PPG Supports Laboratory for STEM Education in Italy
MILAN, Italy — PPG recently announced the opening of an interactive chemistry laboratory at the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci in Milan, Italy. PPG helped fund the design and renovation of the laboratory as well as its equipment and content development as part of a $290,000 (€250,000) grant to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in Italy.
Under the guidance of expert researchers, the laboratory provides primary, secondary and high school students and their families and teachers with opportunities for informal learning through dedicated educational activities focused on chemistry. It is one of 14 specially designed interactive spaces in the museum, which is recognized throughout Europe for its leadership role in STEM education.