Museum Store Kicks Off Holiday Shopping Season with Style

HOLIDAY SHOPPING MADE EASY AT MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM
Special Members-only events, free shipping available for stress-free shopping

Milwaukee, Wis. – With the holiday season starting earlier each year, the Milwaukee Art Museum Store has made holiday shopping as easy and convenient as possible, focusing on price points for all budgets, an eye for the eco-friendly, and a tilt toward the creative.

“The Milwaukee Art Museum Store is the perfect place for holiday shopping,” said Karen McNeely, director of retail operations. “It’s convenient, unique, and there’s literally something for everyone, from the seasoned art collector to the design aficionado to the jewelry fan to kids.”

“The Museum Store is located inside the Calatrava-designed addition to the Museum and is free to access; you do not have to pay Museum admission to come shopping,” said McNeely. “There’s convenient, underground parking and unique items that you will not find in any other place in town.”

Among the items McNeely says are most popular with shoppers are household items and personal items. There’s also a large selection of children’s toys and educational options.

Also available are specially-themed items for the Museum’s current feature exhibition, Impressionism: Masterworks on Paper, on view through January 8, 2012. The Museum has a second retail store located inside the exhibition hall with items related to the show, including books, clothes, hats, jewelry, and home décor.

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM STORE HOURS
The Museum Store is open Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursdays until 8 p.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE MUSEUM STORE
Member Private Holiday Shopping Event – Tuesday, Nov. 15, 5 p.m.–8 p.m.
Member Double Discount Days – Friday, Nov. 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursdays, Dec. 1, 8, 15, and 22,
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Free Domestic Shipping – Valid for all on online purchases over $25 from Nov. 28 through Dec. 15 at mam.org/store.

ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The Milwaukee Art Museum’s far-reaching holdings include more than 25,000 works spanning antiquity to the present day. With a history dating back to 1888, the Museum houses a collection with strengths in 19th- and 20th-century American and European art, contemporary art, American decorative arts, and folk and self-taught art. The Museum includes the Santiago Calatrava-designed Quadracci Pavilion, named by Time magazine as “Best Design of 2001.” For more information, please visit www.mam.org.