The IAH international conferences are held every two years, each time in a different country. In addition to presentations on the official conference topic, participants have the opportunity to present ongoing research projects and hymnals. Every six years, joint conferences with the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland (HSGBI) and the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada (HSUSC) are held.
Next conferences
Monday 31 August – Friday, 4 September (Sunday 6 September) 2026 | Strasbourg (France)
“Hymn research today. Written sources – digital possibilities – new perspectives”
33th International Conference of the IAH. Further information will follow here.
The next conference will take place from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September 2026 in Strasbourg (France). The excursions will take place on the following weekend (5/6 September). The conference theme is: “Hymn research today. Written sources – digital possibilities – new perspectives”. Further information will follow on a regular basis.
Past conferences
The last conference took place July 29 to August 2, 2024 in Prag (Czech Republic), with an additional two days (to August 4) for optional excursions. The topic was “Faith in Song – More than 500 years of Hymns in print and practice. The Czech Hymnal 1501 and its descendants”.
A list of topics and conference venues from all previous conference can be found here.