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
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
Conference
al-Andalus in Motion: Travelling Concepts and Cross-Cultural Contexts
Ilmi Etudler Dernegi
Üsküdar, Istanbul
11.15-11.15.18
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
Lecture
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
Lecture
Silsila Lectures: Ittai Weinryb, Votive Bodies: Wax and Beyond in Medieval Mediterranean Devotional Practices
Silsila Center, NYU
New York
6:30 pm
11.07.18
Special Event
Transforming Traditions: Curator's Tour with Ulrike al-Khamis
Aga Khan Museum
Toronto
6:30 pm
11.06.18
Special Event
George Michell In Conversation with Helen Philon: The Islamic Architecture Of The Deccan
Royal Asiatic Society
London
6:30 pm
11.02.18