26th September 2024 to 23rd February 2025 

This continent-spanning exposition unravels how the journey of people, objects and ideas formed an expansive web of trade routes that shaped cultures and histories.

Working with 29 national and international partners to present objects from many regions and cultures alongside those from the British Museum, the exhibition offers a unique chance to see objects from the length and breadth of the Silk Roads. From Indian garments found in Suffolk to Iranian glass unearthed in Japan, they reveal the astonishing reach of these networks.