Projects of affiliated persons per year
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Research interests
Islamic art and architecture, Arabian architecture and palaces under the Umayyads and Abbasids, Persian art from the medieval to the early modern and pre-moder periods in Iran, arts of the image in Iran, history of Islamic art historiography
External positions
Vorsitzender, Ernst Herzfeld-Gesellschaft
2017 → …
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Building Arabness in Transition: Architectural Continuity, Material Spatiality, and Identity in Arab Architecture of Gathering during the Late Antique–Early Islamic Turn, 550–750 CE
Ritter, M. (Project Lead) & Santi, A. (Co-Lead)
1/09/27 → 31/08/29
Project: Research funding
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Persian Art in Vienna, 1900-1945
Kadoi, Y. (Project Lead) & Ritter, M. (Co-Lead)
1/03/19 → 31/08/22
Project: Research funding
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Das kulturelle Erbe des Iran nicht zerstören!
Ritter, M., 14 Mar 2026, Der Standard, 14./15.3.2026, p. 35.Publications: Other contribution to periodical › Newspaper/Magazine article
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'Islamic Art' in German and Austrian Art Historiography
Ritter, M., 21 Apr 2026, (Accepted/In press) Islamic Art and Architecture at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair: Displays, Framings, and Perceptions at and around the Weltausstellung. De Gruyter Brill, 10 p.Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed
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Persian Islamic Art at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair: Transfer and Reception
Ritter, M., 20 Mar 2026, (In preparation) The Material Culture of Iran. Moharramipour, Z., Yamanaka, Y. & Kanda, Y. (eds.). De Gruyter Brill, (NIHU Studies in the Humanities).Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed
Prizes
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Book on early Qajar architecture: Farabi Award, Teheran / Iran
Ritter, M. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize, award or honor
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European Award of Iranian Studies, Rome / Italy
Ritter, M. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize, award or honor
Activities
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Re-Use and Re-Framing in Persian Islamic Architecture: Qajar Iran in the Glocal History of the Kashan Lustre Tile Panel
Ritter, M. (Speaker)
8 Feb 2026Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
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Die Erfindung ‚islamischer‘ Kunst in der deutschen Geistes- und Kunstgeschichte des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts - The Invention of ‚Islamic‘ Art in German Thought and Art Historiography of the Early 19th Century
Ritter, M. (Speaker)
5 Feb 2026Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
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Islamic Art at the 1873 Vienna World’s Fair
Ritter, M. (Speaker)
1 Feb 2026Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
Press/Media
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Ein kleiner Teil Unendlichkeit
25/02/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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هیأت عالیرتبه دانشگاه «وین» اتریش، با معاون بینالملل دانشگاه تهران دیدار و گفتوگو کرد.
14/01/17
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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جشن شب یلدا در کشورهای بلغارستان و اتریش برگزار شد
23/12/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities