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
Asok Kumar Das, Birds in the Garden of Spring: Mughal Painting of Birds from Far and Near
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Mumbai
6:00 pm
08.30.18
Exhibition
Emperors & Jewels: Treasures of the Indian Courts from the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait
Aga Khan Museum
Toronto
08.28.18-08.28.18
Exhibition
Buildings that Fill My Eye: The Architectural Heritage of Yemen
Museum of Islamic Art
Berlin
07.13-07.13.18
Special Event
A Recital of Classical Ottoman Court Music with Q&A
Leighton House Museum
London
6:30 pm
07.11.18
Lecture
Sam Bowker, A Dialogue of Objects: Implications of Islamic Art
National Museum of Australia
Canberra
12:30 pm
07.05.18
Special Event
From Melancholy to Euphoria: The Materialisation of Emotion in Middle Eastern Manuscripts
Sydney Myer Asia Centre
University of Melbourne
8:30 am
06.27-06.27.18
Conference
The Palace Unveiled: The Royal Palace in Palermo and Other Centres of Power in the Medieval Mediterranean
Palazzo Reale, Sala Mattarella
Palermo
06.26-06.26.18
Exhibition
Il Montefeltro e l'Oriente Islamico: Urbino, 1430-1550
Galleria Nazionale delle Marche-Palazzo Ducale di Urbino
Italy
06.23-06.23.18
Exhibition
Islam and Florence: From the Medici to the 20th Century
Uffizi Galleries
Florence
06.22-06.22.18
Lecture
SOAS Islamic Art Circle: Ahmet Ersoy, Relic Spaces: An Ottoman Photographic Expedition to the Land of Tribal Origins (1886)
Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS
London
7:00 pm
06.13.18
Forum
Epic Tales from Ancient India
San Diego Museum of Art
California
9:00 am
06.09.18
Exhibition
Epic Tales from Ancient India: Paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego Museum of Art
California
06.09-06.09.18