California Museum Gifts

One of the most sought after shopping events in California takes place in Woodside at Filoli Gardens & Estate. Winter Holiday shopping & dining event is so popular that you must purchase a ticket online and they usually sell out! Unique shopping opportunities abound at museums throughout California where you can buy thoughtful, hard-to-find treasures with the added bonus of your purchases supporting museum endeavors. A few of them that come to mind:

CARLSBAD: Museum of Making Music offers music themed gifts for the hard-to-buy-for musician and music fans.
https://www.museumofmakingmusic.org/shop

CORONA DEL MAR: Sherman Library & Gardens gift store sells many butterfly and flower themed garden & home decor, tools and more.
http://www.slgardens.org/garden-shop

LONG BEACH: Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) has brightly-colored bags, hats, ceramics with Latin flair.
http://www.molaa.org/

LOS ANGELES: Autry Museum of the American West has cool cowboy music, leather goods, keychains, books, belts, Indian lore and more.
http://shop.theautry.org/

LOS ANGELES: Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum has an online gift store that isn't large but the items are definitely different.
http://fidmmuseum.org/

MONTEREY: Monterey Bay Aquarium features fantastic plush toys for children, pens, books, mugs, and all things oceanic in design.
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OAKLAND: Oakland Museum of California http://shop.museumca.org/

OCEANSIDE: California Surfing Museum sells surf-themed and surf culture music, clothes and affordable gifts.
californiasurfmuseum.com/

PACIFIC PALISADES: The Getty Villa sells classically inspired collectibles in its bookstore.
http://shop.getty.edu/

PASADENA: The Gamble House sells books, note cards and DVDs inspired by the Craftsman architectural movement
http://store.gamblehouse.org/

SACRAMENTO: California State Railroad Museum gift store. Online offerings include all things "train" and beyond!
https://www.csrmf.org/store/

SAN FRANCISCO: California Academy of Sciences sells DNA earrings, Ozobot programmable robot and a fun collection of science items.
http://store.calacademy.org/

SAN FRANCISCO: Parks Conservancy - Alcatraz, Golden Gate Bridge.
http://store.parksconservancy.org/

SAN MARINO: Huntington Library & Gardens Gift Store features literary and art related books, collectibles and posters.
http://www.thehuntingtonstore.org/

SAN PEDRO: USS Battleship Iowa store features military memorabilia, books, mugs, apparel, hats and patriotic stuff.
http://shop.pacificbattleship.com/

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: The park gift store sells souvenirs, books, ceramics and even has a Made in America shopping selection!
http://yosemitegifts.com/