The Historians of Islamic Art Association (or HIAA) is dedicated to promoting the study and teaching of the art, architecture and archaeology of Islamic cultures world-wide. HIAA also connects colleagues engaged in scholarly and professional activities related to Islamic art, and provides information about current programs and resources vital to the field’s continued development.
Learn more about HIAA and if you’re not currently a member, we invite you to join us.
Upcoming HIAA Symposia
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2018 Biennial SymposiumBorder Crossing
- Yale University
- New Haven, CT
- 10.24–10.26.18
Call for Papers submission deadline is 09.22.17. Learn more
Upcoming events
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Lecture
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Exhibition
Arts of the East: Highlights of Islamic Art from the Bruschettini Collection
Aga Khan Museum
Toronto
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Exhibition
Portable Storage: Tribal Weavings from the Collection of William and Inger Ginsberg
Met Fifth Avenue
New York
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Conference
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Forum
Comparative Persianate Aesthetics Symposium
Center for the Study of Asia, Boston University
Massachusetts
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Lecture
AKPIA Lecture Series: Keelan Overton, The St. Andrews Qur’an Ongoing: Intervention and Biography between Iran and India
Real Colegio Complutense, 26 Trowbridge Street
Cambridge, MA
5:30 pm
There are many reasons to become a HIAA member
Connect with colleagues
Access a members-only directory with the names and contact information of HIAA members worldwide.
Participate in HIAA events
Participate in HIAA’s program of scholarly meetings, including the Majlis held in conjunction with annual MESA meetings, HIAA-affiliated panels at CAA and other major international conferences, and HIAA’s own Biennial Symposia. Members also receive discounted registration to the Biennial Symposia.
Apply for HIAA fellowships and prizes
Members are eligible to apply for the Grabar grants and fellowships and the annual Margaret B. Ševčenko Prize in Islamic Art and Culture.
Stay current
Read members-only news to keep abreast of members’ professional and academic activities, including appointments, honors and awards, research projects, fieldwork, lectures, publications, and more.
Discover opportunities
Access a members-only compilation of current job and position openings, fellowship and grant possibilities, updated on a regular basis.
Save on academic titles
HIAA members receive a discount on select titles and series from Brill.