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Bead Museum

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Founded in 1984, the museum features an international collection of more than 100,000 beads and beaded artifacts.
"The Measure of a Man in a Head-Taking Land"

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The exhibit showcases the "ornate society" of Nagaland in northeast India.
"Beads of Change"

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun.
"From Caves to Castles: If Beads Could Talk"

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2005 | BEST MUSEUM YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO

We've always considered beading strictly a consumer endeavor -- as in, we don't want to look at them, we just want to buy them. And it is true that we were immediately sidetracked by the Bead Museum's large (perhaps larger than the exhibit space itself, although, to be fair, it's under construction) gift shop. But after we were done shopping and plunked down our very reasonable $4 admission fee, we had to admit an instantaneous appreciation for the history of the bead. It's a mind-boggling... More »
2002 | Best Place To Feed The Need For Beads

Before visiting this "permanent safe haven for beads," our knowledge of beads was limited to two facts: 1) beads have holes in them; and 2) beads are easy to lose. We had no idea that an entire subculture is devoted to promoting the "appreciation of the historical and cultural significance of beads . . . from ancient, ethnic and contemporary cultures by means of collection, documentation, preservation and display." Let there be no doubt: These people take their beads seriously. Exhibits... More »

2005 | BEST MUSEUM YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO