Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead May 17, 2013

This exhibition aims to bring together the large historical glass bead collection of The Corning Museum of Glass with the beadwork productions of many various cultures. By creating a thematic display, there will be an opportunity to integrate the bead with the beaded object and to display the wealth and breadth of glass bead culture throughout the world. The themes will delve into the ideas of power, wealth, and life; ritual, ornamentation and function; trade and influences; and also the processes that must occur to produce the actual bead and the beaded object. These themes will explore the use of glass beads not only as ornament, but as objects that hold power to the owner, to the society, and to the world.

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