HEADING HOME
A 21ST CENTURY PILGRIMAGE

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 – 600pm

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Atkins Auditorium
4525 Oak St | Kansas City, MO | 64111

Heading Home: A 21st Century Pilgrimage A viewing of the documentary followed by discussion with Roberta Ahmanson and filmmaker, Jody Hassett Sanchez A documentary and discussion travelling over 4,000 miles and 2000 years to see how artists, architects and theologians worked in parallel for many centuries – from Saint Augustine’s vision of a New Jerusalem to Dante’s admonitions about the Last Judgment. Filmmaker Jody Hassett Sanchez and author/guide, Roberta Ahmanson present for community discussion with a special performance by Spoken Word artist, Street. The film invites viewers to join these pilgrims as they experience many of the world’s most magnificent churches and cathedrals, starting at the 4th century Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, then on to Rome, Pisa, Florence, Bologna, Ravenna, Venice, Torcello, and Aachen before winding up this incredible adventure at the 20th century Temple Church in London.