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
Mehreen Chida-Razvi, The Mughal Queen Nur Jahan as a Patron of the Arts
Ron Cooke Hub
University of York
6:30 pm
06.08.18
Lecture
Umberto Bongianino, Like Sweet-Smelling Blooms: Arabic Calligraphy in the Islamic West
Royal Asiatic Society, 14 Stephenson Way
London
6:30 pm
06.07.18
Lecture
Alison Ohta, The Qur'an of Uljaytu
Berrick Saul Building
University of York
6:30 pm
06.06.18
Lecture
Ridha Moumni, Culture in Crisis: Qsar Es-Saïd Art Museum Project
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
6:30 pm
06.01.18
Lecture
Rory Naismith, Caliphs, Popes and Gold: Money and Long-distance Connections in the Early Middle Ages
University of York
United Kingdom
6:30 pm
05.29.18
Special Event
A Conversation with Shirin Neshat
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington
Seattle
3:00 pm
05.20.18
Special Event
Massumeh Farhad, Plush Life in Ikat Velvet
Textile Museum, George Washington University
Washington, DC
12:00 pm
05.17.18
Conference
Islamic Art and Architecture in Italy: Between Tradition and Innovation
American Academy in Rome
Italy
05.17-05.17.18
Exhibition
Weaving History: Mystery of a City
Vehbi Koç Ankara Studies Research Center
Ankara
05.12-05.12.18
Lecture
Charles Melville, The Illustration of Mirkhwand's Raudat al-Safa in RAS Ms.P.38
Royal Asiatic Society
London
6:30 pm
05.10.18
Exhibition
Ottoman Arcadia: The Hamidian Expedition to the Land of Tribal Roots (1886)
ANAMED, Merkez Han
Istanbul
05.10-05.10.18
Lecture
Ilse Sturkenboom, Illustrations of 'Attar's Conference of the Birds: The Fifteenth-Century Development of a Pictorial Programme
SOAS, Khalili Lecture Theatre
London
7:00 pm
05.09.18