Muslim Journeys: Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World (2011) A Documentary Film Directed by Robert Gardner With an Introduction and Post-Film Discussion Led by Dr. Kara Morrow, Associate Professor of Art History at The College of Wooster

In our post-9/11 world, a greater understanding across cultures is more important than ever before, yet the purpose of this program is not simply to provide political or historical context. Rather it is to explore and celebrate the great richness of Islamic art and architecture throughout the world, to peer into extraordinary palaces and mosques decorated with exquisite gardens, ceramics and paintings, to watch the play of light and space and to sense the sheen of delicate textiles of gold and silver work and of rock crystal and precious gems. Explore the complexity and diversity of Islamic visual culture from the Taj Mahal in India, to the Djenne Mosque in Mali, to the Alhambra in Spain. This exquisitely composed film serves a feast for the senses, focusing on the greater themes that unify Islamic art: the complexity of writing, the celebration of water and the construction of paradise. Leading experts on the study and conservation of Islamic arts from across the globe explain how artists, past and present, have adapted regional artistic traditions in the celebration of kings beauty and the word of God.