Glass Related Resources
Thank you for your interest in the Turner Museum of Glass. You may also like to visit some of the websites below, which feature other collections, the history of glass, and information about glass technology.
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Sheffield
- National Glass Centre, Sunderland
- The World of Glass, St. Helens
- Corning Museum of Glass
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Society of Glass Technology
- The Stained Glass Museum
- The Worshipful Company of Glaziers & Painters of Glass
- Association Internationale pour l'Histoire du Verre
- The Glass Circle
- The National Gallery Museum
- The Association for the History of Glass
- Mart van Schijndel House
- Murano's Glass Museum
International Year of Glass 2022
The United Nations has designated 2022 as the International Year of Glass, and as such is a year of particular significance to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield.
IYOG22 will open with a conference in Geneva featuring 30 world-class speakers, a Glass Expo in China, and Art/History Congresses in Egypt, the US and Europe. Professor Parker is also planning a number of public engagement events in the Department to showcase different aspects of glass in science, technology, society and art.