More than 2,300 museum stores across all 50 states, including Colorado, are participating in Museum Store Sunday on November 30, 2025. The worldwide event offers shoppers discounts, special events, gifts with purchase and unique, locally made items for everyone on their holiday lists. Proceeds from museum store purchases support artists, small businesses and cultural institutions in shoppers’ communities.
Denver Art Museum gift shop
Thousands of locally made and art-inspired items will be available for purchase online and in person, including home decor, books, jewelry, clothing, toys and gourmet food.
Shoppers can also enjoy product launches, trunk shows, artist meet-and-greets, book signings, workshops and craft classes at several locations.
Museum store purchases directly support cultural institutions by funding exhibitions, educational programs and conservation efforts. Sales also support artisans and small businesses in shoppers’ communities.
Colleen Higginbotham, president of MSA and deputy director for visitor experience at the Chrysler Museum of Art, highlights how shopping at museum stores enriches local communities.
“People want to shop locally but often don’t know where to start,” Higginbotham said. “Museum stores make it easy by offering artisan-made goods year-round, serving as a one-stop destination for intentional gifts—from birthdays to holidays and everything in between. Many museum stores also offer online shopping options, making it convenient to support creators and cultural institutions with every purchase.”
Many museum stores will have special discounts.
Participating museum stores in the Denver area include:
- Denver Art Museum
- Clyfford Still Museum
- Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
- Four Mile Historic Park
- Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
- Denver Museum of Nature & Science
- Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
- Molly Brown House Museum
- Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys
- Aurora History Museum
- Dinosaur Ridge
- Foothills Art Center
- Mines Museum of Earth Science
- Golden History Museum
- WOW! Children’s Museum
- CU Museum of Natural History
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
- Butterfly Pavilion
- Museum of Boulder
Shopping at museum stores is a lot of fun and you usually save money. Think about it, museum shops don’t have to pay rent or utilities and often have volunteers staffing the store. So the markup on products is less than at typical retailers.
At all museum stores, entry is FREE. You only pay admission if you want to access the exhibition space itself.
Shoppers may find participating museum stores near them here.
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