An exhibition dedicated to The Silk Roads will open at the British Museum in September 2024. Exhibits will include one of the world’s oldest chess pieces, and a monumental wall painting from the Hall of Ambassadors in Samarkand’s ancient quarter, Afrosiyab. The Foundation for the Development of Culture and Art of Uzbekistan will present 14 exhibits from the Samarkand State Museum and the State Museum of Art of Uzbekistan. “Massive in scope and vast in geographical coverage, the Silk Roads exhibition will demonstrate how the movement of people, objects, and ideas along the Silk Roads helped shape culture and history. The Silk Roads exhibition will be on view at the Sainsbury Exhibition Gallery at the British Museum from 26 September 2024 to 23 February 2025.

Source: The Times June 25, 2024 09:35 UTC