Welcome
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.
We publish a newsletter Glass News and organise Study Days each Spring and Autumn, usually in London.
Update November 2021Our members' interests include archaeology, art history, conservation, museum studies, glass collection and glass science.
We publish a newsletter Glass News and organise Study Days each Spring and Autumn, usually in London.
We would like to thank all our members for their continuing
support during the concerns of the last couple of years.
Whilst the pandemic has prevented meeting in person, we
have been able to come together for successful study days
on several occasions online. We have also continued to
produce our publication 'Glass News', and the next edition
will be with members very shortly.
Timings of our meetings for 2022 are still being finalised, however plans are underway for three events which will tie in with the United Nations 'International Year of Glass 2022'. These include a two-day meeting, 'Glass in the North', to be held at Vindolanda and Newcastle, as well as a study day linked to the 100th anniversary of the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun. As soon as we have firm dates for our programme for 2022 we will send details to members and post the information here. More information on the International Year of Glass itself can be found on their website here.
Membership of the Association for the History of Glass is open to all with an interest in archaeological and historical glass and we warmly welcome new members. Members receive free or reduced entry to AHG events as well as regular editions of 'Glass News'. We have kept the cost of joining to just 15 pounds per year. For more information on membership, please click on the 'How to Join' tab at the top of this page.
Timings of our meetings for 2022 are still being finalised, however plans are underway for three events which will tie in with the United Nations 'International Year of Glass 2022'. These include a two-day meeting, 'Glass in the North', to be held at Vindolanda and Newcastle, as well as a study day linked to the 100th anniversary of the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun. As soon as we have firm dates for our programme for 2022 we will send details to members and post the information here. More information on the International Year of Glass itself can be found on their website here.
Membership of the Association for the History of Glass is open to all with an interest in archaeological and historical glass and we warmly welcome new members. Members receive free or reduced entry to AHG events as well as regular editions of 'Glass News'. We have kept the cost of joining to just 15 pounds per year. For more information on membership, please click on the 'How to Join' tab at the top of this page.
Articles from Glass News
We have updated our list of
downloadable pdfs of Glass News (click on the publications
tag). These include issue no.46 featuring the glass fish
from Chedworth Roman villa.
Grant Applications 2022
The AHG offers financial support
for activities and research relating to the history of
glass. Information about eligibility and the amount
allocated is available under the 'Grants' tab at the top
of this page. Applications are considered twice a year,
and the next deadline is March 31st 2022.
