with Yuka Kadoi British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) Seminar Series Wednesday 20 July 2022, 5 pm (GMT) Zoom Webinar https://www.bips.ac.uk/event/the-mobility-of-persian-artefacts-the-sanguszko-carpet-in-motion/ Originally woven in Iran during the sixteenth century, one of the most celebrated classical Persian carpets to survive today — the “Sanguszko Carpet”, currently housed at the Miho Museum in Japan — made an […]

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 […]

with Kathryn Babayan British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) Seminar Series Wednesday 27 April 2022, 5 pm (GMT) Zoom Webinar https://www.bips.ac.uk/event/city-of-isfahan-as-actor/ This talk explores Isfahan through the lens of seventeenth century household anthologies (majmu’a). Thousands of manuscripts produced in Isfahan assembled urban objects ranging from portraits and letters from friends, to poems depicting the central […]

2022 Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture With Ali Gheissari Wednesday 6 April 2022, 5pm (GMT) Zoom Webinar https://www.bips.ac.uk/event/lambton-lecture-2022/ This presentation will offer an overview of the Russian and British leverage in Iran during the Qajar and early Pahlavi periods through unequal treaties as one channel of extending their imperial influence and counterbalancing each other’s rival presence. […]

Friday, March 4, 2022 11:00am – 12:00pm EST Online Seminar Harvard Art Museums Art Study Center Seminar at Home: The Blues—Cobalt and Indigo in Asian Art In Asia, the mineral cobalt has long been used as a colorant in ceramic glazes, and indigo dye, derived from plants of the Indigofera genus, has been employed in textiles and […]

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2022 | 12:00 PM–1:30 PM (EST) An online lecture exploring the significance of colonialism in the study of Tur Abdin, the importance of microhistory in understanding archaeological material, and the overall underdiscussed material present in the region. https://eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-events/syriac-villages-in-the-tur-abdin-a-microhistory-of-the-medieval-middle-east/

Goethe Annual Lecture Fri, 14 Jan 2022, 18:30 GMT Book via Eventbrite (https://t.co/avu3doKlEN) In 2013, the German Museums Association (Deutscher Museumsbund) issued guidance on the treatment of human remains in museum collections, in which they introduced a novel concept. The idea of ‘Unrechtskontext’ (context of injustice) should, they suggested, guide curatorial ethics when assessing the […]

16th December 2021 – 5:00 PM The Royal Society for Asian Affairs are pleased to announce a series of events on Culture, Conflict and Recovery in Asia which will be delivered jointly with Aleph Strategies, commencing with Rory Stewart, former UK International Development Secretary, author and founder of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation, speaking online from Yale University. Please join them […]

Sören Stark, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World , New York University Monday, November 15, 2021 | 12:00 PM (EST, UTC -5) | Zoom A lecture exploring the rise of Sogdiana as one of Eurasia’s economic power houses during Late Antiquity.

05.11.2021 at 18:00 Ebba Koch (University of Vienna) “The water palace of Hiran Minar and the hunting traditions of the Mugal Emperors” Seminarraum 1/ ISTB (Campus der Universität Wien, Hof 2, Eingang 2.7, 1. Stock) Please rsvp by November 3, 2021, to ap.society@gmx.at 2 ½ G rules will apply for attendance. Further information, see the following website: