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SUMMARY:Journey to Mecca
DESCRIPTION: Buy ticketsOfficial web siteJourney to Mecca Houston Muse
	um of Natural ScienceJuly 1-September 30\, 2009Cross through time and 
	thousands of miles of perilous desert in Journey to Mecca\,  July 1\, 
	2009-September 30\, 2009 at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Wort
	ham IMAX® Theatre. Journey alongside Ibn Battuta\, the famed Muslim tr
	aveler who ventured three times farther than Marco Polo\, on an expedi
	tion made almost 700 years ago: his pilgrimage to Mecca. Venture into 
	the most sacred sanctuary of Islam\, the Grand Mosque – on the IMAX 
	screen\, the closest non-Muslims may come to witnessing this extraordi
	nary event.Journey to Mecca tells the story of Ibn Battuta\, a young s
	cholar who leaves Tangier in 1325 on an epic and dangerous journey\, t
	raveling alone from his home in Morocco to reach Mecca\, some 3\,000 m
	iles across the North African desert. Battuta would not return home fo
	r almost 30 years\, visiting over 40 countries\, returning to Mecca fi
	ve times to perform the Hajj and creating one of the greatest travel j
	ournals ever recorded. His perilous journey resonates with adventure w
	hile presenting an unforgettable picture of Islamic civilization durin
	g the 14th century.The Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca that now draws th
	ree million Muslims from around the world annually\, who come to pract
	ice rituals that have taken place for over 1\,400 years. In Journey to
	 Mecca\, experience the Hajj as Ibn Battuta did over 700 years ago\, a
	s well as the Hajj as it is still performed today.Journey to Mecca was
	 created not just as a documentary about Ibn Battuta’s first Hajj bu
	t also as a bridge between the Muslim and Western worlds\, built to he
	lp develop an understanding of the Hajj and of its ultimate purpose â€
	“ peace.In conjunction with the film\, the Islamic Dawah Center of Hou
	ston presents Sultans of Science. This unique traveling exhibition exa
	mines Muslim scholars’ contributions to science and technology\, fro
	m the explorers of the Middle Ages to Muslim engineers\, astronomers a
	nd much more.See more\, hear more\, feel more in IMAX®. Tickets for Jo
	urney to Mecca in the Wortham IMAX® Theater are $11 for adults\; $9 fo
	r children (3-11)\, seniors (62+) and students with a valid college ID
	\; and $8 for groups of 20 or more. For tickets\, visit www.hmns.org  
	or call 713-639-4629.The Houston Museum of Natural Science—one of th
	e nation’s most heavily attended museums—is a centerpiece of the H
	ouston Museum District. With four floors of permanent exhibit halls\, 
	and the Wortham IMAX® Theatre\, Cockrell Butterfly Center\, Burke Bake
	r Planetarium and George Observatory and as host to world-class and ev
	er-changing touring exhibitions\, the Museum has something to delight 
	every age group. With such diverse and extraordinary offerings\, a tri
	p to the Houston Museum of Natural Science\, located at One Hermann Ci
	rcle Drive in the heart of the Museum District\, is always an adventur
	e.\n
LOCATION:Houston Museum of Natural Science @ Texas, United States
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