Very proud of my history and heritage. This museum is located off the highway and on Winford drive. Its breathtaking architecture meaningful and with purpose. We did the Museum and Architecture Tour. We booked online and confirmed over phone times of the tours and what to expect. Staff extremely friendly and helpful to guide a decision on what truly you wanted as part of your experience. We did full museum and architecture tour. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and explained every detail with some personal touch /story from her own experiences in travels to historical countries and sites. You may take a non-toured visits as the explanations are beside all the artifacts or listen on portable audio systems. There's coat check and places where you can take photos and obviously some areas where you cannot. They have the cafe in the middle with a great open space to sit and relax, enjoy your beverage/ cafe like food. Or you can head straight to the adjacent restaurant called Deevan, which has amazing food. When you walk in, it is to your right and across is the museum store for gifts and treasures to take home. There is outside seating/patio, very colorful and relaxing. If front of the museum there are areas of water and the Muslim prayer hall. Surrounded by a beautiful walking path and park. You can even get a park tour!
Many events are booked throughout the year at this location, weddings, musical events, and with the back drop of the beautiful garden you cant go wrong. There is a small auditorium in which we were told that it is presents the most beautiful acoustic sounds for any live show. Meeting rooms can be booked as it is a multi functional space to invite everyone to mingle and enjoy the purpose built space.
There is free admission on evenings, i believe Wed during the week. Be aware that it is paid parking 10$ or park further away and walk towards it.
it is a full day experience so be prepared to enjoy it all day.
You may also enjoy the cafe just as a cafe and/or use it as a work space. Its architecture-structure provides incredible natural light from every direction.
When I visit I choose to go back every time. Makes you proud as a Muslim to honor history and culture in such a delicate, compassionate and welcoming way and into a modern functional space of gathering