MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN – DocuMonday, in conjunction with the Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys series, presents the documentary film “Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World ” on Monday, May 5 at 7:00 pm in the Peter White Public Library Community Room. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, the film explores and celebrates the great richness of Islamic art and architecture throughout the world. Sarandon takes the viewer into extraordinary palaces and mosques 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.
The film was released in 2011, runs for 90 minutes and there is no admission charge.
Dr. Steven Leuthold, NMU Art History Professor leads a discussion after the film . He has traveled through Turkey and southern Spain studying the art and architecture of the region firsthand.
Let’s Talk About it: Muslim Journeys is a reading and discussion series, made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in cooperation with the American Library Association. For more information visit www.pwpl.info or call 226-4318.
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