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Glass Beads of Ghana
January 30, 2008 - March 21, 2010
Wed. – Fri., noon to 5:00 pm; Sat. and Sun., 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (Oct. – June); Wed. – Sun., noon to 5:00 pm (July – Sept.). The Museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
973-596-6550
http://www.newarkmuseum.org
Southern Ghana is home to sub-Saharan Africa’s most dynamic and enduring glass bead-making tradition. For more than four hundred years, Ghanaian bead artists have been producing powder-glass beads from recycled glass to meet local demands of fashion and customary practice. Glass Beads of Ghana is the first exhibition to look closely at this distinctive yet often over-looked art form that attests to the creativity and ingenuity of Africa’s artists. The exhibition focuses primarily on the contemporary creation and use of glass beads in southern Ghana, with an emphasis on recent innovations. Hundreds of beads, video footage and contextual photographs are on view, along with examples of bead molds and tools highlighting the technological process of making beads. The majority of works in the exhibition are from the Newark Museum’s own extensive collection, one of the few such collections in the world.
Newark Museum
49 Washington Street
NEWARK, 07102
973-596-6550
http://www.newarkmuseum.org
Location Description
Suggested admission: adults $9; children, seniors, and students $6. Members free.
