UPCOMING EVENTS
Join us For our Next Webinar, Assyrian at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sept. 16
Join us for a webinar co-hosted by the Assyrian Studies Association and the Department of Ancient West Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, offering a preview of the permanent galleries currently under renovation which are scheduled to reopen in June 2027. Among the highlights of the new galleries are sculptures from ancient Assyrian palaces, molded glazed brick lions from Babylon, and 19th century European decorative arts inspired by Assyria.
Join Our ​Assyrian Studies Panel at the Middle East Studies Association Annual Conference
We are organizing an interdisciplinary conference panel on Assyrian cultural survival and political struggles across the Middle East and global diaspora. We invite submissions from both humanities and social science scholars. Email your abstracts no later than February 10 to: info@assyrianstudiesassociation.org
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Assyrian Foundation of America's Five-year Commitment to Support the Assyrian Studies Association
The Assyrian Foundation of America (AFA) has made a landmark five-year commitment to support the Assyrian Studies Association, pledging $30,000 annually to advance Assyrian scholarship and cultural preservation.
Announcing New Subcommittees
The Assyrian Studies Association is excited to announce the formation of five new subcommittees — Newsletter, Programming & Education, Publications, Archives, and Fundraising — to further our mission.
About the
Assyrian Studies Association
The Assyrian Studies Association (ASA) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization that promotes interest in and the academic study of the longue durée of the Assyro-Mesopotamian heritage through supporting research, scholarly publications, and collaborative projects. It facilitates contact and exchange of information between scholars, academic organizations, and communities across various disciplines. ASA functions as an instrument to advance studies on the Assyrian people and their culture on an academic level.