Shop With Purpose
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SHOP WITH PURPOSE
Museum stores offer distinctive products made, designed, and provided by local artisans, designers, publishers, and other small businesses. This purposeful practice not only offers locally-sourced items to museum visitors and store customers, but also helps to support and sustain local businesses and the community at large.
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FIND A MUSEUM STORE
Museum stores perform integral and multifaceted work for their institutions – from earning income and extending mission-related programs, to visitor engagement through store products, programs, and experiences. Find museum stores near you and around the country with our handy locator.
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FIND AN ONLINE STORE
We are delighted to feature a gallery of online museum stores participating in Museum Store Sunday. Shopping online is another great way to celebrate museum stores across the country and around the world. Browse online museum stores by museum type for easy online shopping.
ABOUT MUSEUM STORE SUNDAY
Museums foster appreciation and knowledge of art, nature, culture, science, and history. When you purchase a gift from their museum store, you help to sustain the museum’s service to their community and the public. Shop with purpose on Museum Store Sunday and at museum stores all year round.
Museum Store Sunday offers a special shopping experience in one-of-a-kind stores, showcasing broad assortments of highly curated, unique, mission-related gifts.
From books to jewelry to home accessories, stationery and children’s products, there is always something for everyone. Shop knowing you are supporting the missions and programs of each participating museum and cultural institution.
Revenues generated by museum stores are deposited into the operating budgets of their parent organizations, providing economic sustainability for the museum and cultural engagement for the community.