SAVE THE DATE: Sept. 21 The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art FAMILY NIGHT

Under Arabian Skies
Sat 09/21/13

A Celebration of Art, Science and Astronomy from the Islamic World

5-9 p.m. | Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park and Gallery L8

Join us for a special after-hours celebration of Islamic art, the fall equinox and more!  Explore the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park and the exhibition Echoes: Islamic Art and Contemporary Artists, on view in the Project Space through April 27, 2014.

EVENING EVENTS
All programs are FREE. Please reserve a ticket where noted T.

The Light of the Dark Ages: Art and Science in the Islamic World
5-5:30 p.m. |Atkins Auditorium | Nelson-Atkins Building | T
Curator Kimberly Masteller explores the manuscripts, objects and instruments created by artists and scientists in the Islamic lands that preserved and expanded our knowledge of the earth and the heavens in the Middle Ages.

The Print Factory
5:30-7:30 p.m. | North Nichols Plaza | Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park
Pick up a special print by The Print Factory, fresh of their mobile press, as you experience the Pakistani cargo truck created by artist Asheer Akram.

Glowing Night Parade presented by StoneLion Puppet Theatre
7:30-8:30 p.m. | North Nichols Plaza | Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park
StoneLion Puppet Theatre returns for another puppet show of giant proportions! Discover Assad, the Lion constellation, and other figures during this glow-in-the dark night parade. Join the dance party after the parade!

Stargazing in the Sculpture Park
7:30-9 p.m. | North Nichols Plaza | Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park
Explore the night sky with the Kansas City Astronomical Society.

Discover more inside!
BLOCH BUILDING | Lobby Level | 5-9 p.m.
- Create a star-studded noisemaker and watch it glow as you follow the parade.
- Experiment with planispheres, or paper star charts.
- View an elaborate replica of a Mughal folio, a decorated album of calligraphy and miniature painting from northern India.

FOOD
Bloch Lobby
4:30-8 p.m.
$2-$5
Savor chicken kebabs, baba ghannouj, baklava and more while you enjoy the festivities outside. Halal option available.

For this after-hours event, please enter the museum through the Bloch Building. In case of inclement weather, all activities will move indoors.
Programming is supported by the Hall Family Foundation and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.