Explore collections related to the Silk Road in world-class museums in Berlin, Paris, London, and Oxford
Far Horizons is excited to offer a unique 11-day tour to Berlin, Paris, London, and Oxford. The trip focuses on each city’s renowned museums and their Silk Road collections. We will explore various civilizations that flourished along the ancient Silk Road throughout the journey. For instance, Sogdiana was an ancient Iranian civilization now in present-day Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Another example is the Parthians, an Iranian dynasty that lasted nearly five centuries. They reclaimed territory from both the Seleucid Greeks and the Romans. After them came the Sasanians, the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, who ruled from 224 to 651. They also maintained a strong rivalry with the Roman-Byzantine Empire.
Meet Your Expert Guide: Dr. Jenny Rose, Scholar in Ancient Iranian Studies
Dr. Jenny Rose, who received her MA in Religious Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and her PhD from Columbia University in Ancient Iranian Studies, is leading this tour.
Why Explore the Art of the Silk Road with Far Horizons?
Explore museum collections in four cities: Berlin, Paris, London and Oxford
Private viewing of Silk Road treasures in the British Library
Dinner in the Eiffel Tower
- Enjoy private tours of the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the British Library, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the British Museum in London.
Itinerary of Our Silk Road Museums Trip
Begin our explorations in Berlin, where we enjoy an immersive experience at the Pergamon Museum 3D virtual installation and a tour of the Museum of Asian Art. Fly to Paris, where we will visit the National Library, The Musée Guimet, and the Louvre Museum. By train through the Chunnel, we moved to London for a day in the British Museum, including a private viewing of Sasanian artifacts that were not on public display. Our time in London includes the British Library and the Victoria and Albert Museum. We end the tour with a special day at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
Overnights will be in fabulous grand hotels within walking distance of these great museums, and dinners will be memorable, including an evening at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant with views over the Trocadéro.
