Transparent Journeys Along the Silk Roads

Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm UTC+01:00

UCL Institute of Archaeology | London

Association for the History of Glass
Publisher/HostAssociation for the History of Glass
Transparent Journeys Along the Silk Roads
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Conference focusing on the vital role of glass as an indicator of cultural exchange, trade, and movement along the Silk Roads
About this Event

Transparent Journeys: Glass & Connectivity across Central Asia and Beyond

Conference focusing on the vital role of glass as an indicator of exchange, trade and movement along the Silk Road. Two days featuring twenty-four talks by some of the leading international experts in this area, ranging from informed overviews to cutting edge research results.

Co-organised by the Association for the History of Glass, UCL Institute of Archaeology and the Scientific Research Department of the British Museum, this event will take place in historic Bloomsbury, London. In addition to the lecture programme, optional visits to see the British Museum's laboratories, the Petrie Museum's Egyptian glass and the British Museum's Hawaii exhibition are avaliable to early registrants.

For programme and more information see www.historyofglass.org.uk/meetings.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square, London, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 0.00 to GBP 100.00

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