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.
Locations Map
Afterlives Along the Silk Road
Death was a fate suffered by everyone who lived and travelled along the Silk Road. What happened next, depended on...
Caravanserai (0-1500)
Merchants and travelers along the Silk Road faced many dangers, but for stretches of the journey they could rely on...
Chess Along The Silk Road
The modern game of chess is a perfect example of cultural exchange along the silk roads. Starting in the North-West...
Heavenly Horses
Horses hold a distinguished place in Chinese culture, symbolizing power, speed, and celestial favour. Known as “heavenly” for their to...
Silk Along the Silk Road
Silk is a beautiful fabric but throughout this period it is only the rich and privileged that had access to...
Map Room 700-1500 CE
This exhibition shows world maps created between 700CE and 1500CE. But which worlds do they show – history, culture, religion...
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!