The Bead Museum - Glendale, AZ - a museum founded in 1984 dedicated to beads

The Bead Museum in Glendale, Arizona at 5754 West Glenn Drive was established to provide a place for a permanent bead collection. There are adornments and beads from various cultures. The public is served with programs and exhibits aimed at raising people's awareness about the world and ideas by studying beads.

Gabrielle Leslie found the museum in 1984. The collect has more than one-hundred thousand beaded artifacts and beads. There are both permanent and changing exhibitions at the Bead Museum in addition to outreach programs and education that includes classes, lectures and tours.

The facility is open from 10am until 5pm Wednesday through Saturday, from 10am until 8pm on Thursday and from 11am until 4pm on Sunday. The museum is closed on Monday and Tuesday. There is no charge for admission to the Bead Museum after five in the evening on Thursday. From the weekend of Memorial Day through Labor Day the admission is free on each Sunday.

Regular admission to the Bead Museum is $5 for adults, $2.50 for children aged four to twelve. Admission is free to members of the museum. Additional information about the opportunities and facilities at the museum can be obtained by contacting the facility directly.