SFMOMA Museum Store

This store was not closed when I visited San Francisco last week, and It made me really happy because it is a really cool one !
Great books for Kids (Hello George seems to be amazing) and great books in general, beautiful arty jewellery, lovely coffee mugs, frames, designed stuff, it’s like all those museum shops you just want to buy everything. And of course this one is particularly good.
The atmosphere is also nice, quite calm, but in an inspiring way. I’ll come back for sure !

When I step into a museum store I usually get dizzy. I get giddy. It’s the art I just saw … emblazoned, fastened, festooned, painted, scratched, inked, graphed onto paper, plastic, metal, ceramic, and more. Can you believe MuseumStore is more exciting than SFMoMA herself?
Postcards make me skip a heartbeat, and pens hypnotize me, hand made jewelry shaped into weird visions, magnets and journals, and notebooks have me double-​take clearing my throat. «This reminds me of …» …“[Blank] would love this!” «Oh my damn, who the hell made this thing?!» … «Where did you get that?!» «I need this!»
I bought a jumbo highlighter here for $ 3.50. And it’s huge. It better be full of ink. I plan to make wild use with this. I’m a writer, and some words need to be brightly neon-​colored.
Take time for the framable art, Turk+Taylor and the I Love You California graphics by San Francisco artist, Annie Galvin and her 3 Fish Studios. Her brick and mortar is at 4541 Irving Street. The resin rings, facemaker blocks, tech gadgets, «Shanty» pine lamps, hands-​on educational toys, origami, and books need special attention, too.
Pro-​tip:
* After the final goodbye to SF MoMA tomorrow, June 2, the MuseumStore will reopen at 51 Yerba Buena Lane and stay open, despite the closed museum.

As far as museum stores go, typical set up. There’s some kiddy area stuff, lots of books, and a surprising amount of home good items and decore. As far as souvenirs go, they have a good number of inexpensive mugs that come with their own pretty boxes. Barring that, postcards are always a safe bet.

A very welcoming, nice, good sized museum store with a variety of items displayed. Very easy and fun to browse.

Fantastic book store and retail design store located one the first floor of SF MOMA.
One of the better bookstores in San Francisco (a town with fantastic bookstores) to get design, architecture, art, and children’s art-​focused books.

The best art museum store anywhere; even better than New York’s MoMA. Tons of books, knickknacks and object d’art. An unbelievably good selection of children’s merchandise. The store rambles on from room to room.

This is one of the best museum stores that I’ve ever been to. The store is really large and has a lot of items. If you’re looking for an interesting gift or object, this is the place to go.
I love all of the home décor object, the personal accessories and all the other fun objects to look at. There are also a lot of books about art and art adjacent subjects.
I love to come here whenever I’m in the area just to see what’s new.

This museum store is HUGE and filled with so many great and interesting things! I felt like a little kid in a giant toy store. There were so many neat gadgets and cool gifts/​souvenirs. You can definitely spend at least another 30 minutes to an hour in the store, just looking at everything in here. The boyfriend and I finally decided on buying these really cute keychains. The cashier was super nice and funny and really sealed the deal for our great experience in this museum store. I would definitely come back and shop here! Even if you don’t end up buying anything, it’s a great store to look around after your visit at the SF MOMA!

Just sayin’, it is so easy to shop and spend here at the SF MOMA Museum Store. Lots of books, notebooks, household accessories, fashion accessories, prints, postcards, etc. for the art lover and art historian’s home and/​or office.
When SF MOMA had a 75^th Anniversary Celebration, they commissioned the famous notebook maker Moleskine to come up with a commemorative city journal and notebook. I know because I got the one of the nearly last ones of each with the silver logo. I also got the Moleskine 12-​month calendar book set that comes in a variety of colors, one for each month. It is turquoise for the month of August; the color for April was pink.
There is something for everybody who loves modern art at SF MOMA Museum Store.

I love — love, love, love — buying gifts for peeps. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. And thanks to the SFMOMA, gift-​buying is made that much more easy — yet at the same time more difficult. Why? Because every potential gift for so-​and-​so is something I want for myself. Beautifully hand-​crafted jewelry, books, furniture, lighting, games, stationary, kiddie toys … I could easily do all my Christmas shopping in July. Damn it, I should have. But I never have enough time.
You don’t have to be an art aficionado to appreciate everything this store has to offer. Tourist and locals, do check out this gift shop. Buy a little something for that special friend, for your lover, or for yourself.

Great store that sells not only books but a wide range of other items from stationary, Popsicle making kits, utensils, etc. Very interesting and a great place to get someone a gift. I love slowly walking around browsing at all the things they sell here.

I love this place but it could be potentially horrible for my wallet. Sometimes I have to restrain myself from buying things I don’t need.
However, I do love that they sometimes have design books on sale! At prices that I probably could not get via Amazon or
because I want my damn CDs included in my books. And at brand new quality, it makes me super duper happy.
I wish more things were cheaper though so –1 star for that: P

Impulse shoppers beware: Stay away from the SFMOMA Museum Store.
Unless of course you have some heavy cash to burn, then come on in. You will find everything from modern (duh!) furniture (how about a $ 500 dining chair?) to catchy hostess gifts to jewelry to art and cooking books.
Every little thing I picked up, I thought to myself, «How neat would this look in my home?» Count to 5 and practice self-​control.
Just when I thought I succeeded, I spotted a calendar of food art.

But it’s only August and I can’t possibly get a 2011 calendar, can I?

I walked by the SFMOMA storefront several times a day all of last week, and I even passed through the store on Tuesday when a colleague convinced me to «sneak through the store to get into the museum for free.» (Little did I know that the first Tuesday of every month is free admission anyways!)
But on Friday after lunch, I decided to go in and check out the store… I was blown away! Jewelry, Books, DVDs, Apparel, Kitchen Accessories, Stationary, Notebooks, and artsy trinkets galore — this store has it all! I made my way through the store admiring all kinds of gifts and items, and I ended up making a small purchase… (I cannot say what it is because it is Jared’s Valentines Day present).
If you’re in the area and have a little bit of time to kill, check out the SFMOMA Museum Store — I guarantee you’ll enjoy it and likely find something to buy — there is something for everyone at this store!

I *heart* museum stores. For some reason, they have little to do with the actual museum. Instead, there are books about interior design, toys, and cool photography, plus gizmos and jewelry.
To be honest, although it always slips my mind, I would recommend coming here if you’re looking for a gift to give your artistic friend. There’s even cool salt and pepper shakers that caught my eye. Huge selection, reasonable prices.

I honestly can’t even begin to describe how amazing this museum store is. If you kinda, sorta just *have* to buy someone a gift for any reason, go to Wal Shart and pick up something practical. But if you really love somebody and want to knock their socks off with something dope, you get them a gift from SFMOMA.
This place explodes with everything from amazing art literature, to unique chotchkies, to quirky umbrellas that’ll not only shield you from the impending rain we’re bound to see in a few weeks, but you’ll look as cool as a gravy train on biscuit wheels too.
Of course, that nifty little gift can be for yourself too, which is why it’s almost as dangerous as chain smoking and sexting at the same time while filling my car with gasoline. If I’m not careful, I could easily find myself imploding into a fiery state of debt while picking up books outlining the history of San Francisco’s local art scene or musings from Banksy and his thoughts on the social impact of urban beautification by way of graffiti and wheat paste.
Next time you have some time and money to blow, take your wad to MOMA. I can almost bet you’ll walk away with less money, but a wealth of knowledge to share with your pals at the next neighborhood pub crawl.

Looking for an interesting gift for a friend or family member this Holiday Season? This is a great place to look.
I shopped at the MOMA to purchase some interesting calendars, books and cool nick-​nacks for my friends and family. I was able to find affordable gifts that were a hit (yes, they opened them already).
There is so much to see, so I checked out the website first before heading down there.

I really like this store. They have cool artsy jewelry which makes for great gifts and tons of jaw-​dropping design porn. I came here looking to buy a birthday present and left with a gift, plus a ridiculously cool tea ball and a crazy-​work-​of-​art watering can.
It’s just one of those places that if I walk in, I’m tempted to buy all sorts of stuff I really don’t need but somehow decide I suddenly can’t live without it. Reminds me of that quote from Fight Club…
«Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you’re satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you’ve got your sofa issue handled. Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you’re trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you.»
Shiver. Oh well, screw it… I’m still saving up for that designer grapefruit spoon.

I always seem to find the odd, kitschy knick-​knack I just have to have at this place. Maybe I’m just a philistine at heart. So, along with my Jean Baudrillard book I bought this totally useless plastic sparkle ball for reasons I know not why. Good time to buy such things when I am off work without pay for four weeks. Last time I bought this ridiculous blinking, soft gak-​like plastic ring that the cats go crazy for. It must be made from the musk glands of fertile Cheshire cats or something.
Did I also say they have a great selection of books?

This has GOT to be one of the Best museum stores in the world!
I am a sucker for museum gift shops or to quote my cousin, «Why go to a museum if you’re not going to go to the gift store?» I plan to make that into an embroidered sample and hang it on our wall.
I also have a strong nostalgic tie to the gift store. Years ago when we got married at SF City Hall we went to the SFMOMA in it’s original site and went to the gift store (we bypassed the museum itself) after the «ceremony.» My new hubby knew from that moment he was doomed when his new wife made a beeline for the gift store minutes after we were married.
But back to the review
This store is HUGE and could easily be a destination place without even stepping foot in the museum. You don’t have to pay for the museum to enter this shop.
It has a fantastic selection of kid’s books and toys (all «educational» of course – ha!) Also kid’s DVD’s. There was this oh-​so cool Robot pencil sharpener which I resisted even after I overheard a woman tell her friend, «I got one of these for my son and he loved it!»
On the adult side there were books, DVD’s, posters, calendars, jewelry, teeshirts, postcards, greeting cards, stationery, and more.
What I love about the store is that they have something for the ultra wacky people like me to the ultra sophisticated people like… uh, I guess I don’t know anyone who fits that category.
My hubby let me browse for a long time since it was my endless birthday weekend and I was milking it for as long as possible. It’s a good thing most items are on the pricey side so I actually ended up only buying some Frida stickers.
Even if I don’t make it back to the museum soon, I will definitely return to the store!

How do you manage stress? I usually like to scream and break things, then get in fights with my (perfect and dropdead gorgeous) superhero of a boyfriend. Then I like to storm around the apartment, wake up the neighbors, and collapse in a heap of sobs and fist-​poundings…
That is… until I got these:
Now, I just take these lovely, shiny, cold, steely hearts (much like my own) and find my zen by rolling them around in my hands and listening to the soothing sound of the chiming within. Or I throw them at Boyfriend and laugh. Either way, I feel all better…