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
-
2020 Biennial SymposiumRegime Change
- University of Michigan
- Ann Arbor
- 10.29–11.01.20
Call for Papers submission deadline is 12.01.19. Learn more
Upcoming events
-
Lecture
(Silsila Spring 2020 Lecture Series, Maghrib: Arts of the Islamic West) "Be! and It Is." Visual Philology as Radical Humanism in the Work of Kamal Boullata, by Finbarr Barry Flood, Silsila/NYU
New York University, 4 Washington Square North, 2nd floor
New York
6:30 pm
-
Lecture
Perceived Through the Feet: Approaching Architecture on the Ground, with Prof. Gerhard Wolf (KHI Florence, Max-Planck Institute)
612 Schermerhorn, Columbia University
New York
6:00 pm
-
Lecture
(Silsila Spring 2020 Lecture Series, Maghrib: Arts of the Islamic West) Sultan Raziyya (1236-40) and the Accounts (Hisab) of Men, by Sunil Kumar, University of Delhi
New York University, 4 Washington Square North, 2nd floor
New York
6:30 pm
-
Lecture
Habsburg Alba Amicorum in Ottoman Constantinople, by Robyn Radway, Assistant Professor of History, Central European University
Arthur M. Sackler Building, Room 422
485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
6:00 pm
-
Workshop
The Maqamat Tradition and the Pre-Modern Roots of Arab Modernism, a workshop at Silsila, NYU
New York University, 4 Washington Square North, 2nd floor
New York
6:30 pm
-
Seminar
Little-explored treasures? The Indian textile collections at the British Museum, with Richard Blurton, Research Curator, Department of Asia, British Museum
Paul Webley Wing (Senate House), Alumni Lecture Theatre
London
7:00 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.