Upcoming Events

Virtual Exhibition: ‘Nomadic Weavings. From Sheep to Carpets in Rural Iran’

Virtual Exhibition: ‘Nomadic Weavings. From Sheep to Carpets in Rural Iran’

21 Oct

Virtual Exhibition

Wednesday 21st October, 2026

Exhibition | Groundbreakers: Women in Archaeology

Exhibition | Groundbreakers: Women in Archaeology

5 Nov

Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology, UCL's Institute of Archaeology

Thursday 5th November, 2026

Steppe Sisters Annual Lecture: Queens, Poets and Paymasters – The Women of the Ancient and Medieval Persianate World

Steppe Sisters Annual Lecture: Queens, Poets and Paymasters – The Women of the Ancient and Medieval Persianate World

13 Nov

D110, Department of Archaeology, Durham University

Friday 13th November, 2026

The Modernity of Return: Fereydoun Tavallali (1917–1985) and the Contested Boundaries of Persian Modernist Poetry

The Modernity of Return: Fereydoun Tavallali (1917–1985) and the Contested Boundaries of Persian Modernist Poetry

19 Nov

Murray Edwards College, Paula Browne House Lecture Theatre (University of Cambridge)

Thursday 19th November, 2026

2026 BIPS AGM Lecture – Sovereignty in Iran: Challenges to Eurocentrism from Ancient Iran to the Islamic Republic

2026 BIPS AGM Lecture – Sovereignty in Iran: Challenges to Eurocentrism from Ancient Iran to the Islamic Republic

27 Nov

The Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly London W1J 0BE & Online on Zoom

Friday 27th November, 2026

BIPS Second Grant Holders’ Workshop 2026

BIPS Second Grant Holders’ Workshop 2026

27 Nov

British Academy, London

Friday 27th November, 2026

Postponed – The Legacy of Parsi Women in India. A Workshop at F. D. Alpaiwalla Museum, Mumbai

Postponed – The Legacy of Parsi Women in India. A Workshop at F. D. Alpaiwalla Museum, Mumbai

27 Nov

F.D. Alpaiwalla Museum, Mumbai, India

Friday 27th November, 2026

Postponed – Ancient India and Persia: An Interaction. A Workshop at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS)

Postponed – Ancient India and Persia: An Interaction. A Workshop at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS)

4 Dec

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Museum, Mumbai, India

Friday 4th December, 2026

Call for Papers | ‘Shi`i/Sunni Relations in the Persianate World’

Call for Papers | ‘Shi`i/Sunni Relations in the Persianate World’

8 Dec

University of Edinburgh

Tuesday 8th December, 2026

Yalda: Celebrating the Longest Night – Leighton House

Yalda: Celebrating the Longest Night – Leighton House

19 Dec

Leighton House, London

Saturday 19th December, 2026

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