April 6–August 8, 2022, GETTY VILLA https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/persia/ Ancient Iran, historically known as Persia, was the dominant nation of western Asia for over a millennium (about 550 BC–AD 650), with three native dynasties controlling an empire of unprecedented size and complexity. This exhibition, part of the Getty Museum’s program The Classical World in Context, explores the artistic and […]
with Majid Daneshgar British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) Seminar Series Wednesday 25 May, 2022, 5:00pm (GMT) Zoom Webinar https://www.bips.ac.uk/event/rare-manuscripts/ Like other geographical zones, the Persianate world was an inclusive world, interacting with other non-Muslim communities, enriching its multiculturalism and increasing its influence. A number of studies have shown the influence of Persian culture and […]
25-27 May 2022 Museum of Ethnography Dózsa György Street, Budapest https://www.neprajz.hu/en/hirek/2022/whats-up-ethnoconference.html The aim of the international conference, which will be accompanied by the opening and inaugural presentation of the new building and exhibitions of the Museum of Ethnography, is to present the changes that have taken place in recent years, the rethinking and renewal of […]
An International Symposium Convened by M. Rahim Shayegan (University of California, Los Angeles) and Jeffrey Spier (J. Paul Getty Museum) May 19–20, 2022 | 314 Royce Hall, UCLA The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World and the J. Paul Getty Museum are convening for a third year an international symposium on the […]
For its fifth edition, the “Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies” Scientific Interest Group (GIS MOMM) organizes its Congress at the University of Lyon on Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 July 2023. http://majlis-remomm.fr/72456 Researchers and scholars (PhD candidates and above) are invited to submit proposals for thematic panels by 15 July 2022 on the […]
A Special Exhibition January 27–August 28, 2022 The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago https://oi100.uchicago.edu/jls Joseph Lindon Smith (American, 1863–1950) was already an accomplished painter, celebrated for his ability to capture archaeological subjects with vivid realism, when he was invited to Persepolis by James Henry Breasted, OI founder and then director, in 1935 to join the OI […]
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