Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta

Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta screens from January 14 to March 4, 2010, at the Johnson IMAX® Theater in the National Museum of Natural History. Full Schedule (pdf)

To complement the screening, the Freer and Sackler Galleries are offering the following tours:

Gallery Talk: Footsteps through Asia

All tours are at 1 pm
Meet at the Freer information desk
Free; walk-in

Saturday, February 13
Monday, February 15
Friday, February 19
Saturday, February 20
Sunday, February 21
Thursday, February 25
Saturday, February 27
Sunday, February 28

A tour of the Freer's collections illuminates explorer Ibn Battuta's travels in Asia beyond those chronicled in the film Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta, showing at the Johnson IMAX(R) Theater from January 14 to March 4, 2010. Participants will be introduced to Battuta's artistic discoveries in the Islamic world, India, and China.

For Educators

Arts of the Islamic World School Tour
Registration required.
Recommended for grades 6-12; tours limited to groups of 20; subject to availability

Students will explore and discuss Arabic calligraphy, lavishly illustrated manuscripts, glittering glasswork, and exquisite metalwork, primarily from West Asia and North Africa. Teachers may request a tour for a maximum of twenty students with four weeks' advance written notice through the online tour request form.

Special Offer: Arts of the Islamic World: A Teacher's Guide
The first three hundred teachers who register groups to view Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta will receive hard copies of Arts of the Islamic World: A Teacher's Guide. An electronic copy is available on the Online Guides for Teachers page.