Desc: Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World: Directed by Robert H. Gardner. With Mohammad Al-Asad, Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom, Afshan Bokhari. In our post-9/11 world, a greater understanding across cultures is more important than ever before, yet the purpose of this program is not simply to provide political or historical context. Rather it is to explore and celebrate the great richness of Islamic art and architecture throughout the world to peer into extraordinary palaces and mosques, decorated 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.