TILLI Summer Session: Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World

McMullen Museum, Boston College  
Thursday, May 22 at 11:00 a.m., approx. 50 minutes. Cost: $10.

Join TILLI for a tour of The McMullen Museum of Art exhibition, Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World, which explores intersections of art and science in Islamic intellectual and visual culture from the ninth century to the present day. It employs the lens of “wonder” as defined by a celebrated thirteenth-century Islamic scholar Zakariyya al-Qazwini (d. 1283) in his cosmography, The Wonders of Creation and Rarities of Existence. Using wonder as a vehicle, Wonders of Creation illuminates the global impact of science and artistic production from the Islamic world and its diverse geographies and multifaceted visual cultures. Over 170 works, including illustrated manuscripts and paintings, maps, scientific instruments, magic bowls, luster dishes, architectural elements, and contemporary art, evoke wonder through a visual journey.

We will have lunch afterward at Cafe Landwer in Cleveland Circle (not included in program cost).

Register to join us. Contact tilli@tisrael.org with questions.

Getting There

McMullen Museum: The museum is located at 2101 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02135. Directions to the museum are on their website. There is free parking in front of the museum.

Cafe Landwer: The Cleveland Circle location is at 383 Chestnut Hill Ave, Boston, MA 02135. There is metered parking next door.

Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) provides opportunities for Temple Israel members and others to engage in peer-led, intellectually stimulating study groups covering a broad range of topics, to develop social relationships and a community, and to enjoy cultural events together.