Links

Museums

Corning Glass Museum
Broadfield House Glass Museum
World of Glass: New site for a new museum! World of Glass at St Helens UK.

Links

Murano Glass: Web site about Murano Glass (takes some time to download on slow connections - you might want to 'skip the into').
Alte Vitrie: The on-line magazine of Altare Glass (in Italian) - (Automatic Italian English translation service available here).
Glass Museum on Line: A great place to continue exploring the world of glass.
Coastside: Internet bookstore selling second-hand books on glass.
SEM: picture of section through Anglo-Saxon glass bead (July's SEM sample of the month).
Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe

Societies

The Glass Circle: One of the oldest UK glass societies.
Society for Historical Archaeology
Finds Research Group AD 700-1700: A small group specialising in archaeological finds in the period 700-1700. The group issues Finds Data Sheets, No 28, is on English Stemmed Drinking Glasses 1642-1702.
Ceramics and Glass Section UKIC: The Ceramics and Glass (C&G;) section of the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation caters for those with an interest in this branch of conservation, whether professionals or amateurs. They hold regular meetings, usually in SE England and UKIC publishes a regular journal "Conservation News" which contains a C&G section.
The Merchant's House: The Merchant's House (Marlborough) Trust is working to restore a seventeenth-century merchant's house in Marlborough High Street and hopes to use this to establish a museum of 17th Century town life. The Trust Manager is: Michael Gray, The Merchant's House, 132 High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1HN, UK. Tel/Fax (0)1672 511491.
Association for the History of Glass: The Association for the History of Glass is the British Committee of l'Association International pour l'Histoire du Verre. The AHG produces a publication "Glass News" approximately twice a year, and runs conferences on all aspects of glass history.
The Glass Association.: The Glass Association has a membership of over 600 and caters for a very wide range of glass interests. It arranges both a national (UK) and regional programmes (South East, South West, Midlands, North East and North West) and publishes three kinds of regular publications: a Journal (annual), Glass Cone (two per year) and a quarterly Newsletter.
Society for Post Medieval Archaeology: Formed over 25 years ago as a focus for those interested in the archaeology of the post-medieval period. Membership fees range from £8 to £24 per year, depending on category. For this members get "Post Medieval Archaeology", the society's international journal which covers a wide range of subjects, including: ceramics, glass, metalwork, fortifications, vernacular architecture, landscape studies and industrial archaeology. They also receive two newsletters and reduced-rates for the two conferences held each year.