Wine Drinking in a Spring Garden
c. 1340. Iran, possibly Tabriz.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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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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
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Symposium
Jerusalem in Exile: Meaning and Abstraction in Arab and Islamic Art (Symposium, Book Launch and Exhibition Jerusalem in Exile to celebrate the life and work of Kamal Boullata and his artistic inheritance)
Frankopan Hall, West Court, Jesus College
Cambridge, CB5 8BL, United Kingdom
1:00 pm
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Special Event
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Lecture
The Maydan-e Naqsh-e Jahan in Isfahan and André Godard’s Restorations, with Sarah Piram, Iran Heritage Foundation Curator, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Paul Webley Wing, Senate House (first floor, room 108)
Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG
7:00 pm
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Lecture
Between Khurasan, Iraq, Egypt and al-Andalus: New Thoughts on the Processes of Commissioning Caliphal Works Under the Early Islamic Caliphates, Jochen Sokoly Associate Professor, Department of Art History, VCU Qatar
Arthur M. Sackler Building, Room 422
485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
6:00 pm
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The Ninth Bahari Foundation Lecture in Iranian Art and Culture A History of Miniature Painting between the 1540s and 1560s in Central Asia , with Dr Karin Rührdanz, Curator Emerita, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Paul Webley Wing, Senate House (first floor, room 108)
Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG
7:00 pm
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Lecture
The Creation and Representation of Order: Ghiyas al-Din Tughluq’s Tughluqabad, by Professor Sunil Kumar, Delhi University [FIRST ONE OF THE SPECIAL GUEST LECTURES FOR THE AKPIA SERIES]
Arthur M. Sackler Building, Basement Auditorium
485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
6:00 pm
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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
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