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
Exhibition
Garden Paradise: The Magnificent Safavid Garden Carpet from the Burrell Collection, Glasgow
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Texas
11.02.18-11.02.18
Lecture
Silsila Lectures: Hiba Abid, Remembering Medina and Invoking the Prophet Through the Images of the Dala'il al-Khayrat
Silsila Center, NYU
New York
6:30 pm
10.31.18
Lecture
Silsila Lectures: Imran bin Tajudeen, Transcultural Agency in Javanese Mosques
Silsila Center, NYU
New York
6:30 pm
10.30.18
Exhibition
Clouds and Gold Dust: Decorated Papers from the Ettinghausen Collection
The Met Fifth Avenue
New York
10.29.18-10.29.18
Lecture
York Islamic Art Circle: Ladan Akbarnia, The Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World: New Perspectives
University of York
York
6:30 pm
10.25.18
Lecture
Matthew Gillman, The Second-Hand Binding
Butler Library, Columbia University
New York
6:00 pm
10.23.18
Exhibition
In the School of Wisdom: Persian Bookbinding, ca. 1575-1890
Butler Library, Columbia University
New York
10.22.18-10.22.18
Exhibition
The Fabric of India
Cincinnati Art Museum
Ohio
10.19.18-10.19.18
Lecture
Silsila Lectures: Christiane Gruber, The Prophet as Sacred Spring: Late Ottoman Hilye Bottles
Silsila Center, NYU
New York
6:30 pm
10.18.18
Workshop
Understanding the Book Structure and Binding of Islamic Manuscripts
Aga Khan Museum
Toronto
10.16-10.16.18