Groundbreakers: Women in Archaeology The Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology is inviting you to three events for the project 'Groundbreakers: Women in Archaeology'. The exhibition 'Groundbreakers: Women in Archaeology' was developed in...
2026 BIPS AGM Lecture Sovereignty in Iran: Challenges to Eurocentrism from Ancient Iran to the Islamic Republic With Shabnam Holliday The event will take place in person at the the Society of Antiquaries of London, and online on Zoom. The event is free...
2026 Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture The Modernity of Return: Fereydoun Tavallali (1917–1985) and the Contested Boundaries of Persian Modernist Poetry With Narguess Farzad Durham University’s Institute for Middle...
2025 Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture A British Diplomatic Perspective on Iran’s Position & Policies in the Middle East Since 7 October 2023 With Nicholas Hopton The event will take place in person at Durham University, Mill Hill Lane, Room 452. The...
2025 BIPS AGM Lecture The Idea of Persia With Ramin Jahanbegloo The event will take place in person at the British Academy, London, and online on Zoom. The event is free to attend, but booking is necessary. In person bookings are currently closed and members...
The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture, and Opulence A current exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London With Susan Stronge The event will take place in person in the Reading Room at the British Academy, London. The event is free to attend, but...
2024 Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture & BIPS AGM Lecture Examining the origins of Iran's political and cultural ties with Africa under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi With Dr Robert Steele The event will take place in person at the British Academy, London, and...
Annual Bruce Wannell Memorial Lecture 2024 The Cultural Heritage of Afghanistan with Mossadeq Khalili The event is part of the York Festival of Ideas. Afghanistan is a country with an extraordinarily rich history. From the Bronze Age through the...
Empire, Sultanate, and the Boundaries of the Persianate World in South Asia with Roy Fischel This is an in-person only event, which will take place at the British Academy. Registrations for the event are currently closed: people booked on the lecture by Prof Frankopan...
CANCELLED: The Natural World and the Making of the Modern Middle East with Peter Frankopan We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances our speaker, Prof. Peter Frankopan, will not be able to deliver the lecture as planned. We apologise for any...