Situated in the heart of beautiful Carmel Valley, the Picard Trade Bead Museum and African Art Gallery is a unique museum featuring importing beads, handcrafts, sculpture and textiles. The museum is dedicated to the history and aesthetic display of beads traded in Africa throughout the centuries. Over 50,000 beads and ornaments are encased in 48 showcases and 58 Lucite wall panels in the 3,500 sq ft gallery. The gallery is complemented with pieces of African sculpture, textiles, and a gift shop with a large selection of collector beads and new styles from the Czech Republic.
Location:
27885 Berwick Dr, Carmel California 93923
Telephone
831-625-7108 Fax 831-626-4172
Other History nearby:
(Aptos) Aptos Museum
(Davenport) Davenport Jail Museum
(Gilroy) Gilroy Historical District Walking Tour
(Big Sur) Henry Miller Library
(Salinas) Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe
(Santa Cruz) Lighthouse Point
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12/05 Coming to The Carmel area
Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Santa Cruz CA April13-May11 A festival of baroque music.
Oakland Greek Festival Oakland CA May17-19 Wonderful aromas of Souklavia and Loukoumades waft through the air and the sounds of traditional Greek music and shouts of OPA! resonate in the hills of Oakland.
Bach Festival Carmel CA July13-27 Multiple performances of works by Bach.
Midsummer Mozart Festival San Francisco CA July18-28 Organized in 1974, the Festival is the only music festival in North America dedicated exclusively to Mozart.
Festival Mosaic San Lui Obispo CA July16-28 Five centuries of music on the central California coast.
Gilroy Garlic Festival Gilroy CA July26-28 The internationally acclaimed Great Garlic Cook-off, the signature event of the Gilroy Garlic Festival has increased the top prize in the July 27th competition to $5,000.
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