The Association for the History of Glass is an educational charity whose aims are to advance knowledge, education and interest in the study of glass of all periods of history throughout the world.
Our members’ interests include archaeology, art history, conservation, museum studies, glass collection and glass science.
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Upcoming Meetings
Friday May 16th 2025
Glass in Architecture and Construction in the Ancient and Historical Worlds
We look forward to welcoming you in person at our next meeting, to be held at the IOE (UCL Faculty of Education), Bedford Way, London. Queries should be sent to the organisers at events@historyofglass.org.uk
More details about speakers and ticket prices can be found here.
Autumn Meeting 2025
We are already making plans for our Autumn meeting which we intend to hold as an online event in conjunction with our AGM. Please get in touch if you have a proposal for a short presentation on any aspect of ancient and historical glass at secretary@historyofglass.org.uk
Recent events and meetings
Autumn meeting 2024
A Fresh Batch: Current Research in Ancient and Historical Glass
Saturday 26th October
We were delighted to see so many at our autumn meeting, looking at recent research into glass of all periods, from the Bronze Age to the modern era. A summary of abstracts can be found on our meetings page
The AHG at the EAA
Rome, August 2024
The AHG was proud to host the session ‘Going with the Flow: The Many Facets of Glass in Past Societies’ at the annual meeting of the prestigious European Association of Archaeologists last August. More details of the conference can be found on the EAA website. To access the abstracts please visit our past meetings page.
Spring 2024 Meeting
17th May, London
GLASSWEAR: Glass in Jewellery
Beads, rings, necklaces, hairpins – the versatility of glass has seen it used in countless ways to adorn the body. Our Spring 2024 meeting focussed on the role of glass in jewellery from the Bronze Age to the 21st century. To access the abstracts please visit our past meetings page.
Glass News Issue 54
Our members will now have received the 54th edition of Glass News, full of updates and articles of interest.
To share your feedback or contribute to future editions, please contact glassnews@historyofglass.org.uk.
Exciting Grants News!
Owing to the continued support of our members, we have been able to increase our Grants budget for the year 2024/25 by half! We are moving from a total of £2,000 to £3,000 to support research, projects and activities to advance the study of the history of glass Applications always open!
Website Changes
There have been many website changes recently – please bear with us while we work through teething issues. If you notice issues, please email web@historyofglass.org.uk.
