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
Susan Stronge, Mughal Tiles in the Reign of Shah Jahan
Nihon Room, Pembroke College
Cambridge
5:30 pm
04.27.18
Lecture
Kamal Boullata, Journeying Through Transparency
Silsila: Center for Material Histories
NYU, New York
6:30 pm
04.26.18
Lecture
Cailah Jackson, Illuminated Islamic Manuscripts of Konya, 1270s - 1330s
Brunei Gallery, SOAS
London
5:30 pm
04.26.18
Exhibition
Islamic Calligraphy: The Art of Iranian Writing
Benaki Museum
Athens
04.26-04.26.18
Lecture
SOAS Islamic Art Circle, Dr Ana Cabrera-Lafuente, Islamic Textiles from Iberia: Re-evaluating Their Role in the Mediterranean Co
SOAS
University of London
7:00 pm
04.25.18
Lecture
José Miguel Puerta Vílchez, The Geometry of Color and the Word in the Work of Kamal Boullata
Silsila: Center for Material Histories
NYU, New York
6:30 pm
04.25.18
Lecture
Kamal Boullata, Reading the Arabesque
Silsila: Center for Material Histories
NYU, New York
6:30 pm
04.24.18
Special Event
Renata Holod, Tools of the Trade: Geometry, Pharmacy, Medicine and Alchemy
World Cafe, Walnut Street
Philadelphia
5:30 pm
04.24.18
Lecture
José Miguel Puerta Vílchez, The Alhambra as a Paradise in the Arab Imaginary
Silsila: Center for Material Histories
NYU, New York
6:30 pm
04.23.18
Lecture
AKPIA Lecture Series: Amine Kasmi, Rebuilding Abd al-Qadir’s Cities under French Administration: From Regulation to Renewal
MIT, Room 3-133
Cambridge, MA
6:00 pm
04.23.18
Special Event
Opening Festival Weekend, Middle East Galleries
Penn Museum
Philadelphia
10:00 am
04.21-04.21.18
Forum
The Diagram Paradigm: Byzantium, the Islamic World, and the Latin West
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington, DC
8:30 am
04.20-04.20.18