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Free admission at Glendale's Bead Museum Sunday Sept. 6

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The Bead Museum in Glendale offers free admission Sunday September 6. After that date, free admission will be every Thursday from 5-8pm. The Bead Museum is located one block north of Glendale Avenue at 58th Avenue, next to the Glendale Civic Center.
 

This unique museum was founded in 1984 by Gabrielle Liese and houses an international collection of over 100,000 beads and beaded artifacts. The museum features permanent and changing exhibitions, and education and outreach programs of lectures, tours, and classes for the visitor.
 

5754 West Glenn Drive
Glendale, Arizona 85301
Phone: 623-931-2737
Fax: 623-930-8561
Store: 623-930-7395
 

Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Free Admission 5-8 p.m.)
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Sundays Free Memorial Day - Labor Day)
CLOSED: Monday and Tuesday.

For more info: .Gabrielle Liese Research Library is located in the museum at 5754 W. Glenn Drive. The library's catalog is available online.

Center for Bead Research

Yoruba Beaded Art

Community Arts Resource Exchange (CARE)

 

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Katherine Shields is a mother of two active children who love to go places. A professional musician, she is a member of the Arizona Opera Orchestra and the string quartet Quartet Sabaku. Email Katherine.

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