Museum Shop Sunday December 1st - over 1,000 cultural venues

Museums and galleries offer not only arts, cultural and heritage attractions, but are also destinations for retail therapy, especially at this time of the year when consumers are on the look-out for unique gifts that range from quirky bespoke ranges to ethically sourced items.

Christmas Traditions – published in September 2019 from British Library Publishing - is a hardback that offers fascinating compendium of Christmas history by renowned popular historian George Goodwin.  It includes 60+ illustrations of original artwork celebrating a traditional Christmas and attractively packaged in a gift-book format.

Come December 1st, more than 1,000 cultural venues worldwide will celebrate the third annual Museum Shop Sunday, that will offer wide selections of gifts and include also happenings for consumers to participate and experience, such as food sampling and drinks tasting, book signings and craft activities.

Baby T. rex costume by Natural History Museum, London, for playtime, parties, anytime.  Ages Height Chest Waist 12 - 18 months 80cm 50cm 45cm 18 - 24 months 86cm 51cm 46cm 2 - 3 years 98cm 54cm 52cm

Participants in the UK include Historic Royal Palaces, London Transport Museum, the British Library, Imperial War Museums and Royal Museums Greenwich, Garden Museum, to name a few, as well as smaller local museums and galleries.

Butterflies bring a happy feeling.

A Red Admiral among lilacs. in my garden.  Photo by Lucia Carpio.

With the promise of Spring,
Butteflies are everywhere.

Butterfly effect. 
Bold lines, dynamic cutouts and refined lens shape.
From Silhouette Spring Summer 2019 collection.
Accent Shades inspired by the Morpho didius butterfly of Peru.

Chase And Wonder Gift Wrap The Butterfly Lady Portrait.

Printed butterfly scarf, National History Museum, London.

Made-to-measure butterfly wallpaper mural by Gina Lorena Maldonado at Wallsauce.com.

 Hand-decorated butterfly chest of drawers, the Natural History Museum, London.