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
About Face: People, Animals, and Mythical Beings in Islamic Art
Smith College Museum of Art
Northampton, Massachusetts
05.05-05.05.17
Exhibition
Clay Between Two Seas: from Baghdad to the Talavera of Puebla
Museo Internacional del Barroco
Puebla City, Mexico
05.02-05.02.17
Exhibition
Arts of Islamic Lands: Selections from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait
Museum of Fine Arts
Houston
05.01.17-05.01.17
Exhibition
Discarded History: The Genizah of Medieval Cairo
Cambridge University Library
United Kingdom
04.27-04.27.17
Exhibition
Le Caire sur le vif. Beniamino Facchinelli, photographe (1875-1895)
Institut national d'histoire de l'art (INHA)
Paris
04.21-04.21.17
Exhibition
Abdulnasser Gharem: Pause
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles
04.16-04.16.17
Exhibition
From Kaftan to Kippa: Dress and Diversity in the Middle East
Textile Research Centre
Leiden, The Netherlands
04.03-04.03.17
Exhibition
Imperial Threads: Motifs and Artisans from Turkey, Iran and India
Museum of Islamic Art Doha
Qatar
03.04.17-03.04.17
HIAA Biennial Symposium
Regionality: Looking for the Local in the Arts of Islam
The Courtauld Institute of Art
London
10.20-10.20.16
HIAA Biennial Symposium
Forms of Knowledge & Cultures of Learning in Islamic Art
The Aga Khan Museum
Toronto
10.16-10.16.14
HIAA Biennial Symposium
Looking Widely, Looking Closely
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
10.18-10.18.12