Museums - Bead Museum
Bead Museum
400 Seventh St. NW
Washington, DC, Washington, DC 20004
U.S.A.
202-624-4500
 | Wednesday – Saturday,
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. –
4 p.m. Museum hours are subject to change. Please contact museum before visiting to confirm the information listed is correct. |
The Bead Museum is operated by the Bead Society of Greater Washington, which is dedicated to furthering the understanding of beads and ornaments. It encourages the scholarly study of beads, which are among the oldest, most universal, and most enduring artifacts of mankind. In addition, it fosters public appreciation of beads as objects of beauty that have been used not only for adornment but also as status symbols and protective amulets in ancient, ethnic, and contemporary cultures.