“Geometric Patterns in Islamic Art.”

Saturday, April 18th 2015, 11:00am

An illustrated lecture by CIS Visiting Scholar Carol Bier, one of many programs offered as part of the inaugural National Math Festival in Washington DC, sponsored by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (Berkeley) and the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton) in cooperation with Smithsonian Institution. The festival is “dedicated to discovering the delight and power of mathematics in everyday life.”  11AM (repeated at 1PM) Location: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

http://www.mathfest.org/schedule/

http://www.mathfest.org/sessions/geometric-patterns-in-islamic-art-3/

http://www.mathfest.org/sessions/geometric-patterns-in-islamic-art-4/