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Opening Night
Opening Night Artist Talk
Thursday, January 15, 5–6pm
Weitz Center for Creativity Cinema
Artist Nima Nabavi in conversation with exhibition curators Kambiz GhaneaBassiri and MurphyKate Montee
Opening Reception
Thursday, January 15, 6–7pm
Perlman Teaching Museum
Light refreshments will be served in the Weitz Commons
Tours and Talks
Opening Day Tour
Friday, January 16, 2pm
Led by Kamala GhaneaBassiri ’22, candidate for master’s in Religion and Visual Arts at Yale Divinity School and one of the co-curators on this exhibition.
Workshops
Make & Take Drop In: Gilding with Abby
Monday, February 9, 2026, 2-3pm
Gould Library Lobby
A centuries-old decorative method used throughout the history of book arts to illuminate and enhance images, gilding involves carefully applying a thin layer of gold to a surface.
Stop by the table in the lobby to learn about the process from Library Conservator Abigail Merritt and try it yourself! When you finish, you’ll have a sparkly project of your very own to take with you.
Illumination Workshop with artist Behnaz Karjoo
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 1–4pm
Weitz Center for Creativity, Room 236
In this three-hour workshop, participants will explore the traditional Persian and Islamic art of tazhib (illumination) with artist Behnaz Karjoo, who holds an ijazah, meaning formal permission to teach this centuries-old practice. Through demonstrations of gold preparation, burnishing, pigment use, and design construction, she introduces the spiritual foundations of the artform. Participants will be guided step-by-step through the creation of their own design, inspired by marginal illuminations in historical Qur’anic manuscripts.
The event is free, but is at capacity. You may join the waitlist.