Stressing about finding the perfect gifts for everyone on your list? The Museum Shop has an array of unique and fun gifts to help with your gift giving this season. Whether you’re buying for the art lover in your life or just want to support the Georgia Museum of Art, the Museum Shop is here to help with all of your holiday shopping needs.
Remember: Friend + Annual Fund Members at the Reciprocal level and above ($125+ annually) receive a 10 percent discount in the Museum Shop. You can become one at jointhemuseum.com. Shop online or come visit us in person. We offer free parking underneath the museum for shop customers. Just hit the buzzer at the gate arm and tell us you’re here to visit the museum shop.
Stocking Stuffers
Magnets – Turn your fridge into your very own art gallery with our wide selection of refrigerator magnets. Pick up a small replica by artists such as Van Gogh or Picasso or put the artist on display with one of our finger puppet magnets featuring the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright, Claude Monet or Diego Rivera. (99 cents to $3.99)
Georgia Museum of Art Tote Bag – Show your support for the museum with one of our environmentally friendly study canvas bags. ($15)
Georgia Museum of Art Holiday Ornament – Brighten the holidays with one of our beautiful ornaments featuring an intricate cut-out of our building. ($24.95)
Temporary Tattoos – Want the look of a tattoo without the commitment? Try out our fake tattoos designed by real artists. With designs ranging from dinosaurs, unicorns and pizza to famous artists, floral designs and mushrooms, these temporary tattoos are the perfect stocking stuffer. ($5.50 to $15)
Gifts for Kids (and kids at heart)
Mad Mattr Quantum Pods – Part kinetic sand and part modeling dough, Mad Mattr never dries out. These little pods come in eight colors and are a perfect introduction to “the unbelievable dough you build with.” ($7.50)
Board Books – Your little one can learn about all things art, from colors to famous artists, with our selection of board books. ($6.99 to $19.99)
Art Supplies – Bring a smile to the face of the artist in your life this year with the gift of art supplies. The Museum Shop features a selection of high-quality markers, pencils, pastels, sketch books, charcoals and watercolors that are sure to inspire beautiful works of art in the year ahead. Want a more festive art supply gift? Be sure to check out our Paint Your Own Porcelain Christmas Ornament kit. ($3 to $30)
Spirograph Kit – Create intricate and amazing mathematically patterned images with our spirograph kit. Spirographs, which combine math, science and art to create remarkable designs known as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids, are a fun activity for both the young and young at heart. ($39.95)
Fisher Space Pens – Looking for an out-of-this-world gift? Check out our selection of Fisher Space Pens. These pens have been on every NASA-manned space flight since 1968 and will write upside down, underwater or over grease and last three times longer than the average pen thanks to the patented sealed and pressurized ink cartridge. Available in plastic ($12) or with our monogram in brass ($25 – $35).
Gifts for the Fashionable
Cameoko Jewelry – Atlanta-based UGA grad Camille Kohler is the sole artist and maker of Cameoko Jewelry, which combines resin with crushed gemstones and metallic flakes set in floating bezels. A favorite at the Museum Shop, these unique pieces are all handmade by the artist at her Atlanta home studio, feature a wide variety of colors and designs and are the perfect gift for the jewelry lover in your life. ($15 – $35)
Felt Bags – Wool felt, among the oldest textiles in the world, has been found in Turkey from as long ago as 6500 BCE. If you’re looking for a sustainable, fashionable gift item, our colorful and funky wool felt bags are durable, renewable and 100 percent green. ($9.95 – $35)
Scarves – Keep your neck warm and look awesome with our unique selection of scarves. ($25 – $40)
Beanie – Support the museum and keep your melon warm with one of our Georgia Museum of Art beanies. ($20.95)
Gifts for the Home and Host
Logo Yeti Tumbler – Our emblematic Georgia Museum of Art Yeti tumblers are both rugged and beautiful. Available in a variety of colors and sizes, there’s sure to be one that fits your style. Their stainless-steel, double-wall vacuum insulation will keep your cold drinks cold and hot drinks hot until the last sip. ($45 – $48)
Rosetree Glass Studio Wisteria Vases – New Orleans artist Mark Rosenbaum creates these free-blown glass vases, evoking the twining vines and delicate flowers of wisteria. These glass pieces are the perfect decor for any home. ($185)
Logo Glassware – Our brand new deep-etched glassware is perfect for daily use or entertaining. Unlike screen printing, these logos will last a lifetime. Pub glasses, double old-fashioned and stemless wine glasses available for $40/pair. Riedel stemmed wine glasses available for $85/pair.
Authored by:
Jessica Luton
