Persian Manuscript Digitisation Project An Online Portal for Researching Persian Manuscripts The Iran Heritage Foundation is fundraising for this important project, which will catalogue and digitise some of the many Persian manuscripts in the British Library's collection.
Destruction of Monuments and Memory in the Middle East Conference Wednesday 16th December 2015, 9.30am-9.30pm Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Yalda Event An evening focused on Shab-e Yalda. Yalda is an Iranian festival celebrated at the time of the winter solstice. Saturday 2nd December 2015, 6.30pm Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Digital Reconstruction of Historical Sites in Iran, from Susa to Isfahan Lecture by Dr Farzin Rezaeian Wednesday 4th November 2015, 6.30pm Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
The Caspian Horse: 50th anniversary of its rediscovery Presentation and calendar launch Wednesday 7th October 2015, 6.30pm Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Sa‘di’s Bustan for Shah Jahan:Th e Case of a Manuscript by Hakim Rukna Lecture by Dr Sâqib Bâburî Tuesday 2ndSeptember, 6.30pm Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Remembering Iran: Zoroastrian Themes in Persian and Gujarati Texts Lecture by Dr Sarah Stewart Thursday 1st July 2015, 6.45pm Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Iran's Medical Heritage: Symposium on a Millennium of Contributions Conference Sunday 14th June 2015, 10.00am - 5.00pm Royal College of Surgeons, London WC2A 3PE
Iran’s Diverse Musical Traditions Lecture by Dr Ameneh Youssefzadeh Wednesday 23d June 2015, 6.30pm Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Love and Devotion: Rumi, Hafez and Modernism in Persian Poetry Poetry day Saturday 16th May 2015, 10.30am - 4.00pm Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Gardens of Medieval Persia: From Patronage to Evolution Lecture Mohammad Gharipour Wednesday 1st April 2015, 6.30pm Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Master Builders in Qajar Tehran: The Mirza Akbar Drawings Lecture by Dr Moya Carey Wednesday 4th March 2015, 7.00pm - 8pm (followed by reception) The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
The Iranian Jewish community: A short survey of their history from the Achaemenid to the Qajar Lecture by Mehri Niknam Wednesday 4th February 2015, 6.30pm Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street London W1G 7LP
Cyrus the Great: Between History and Legend Lecture by Reza Zarghamee Wednesday 14th January 2015, 6.30pm Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street London W1G 7LP