This Exhibit will be up at the Museum this month and leaves in July 2008.
To the right is a photo of small Ceramic Beads from Africa.
"Morning Glory" by Sarah Seiter is just one piece seen now at The Bead Museum's "Earth and Fire: Ceramic Beads from Around the World.
"The story of ceramics may begin as early as 30,000 years ago during the Paleolithic Age (500,000 B.C. to 10,000 B.C.) Archaeologists have found small clay figures from that time in Eastern Europe. Ceramics have been made for centuries in numerous cultures around the world. The Chinese have been making ceramics since 8000 B.C. while in Egypt and the Middle East the ceramic tradition goes back to 6500 B.C. Most cultures of Mexico, Central and South America had potters by 1400 B.C. The ancient pueblo people of the American Southwest made pottery ca. 500 A.D. While ceramics began as utilitarian ware, over time it became a very popular bead making material. Our exhibition Earth and Fire: Ceramic Beads from Around the World showcases some of the many different types of ceramic beads in The Bead Museum Collection", writes The Bead Museum.
This porcelain bead was created by Joyce Whitaker.
Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Thursday
10am-8pm
Sunday 11am-4pm
Admission to the Museum is free on Thursday evenings after 5pm and every Sunday from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
The Bead Museum will be closed on the following major holidays.
New Year's Day - Easter Sunday - Memorial Day - Independence Day - Thanksgiving Day - Christmas Day
Museum Admission: Adults $5.00 - Children 4-12 $2.50 - Members Free - Free Admission on Thursdays after 5pm
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Location: One block north of Glendale Avenue at 58th
Avenue, next to the Glendale Civic Center.
5754 West Glenn Drive -- Glendale, Arizona
85301
Phone: 623-931-2737 -- Fax: 623-930-8561 -- Store: 623-930-7395