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Local artisans receive education, get paid and help preserve culture at The Beads Museum

Culture, Education and Business Combine at The Beads Museum

The shift from traditional to modern beadwork among East African peoples is inevitable. For Eti Dayan, the disappearance of this heritage and ethnic identity it expresses is a great loss. The museum, which is unique in Africa, serves as a reminder not only of the beauty of beaded art, but also of a culture that is rapidly vanishing.