Media Preview for the West Coast Premiere of 1001 Inventions: Discover the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization Exhibition at the California Science Center

Media Preview for the West Coast Premiere of 1001 Inventions: Discover the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization Exhibition at the California Science Center

Arabia 3D Preview Screening Extends the Experience

What: A media preview of the exhibition 1001 Inventions: Discover the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization, an international traveling exhibition exploring the scientific contributions made by men and women during the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization. The exhibition showcases contributions of scholars from a diverse region stretching from Spain through China during the 7(th) to 17(th) centuries. Visitors will discover how scholars from this region, of various faiths and cultures, preserved, nurtured, and advanced the world's knowledge in science and technology.

Historic Muslim inventions and innovations discussed in the exhibition include:

-- Maps of the World
-- A 20-foot high Elephant Clock
-- Flying Machines
-- The first camera obscura (2011 is the 1000 year anniversary of this
device)
-- Perfume and Petroleum
-- Hospitals and Medical Treatment Devices
-- Chinese Navy Ships
-- Personal Grooming Items
-- Coffee

Extend your experience with a preview of the IMAX adventure Arabia 3D. The first major film production filmed entirely in Saudi Arabia, Arabia 3D follows Saudi Arabian film student, Hamzah Jamjoom, as he returns home from the U.S. to make a film about his heritage. Filmed at more than 20 locations--from Hamzah's hometown of Jeddah by the Red Sea, to the modern metropolis of Riyadh, to the ancient tombs of Madain Saleh, to the holy city of Mecca--Arabia 3D offers an understanding of the cultural landscape of the Arabian peninsula.

When: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
9:30-10:00 am Media check-in and refreshments
10:00 am Welcome remarks immediately followed by 1001 Inventions access
and interview opportunities & educational demonstrations
12:00 pm Lunch hosted by MacGillivray Freeman Films
1:00 pm Arabia 3D preview screening in the IMAX Theater followed by Q&A
with Greg MacGillivray and Hamzah Jamjoon

1001 Inventions Diane Perlov - Senior Vice President of Exhibits,
Who: California Science Center
1001 Inventions Maurice Coles - Author and Senior Educational Advisor,
FSTC
Arabia 3D - Greg MacGillivray - Producer/Director,
Arabia 3D - Hamzah Jamjoon -film student featured in Arabia 3D

Where: California Science Center
700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037
Enter visitor parking at Figueroa and 39(th)/Exposition Park Dr.
Please show your media credential or business card at the kiosk for
complimentary parking.

RSVP To:PRESS CONTACTS:

Shell AmegaCalifornia Science Center Foundation888-690-6669samega@cscmail.org

Junaid Bhatti1001 Inventions202-509-4124 (US) or +44 7980 586 243 (UK)junaid@1001inventions.com

Paula Wagner pwagner@cscmail.orgor Kristina Kurasz kkurasz@cscmail.org(213) 744-7446 www.californiasciencecenter.org

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- May 10, 2011/

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Web Site: http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/

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