This text is part of the special booklet Culture as a gift
Ideas for artistic or cultural gifts: museum shops are full of finds.
A visit to the shop very often follows a visit to an exhibition. First, because the objects found there are often linked to museum programming, such as books, which allows you to further your knowledge of the theme of the exhibition. But also because these shops bring together creations mostly made in Quebec by local designers. Finally, these contain many arts and crafts products that are difficult to find elsewhere at the same retailer. Going through the shop box at your next exhibition could help you find beautiful things to place under the tree. Even better: a subscription to a museum, the perfect gift for art lovers, enlightened or not. It gives priority access to the rooms as well as to special museum activities.
Montreal
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
The vast shop-bookstore offers a panoply of art or design objects, photographs, reproductions of works from the museum and an incomparable books area, in particular with works of art and scientific publications. There is also a large section of books and educational games for children. A few suggestions:
- The limited-edition collector’s box containing a very enhanced version of Pierre Lapointe’s album launched this year in addition to the exhibition Nicholas Party. purple hour, which was presented until October. Included is a numbered serigraph by the Swiss visual artist ($2000). The vinyl album is also available in stores ($40).
- The art book The World Discovered Under Other Skies/Word Discovered Under Other Skies, showcasing the powerful work of Haitian-born painter Manuel Mathieu. He is known for the strength that emanates from his paintings that merge abstraction and figuration ($54).
McCord Stewart Museum
The shop offers many exclusive and local products and includes an extensive collection of books, including catalogs of current and recent exhibitions (JJ Levine, Alexander Henderson. art and nature). A few suggestions:
- The very contemporary jewelry of native designer Warren Steven Scott, member of the nlaka’pamux nation, in British Columbia (between $60 and $70).
- The traditional soft toys from the famous German manufacturer Steiff, old models of which can be admired in the Christmas windows on display inside and outside the museum from November 25 (prices vary according to the model).
- The superb book of photos Montreal Seasonsby Montreal’s Drowster, which will be released on December 22, as well as an exclusive series of reproductions from the book ($60).
Pointe-a-Calliere
Tableware inspired by New France, jewelry in mochaite jasper by Alakai Boutik, wool plaids made by the local company Mini-Tipi. In this beautiful shop with lots of windows, a few original creations associated with the themes of the exhibitions are offered. A few suggestions:
- The Viking pendants signed Pierre Duguay, in silver or bronze, in connection with the past exhibition Vikings. North Sea Dragons (between $70 and $90).
- Decorative combs in various tree species designed by Pointe-à-Callière graphic designer Dominique Boudrias, and made in Quebec by Atelier Unik-Art ($15).
- A set of three soaps with Christmas scents from Monsillage: fir-blackcurrant, myrrh-incense, orange-spice ($40).
- Four large books produced by the museum on the theme of the four senses, seen from a historical and archaeological perspective, including Fire. lights and furies ($35 each).
Quebec
Civilization Museum
A visit is a must, if only to admire the vaults of the Maison Estèbe, two hundred years old, where the shop is housed which offers gourmet products, toys, books, jewelery and craft stationery. A few suggestions:
- The famous beetle-shaped earrings signed by Quebec jeweler Caroline Arbour ($195).
- Hand-painted papyri made in Egypt, in connection with the current major exhibition The time of the pharaohs ($25).
National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec
Quebec artisans are honored with ceramics, handcrafted jewelry, coloring books and puzzles inspired by famous paintings, perfect for awakening a passion for painting. They come from the Quebec company Today is Art Day, known throughout the world. A few suggestions:
- A children’s wooden camera, developed for the museum by local craftsman Papi bricole ($36).
- The reproduction of the magnificent sculpture The encountersigned by the artist duo Cooke-Sasseville ($200).
- The elegant cruet by Quebec ceramist Cindy Labrecque, which will appeal to aficionados of home cooking ($58).
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