The weekend after Thanksgiving offers an array of shopping opportunities, from Black Friday to Small Business Saturday to Museum Store Sunday.
On Nov. 29, about 1,600 museum stores across all 50 states and 24 countries will participate in this year’s edition of the special event, showcasing collections of items that illustrate and support their missions, with many offering discounts and other specials.
For example, Fort Ligonier is offering 25% off its entire museum store, with all proceeds going to preservation projects and education programs.
“Museum Store Sunday is a great way to not only find unique 18th-century-inspired Christmas gifts and toys, but to support the Fort,” said Julie Donovan, director of marketing and public relations.
“Products found in museum stores are curated just like the works displayed in their respective institutions, with many items often developed exclusively by the museum, resulting in distinctive and unique offerings,” according to the Museum Store Sunday website.
“Museum Store Sunday is a day celebrating the unique, curated selection of merchandise found in museum stores, like our Museum Shop, all over the country,” said Claire Ertl, director of marketing and public relations at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. “All weekend long, Friday through Sunday, we will be offering a special discount of 20% off all regularly priced items, in-store and online.
“To receive 20% off when shopping online, use the code NOV20,” she said.
Where to shop
Following is a list of art, cultural and historical sites in Southwestern Pennsylvania that will be participating, taken from the event website.
While most of the listed institutions are open to visitors, others may be offering online specials only. Contact the museum store you plan to visit to confirm hours and check visitation guidelines or restrictions due to covid-19.
Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., Pittsburgh, 412-237-8303 or warhol.org
Carnegie Museum of Art Store, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, 412-622-6915 or cmoa.org
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Store, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, 412-622-3131 or carnegiemnh.org
Carnegie Science Center, 1 Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh, 412-237-3318 or carnegiesciencecenter.org
Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, 412-231-7100 or contemporarycraft.org
Fallingwater, 1478 Mill Run Road, Mill Run, Fayette County, 724-329-7804 or fallingwater.org
Fort Ligonier, 200 S. Market St., Ligonier, 724-238-9701 or fortligonier.org
Fort Pitt Museum, 601 Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh, 412-281-9285 or heinzhistorycenter.org
The Frick Pittsburgh, 7227 Reynolds St., Pittsburgh, 412-342-4064 or thefrickpittsburgh.org (The museum is temporarily closed; the museum shop offers curbside pickup for online orders.)
Mattress Factory Museum of Contemporary Art, 500 Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh, 412-607-4399 or mattress.org
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, 412-622-6915 or phipps.conservatory.org
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Media, 6300 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, 412-848-4621 or pghartsmedia.org
Senator John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, 412-454-6300 or heinzhistorycenter.org
University of Pittsburgh Nationality Rooms, Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, 412-624-6000 or nationalityrooms.pitt.edu
Westmoreland Historical Society, 809 Forbes Trail Road, Hempfield, 724-836-1800 or westmorelandhistory.org
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg, 724-837-1500 or thewestmoreland.org
