Events & Symposia
HIAA Biennial Symposium
Technologies of Making and Knowing
Hosted jointly at Getty, LACMA, and UCLA, Los Angeles, California, March 4 - 6, 2027
Call for Papers submission deadline is 05.15.26. Learn more
Upcoming Events
Lecture
Fall 2026 Virtual Islamic Art History Seminar Series
Virtual
The Virtual Islamic Art History Seminar Series is pleased to announce our lecture program for Fall 2026. All talks will take place on Tuesdays at 12:00 Eastern Standard/Daylight Time unless otherwise noted.
Roundtable
“To Bear Witness”: The Art of Making Fractured Worlds from and beyond South Asia
In-Person and Online
The Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
6:00 pm
09.28-09.28.26
Featuring Roobina Karode, Joan Kee, Ritty Lukose, Cara Manes, and Fatima Quraishi, this roundtable will consider the enduring project articulated in contemporary artist Nilima Sheikh’s statement: “The artist’s role is to bear witness—to both the past and the present.” We will use the exhibition Fractured…
Workshop
Identifying the Dead in Medieval China
Brown University, Providence
10.30-10.30.26
In this workshop, we bring together scholars working on aspects of China’s middle period to chart paths forward for our scholarship. How can we interpret signifiers of identity in medieval China broadly, and in the funerary context in particular? What are best practices for studying people largely…
Lecture
Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies - 2026–27
Online Lecture Series
Writing Group
HIAA Writing Group
Thursdays
Zoom
The Historians of Islamic Art Association Writing Group (HIAA Writing Group) is an accountability writing group dedicated to cultivating connections, fostering community, and supporting members in their writing endeavors. Its specific objectives include offering a niche writing environment for Islamists…