Selected Lectures
© Nazanin Hedayat Munroe, 2014. Digital drawing from textile course at The Met. Lecture, studio instruction and demo for the exhibition Kimono: A Modern History
Renaissance and Medieval Studies Conference “Threads of Knowledge” Barnard College New York, NY (December, 2026) Paper Title: “Persian Silks in Diplomatic Exchange with Europe” Juried conference with organized object study at The Metropolitan Museum
Portland State University Guest Lecture: “Dress as Identity in the Early Modern Islamic World” Portland, OR (November, 2026) Research lecture, followed by discussion with students and faculty
University of San Diego (UCSD) Guest Lecture: “Simulation and Spirituality in the Sufi Sama’” San Diego, CA (January, 2026) Research lecture, followed by studio art work with Sufi themes
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum “Empathy and Exoticism: Rembrandt’s Multicultural Society” Boston, MA (October, 2026) Gallery Talk and Panel Discussion
Victoria & Albert Museum The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence Conference London, UK (March, 2025) Paper title: “Fleeing to India: Iranian Textile Specialists at the Mughal Court”
CUNY Academy for Humanities and Sciences at The Graduate Center New York, NY Interdisciplinary Programs
Textile as Object: Interdisciplinary Approaches Paper title: “Meaning and Materiality of Sufi Dervish Robes” (November, 2025) Conference Organizer and Presenter
Performing the Sacred and Profane in the Islamic World Paper title: “Simulation and Spirituality in the Sama’ (Audition) in Sufi Mystical Art and Literature” (April, 2025) Conference Organizer and Presenter
University of Oregon “TEXTiles: Intertwining of Texts and Textiles from Afro-Eurasia and the Americas” Symposium (November, 2024)
Georgetown University Persian Studies Center “Weaving Nature” Panel Discussion and Presentation (May, 2024) Watch on YouTube
University of Michigan Medieval and Early Modern Society “Sufi Lovers, Safavid Silks and Early Modern Identity” Book Lecture (October, 2023)
Portland State University Textile Arts Program. Retrospective artist lecture (November, 2022) Web page
Georgetown University Persian Studies Center. Panelist and Presenter “Magnificent Design: Persian Influence in Textile Arts” (February, 2022) Watch on YouTube
Textile Society of America Hidden Stories, Human Lives Symposium (October, 2020) Panel Chair and Presenter: “Imported Skills: Immigrant Labor in Asiatic Silk Production” Watch on YouTube
New York University New York, NY “Luxury Silks from the Persianate World in East-West Diplomacy & Trade” Graduate Seminar (April, 2020)
Centre Internationale D’Etude Textiles Anciens (CIETA) Krefeld, Germany (October, 2019) “Haft-Rangī: Color symbolism in Nizami’s Haft Paykar (Seven Beauties) as inspiration for Safavid textiles”
Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY (September 2019) “Ideals of Beauty in Islam” Graduate Seminar.
College Art Association New York, NY (February, 2017) Lecture, “Teaching Historical Design at The Metropolitan Museum”
University of Bern Switzerland (June 2015 and June 2016) Dissertation project lecture, Annual Applied Arts Conferences
The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY (2012-2014) Textile Courses: historical textile lectures and studio instruction. Read about it in The MET Blog
The New School/Parsons School of Design New York, NY (2012-13) Art Historical lecture series with M.F.A. graduate students at The Metropolitan Museum
College Art Association Los Angeles, CA (February 2009) Art Historical lecture and panel member, sponsored by the Historians of Islamic Art Association
Textile Society of America Honolulu, HI (October, 2008) Art Historical lecture for conference, “Textiles as Cultural Expressions”
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA (November, 2007) Retrospective lecture on studio work for graduate seminar
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA (November, 2007) Retrospective lecture on studio work for textile students
Mills College Oakland, CA (May, 2007) Art Historical lectures for graduate seminar on silk textiles
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles San Jose, CA (2006-07) Art Historical lecture series on Persian textiles and poetry
Selected Workshops and Courses
The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY (2012-14) Silk Painting, Block Printing and repeat pattern design for artists and designers; public demonstrations and courses
Westchester Arts Council. White Plains, NY (2015) Silk Painting workshop for adults
M.H. de Young Memorial Museum. San Francisco, CA (2008) Silk Painting Workshop for children
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles San Jose, CA (2007) Quilting workshop for children