The Beads Museum, part of the Beats of Beads Art Center, showcases a rich collection of beaded artifacts from East Africa: clothing, vessels, bowls, jewelry, and more.

Each piece is not just beautiful but also tells a story. These artifacts are the backdrop for fascinating cultural tales, revealing the traditions, values, and identities of the communities behind them.

Visitors discover how beads speak of love, status, rites of passage, and tribal pride.

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In Africa, beading is not only the creation of jewelry, but an important way of expressing personal and social identity - The size of the beads, their shape, color, how they are woven and the finished product -  indicate their creator: to which ethnic group does the woman belong? Is she a child, unmarried or married? Does she have children? and so on.

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This is why the bead works of Africa are so diverse and so special.