{"id":293,"date":"2017-04-05T10:05:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T14:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nazanin.us\/?page_id=293"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T23:43:03","slug":"lectures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nazanin.us\/?page_id=293","title":{"rendered":"Lectures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Selected Lectures <\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Nazanin Hedayat Munroe, 2014. Digital drawing from textile course at The Met. Lecture, studio instruction and demo for the exhibition Kimono: A Modern History<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Renaissance and Medieval Studies Conference<\/strong> \u201cThreads of Knowledge\u201d  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                   <\/p>\n

Portland State University <\/strong>Guest Lecture: \u201cDress as Identity in the Early Modern Islamic World\u201d Portland, OR  (November, 2026) Research lecture, followed by discussion with students and faculty<\/p>\n

University of San Diego (UCSD) <\/strong>Guest Lecture: \u201cSimulation and Spirituality in the Sufi Sama’\u201d San Diego, CA  (January, 2026) Research lecture, followed by studio art work with Sufi themes  <\/p>\n

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum <\/strong>\u201cEmpathy and Exoticism: Rembrandt\u2019s Multicultural Society\u201d Boston, MA  (October, 2026) Gallery Talk and  Panel Discussion<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Victoria & Albert Museum <\/strong>The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence Conference<\/a><\/span>  <\/strong>London, UK (March, 2025) Paper title: \u201cFleeing to India: Iranian Textile Specialists at the Mughal Court\u201d<\/p>\n

CUNY Academy for Humanities and Sciences at The Graduate Center  <\/strong>New York, NY Interdisciplinary Programs<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Textile as Object: Interdisciplinary Approaches<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>Paper title: \u201cMeaning and Materiality of Sufi Dervish Robes\u201d (November, 2025) Conference Organizer and Presenter <\/em><\/p>\n

Performing the Sacred and Profane in the Islamic World<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>Paper title: \u201cSimulation and Spirituality in the Sama’ (Audition) in Sufi Mystical Art and Literature\u201d (April, 2025) Conference Organizer and Presenter <\/em><\/p>\n

University of Oregon<\/strong> “TEXTiles: Intertwining of Texts and Textiles from Afro-Eurasia and the Americas” Symposium (November, 2024)<\/p>\n

Georgetown University<\/strong> Persian Studies Center “Weaving Nature” Panel Discussion and Presentation (May, 2024) Watch on YouTube<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

University of Michigan<\/strong> Medieval and Early Modern Society “Sufi Lovers, Safavid Silks and Early Modern Identity” Book Lecture (October, 2023)<\/p>\n

Portland State University<\/strong> Textile Arts Program. Retrospective artist lecture (November, 2022) Web page<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Georgetown University <\/strong>Persian Studies Center. Panelist and Presenter “Magnificent Design: Persian Influence in Textile Arts” (February, 2022) Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Textile Society of America<\/strong> Hidden Stories, Human Lives<\/em> Symposium (October, 2020) Panel Chair and Presenter: “Imported Skills: Immigrant Labor in Asiatic Silk Production” Watch on YouTube<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

New York University <\/strong>New York, NY \u201cLuxury Silks from the Persianate World in East-West Diplomacy & Trade\u201d Graduate Seminar (April, 2020)<\/p>\n

Centre Internationale D\u2019Etude Textiles Anciens (CIETA) <\/strong>Krefeld, Germany (October, 2019) \u201cHaft-Rang\u012b<\/i>: Color symbolism in Nizami\u2019s Haft Paykar<\/i> (Seven Beauties) as inspiration for Safavid textiles\u201d<\/p>\n

Fashion Institute of Technology  <\/strong>New York, NY (September 2019) \u201cIdeals of Beauty in Islam\u201d Graduate Seminar.<\/p>\n

College Art Association<\/strong> New York, NY (February, 2017)  Lecture, “Teaching Historical Design at The Metropolitan Museum”<\/p>\n

University of Bern <\/strong>Switzerland (June 2015 and June 2016) Dissertation project lecture, Annual Applied Arts Conferences<\/p>\n

The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/strong>  New York, NY (2012-2014) Textile Courses: historical textile lectures and studio instruction. Read about it in The MET Blog<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The New School\/Parsons School of Design<\/strong> New York, NY (2012-13) Art Historical lecture series with M.F.A. graduate students at The Metropolitan Museum<\/p>\n

College Art Association<\/strong>  <\/i>Los Angeles, CA (February 2009) Art Historical lecture and panel member, sponsored by the Historians of Islamic Art Association<\/p>\n

Textile Society of America<\/strong>  Honolulu, HI (October, 2008) Art Historical lecture for conference, \u201cTextiles as Cultural Expressions\u201d<\/p>\n

University of San Francisco<\/strong> San Francisco, CA (November, 2007) Retrospective lecture on studio work for graduate seminar<\/p>\n

Monterey Peninsula College<\/strong> Monterey, CA (November, 2007) Retrospective lecture on studio work for textile students<\/p>\n

Mills College<\/strong> Oakland, CA (May, 2007) Art Historical lectures for graduate seminar on silk textiles<\/p>\n

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles<\/strong> San Jose, CA (2006-07) Art Historical lecture series on Persian textiles and poetry<\/p>\n

Selected Workshops<\/em> and Courses<\/em><\/p>\n

The Metropolitan Museum of Art  <\/strong>New York, NY (2012-14) Silk Painting, Block Printing and repeat pattern design for artists and designers; public demonstrations and courses <\/p>\n

Westchester Arts Council.<\/strong> White Plains, NY (2015)  Silk Painting workshop for adults<\/p>\n

M.H. de Young Memorial Museum<\/strong>. San Francisco, CA (2008) Silk Painting Workshop for children<\/p>\n

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles<\/strong> San Jose, CA (2007) Quilting workshop for children<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Selected Lectures  Renaissance and Medieval Studies Conference \u201cThreads of Knowledge\u201d  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: \u201cDress as Identity in the Early […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full_width.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-293","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nazanin.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nazanin.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nazanin.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nazanin.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nazanin.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=293"}],"version-history":[{"count":70,"href":"https:\/\/nazanin.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":823,"href":"https:\/\/nazanin.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293\/revisions\/823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nazanin.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}