In 2008 the association launched a series of biennial symposia, held over several days, designed to encourage in-depth discussions of themes and issues relevant to the study of Islamic arts and cultures today. The symposia bring together established and emerging scholars to present new research from across the world.
Past symposia
Lecture
Lecture
York Islamic Art Circle: Uthra Rajgopal and Amy George, Four Corners of One Cloth: Textiles from the Islamic World
University of York
United Kingdom
6:30 pm
11.29.18
Lecture
Silsila Lectures: Clare Davies, Siah Armanjani: Everyday Magic in Iranian Modern Art
Silsila Center, NYU
New York
6:30 pm
11.28.18
Lecture
Cambridge Lectures in Islamic Art: Lale Uluç, Illustrated Copies of the Works of ‘Ali Shir Nava’i in Istanbul Libraries
Pembroke College
Cambridge
5:30 pm
11.22.18
Lecture
Talinn Grigor, Of Historicity and Historical (Un)Truth in Contemporary Iranian Art
Aga Khan Musuem
Toronto
1:00 pm
11.18.18
Lecture
York Islamic Art Circle: Firuza Melville, Contemporary Visual Interpretations of Medieval literature
Berrick Saul Building
University of York
6:30 pm
11.15.18
Lecture
Seif El Rashidi, Pop-Up Palaces: A Journey through 1,000 years of Egypt's Ceremonial Tent-making Tradition
Leighton House Museum
London
6:30 pm
11.14.18
Lecture
Nadhra Shahbaz Khan, Ornate Interiors and Spectacular Interiors: Lahore Fort and Metaphors of Kingship
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
7:00 pm
11.08.18
Lecture
Silsila Lectures: Will Kwiatkowski, Royal Writing: The Architectural Inscriptions of the Bahmani Sultanate
Silsila Center, NYU
New York
6:30 pm
11.08.18
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AKPIA Lecture Series: Ünver Rüstem, Turkish Habits: Ottoman Fashion and Self-Fashioning on the World Stage
Harvard University, Real Colegio Complutense, 26 Trowbridge Stre
Cambridge, MA
6:00 pm
11.08.18
Lecture
Kaveh Askari, Photography, Cinema, and Royal Painting in Qajar Iran
Aga Khan Musuem
Toronto
1:00 pm
11.08.18