What makes a good museum and gallery shop?

While funky jewellery and creative home decor are cool, what’s better are products with deep local engagement that create one-of-a-kind memories.

9 Dec 2022 13:28

Celina Lei

Visual Arts

Third Drawer Down and Heide Museum of Art collaboration for the revamped gift shop. Image: Supplied.

Museum and gallery shops have become an integral part of the visitor experience, and a place to scout out fun and creative gifts which are perfect for the holiday season.

‘A museum store should be uniquely of its place, it should reference and celebrate the artist who is local, and serve to bring the world of art for all to experience,’ says Crompton.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_