an era between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, in which the work of craftsmen, engineers, scientists and artists was almost indistinguishable in many cases, perspective mathematical machines perfectly illustrate the optical and iconographic trajectory of one of the more rooted "forms" of modern knowledge and experience.  The instruments on display, replicas of craftsman crafts, are presented in various sections.

The event is part of the Idea Senza Tempo project, an initiative created by the collaboration of the Modena authorities to reflect on the importance and timeliness of past ideas that have changed history and our way of life.