Welcome to the Silk Road Virtual Museum Experience

The Virtual Museum Sites and Exhibitions are listed in alphabetical order. Enter the virtual museums below.

Please note: some museums may take longer to open due to the higher quality and larger number of images employed

Take a tour of the Ancient Silk Roads. Select your period then choose your destination.

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Cilicia (1226-1375)

Cilicia was a Christian Armenian kingdom situated in an area broadly comparable the south-eastern borders of Turkey with the Mediterrean.

Early Ming Dynasty China (1368-1450)

Mongols had ruled China since 1271 but plague, disease and increasing demands on the population led to discontent and revolt....

Northern Song and Yuan Dynasty Art

Genghis Khan, first conquered the Jin Dynasty. Then, Kublai Khan, captured and ruled China as the Yuan Dynasty. This period...

The Timurid Empire (1370-1507): The Court

Even by the standards of the time, Timur’s wars of conquest were particularly murderous but he and his successors promoted...

Venice (1261-1450)

Venice reached the peak of its imperial reach at the start of the 13th century with the seizure and sacking...

Wonderful inititive.

Thank you all so much. Highly informative. I am looking forward to the next destination as the journey of opening vision, mind continues. Thank you so much again. Impressive.

This is truly amazing!

What an amazing collection and interactive programme you have put together, giving us scope for further research and knowledge of the Silk Road. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to make this possible…

Congratulations for the great project and best luck for success.

Thank you very much Professor Griffiths!