The massive Islamic religious center is one of seven across the globe and the first in the United States. Houstonians can attend an opening event on Saturday.
After nearly 20 years in the making, Houston’s historic Ismaili Center — the first in the United States — is opening its doors to the greater Houston community.
Ismaili Center Houston will host a free opening event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, when Houstonians can tour the massive cultural center and see dance performances, live music and art installations.
Guests can also walk around the center’s 9 acres of gardens and courtyards. The center will have food trucks and a hot chocolate bar.
“Our longstanding partnership with the Ismaili community has always been rooted in a shared belief in the power of landscape to foster understanding,” said Thomas Woltz, Senior Principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, one of the designers of the center. “In designing the Ismaili Center, Houston, we drew on centuries-old landscape principles and the ecological richness of Texas to create a campus that invites connection, curiosity, and a sense of shared purpose.”…