ArtReview's 2023 Holiday Gift Guide Features Unusual Museum Shop Items and Artist Merchandise
ArtReview's 2023 holiday gift guide presents an eclectic selection of items available from museum shops and cultural institutions. The Rijksmuseum offers a Playmobil set based on Rembrandt's 1642 painting The Night Watch for €6.95. Marina Abramović's Little Rock Looking At You, a painted iron object blessed by a First Nations medicine man, sells for £2,950 through the Royal Academy. Gilbert & George's handmade birch plywood Swear Box, priced at £25, is available from the Gilbert & George Centre. The Wellcome Collection gift shop sells a penicillin keychain for $12.95. A camera-shaped pencil sharpener modelled after a Kodak Duaflex from the 1950s costs £15 at the Postal Museum. Shakespeare's Globe offers a Romeo & Juliet apron for £24. The London Transport Museum sells a moquette armchair in Victoria line colours for £1,700. Times New Roman offers a black T-shirt for €50. A24's Everything Everywhere All At Once merchandise includes Hot Dog Finger gloves for $36. The New Museum sells a Quarter-life Crisis scented candle with lavender, bergamot, and rhubarb notes for £20.99. Thomas Hirschhorn's 2016 edition of trousers with Antonio Gramsci quotes from the Prison Notebooks (1929–35) is available for £2,500 through the South London Gallery.
Key facts
- ArtReview published a 2023 holiday gift guide featuring items from museum shops and cultural institutions.
- The guide includes a Playmobil set of Rembrandt's The Night Watch (1642) from the Rijksmuseum for €6.95.
- Marina Abramović's Little Rock Looking At You, blessed by a First Nations medicine man, is sold by the Royal Academy for £2,950.
- Gilbert & George's Swear Box, made of birch plywood, is available from the Gilbert & George Centre for £25.
- The Wellcome Collection gift shop sells a penicillin keychain for $12.95.
- The Postal Museum offers a camera-shaped pencil sharpener modelled after a 1950s Kodak Duaflex for £15.
- Shakespeare's Globe sells a Romeo & Juliet apron for £24.
- The London Transport Museum's moquette armchair in Victoria line colours costs £1,700.
- Times New Roman offers a black T-shirt for €50.
- A24 sells Hot Dog Finger gloves from Everything Everywhere All At Once for $36.
- The New Museum's Quarter-life Crisis scented candle with lavender, bergamot, and rhubarb notes is priced at £20.99.
- Thomas Hirschhorn's 2016 edition of trousers with Antonio Gramsci quotes from the Prison Notebooks (1929–35) is available from the South London Gallery for £2,500.
Entities
Artists
- Rembrandt
- Marina Abramović
- Gilbert & George
- Thomas Hirschhorn
- Antonio Gramsci
- Benito Mussolini
Institutions
- ArtReview
- Rijksmuseum
- Royal Academy
- Gilbert & George Centre
- Wellcome Collection
- Postal Museum
- Shakespeare's Globe
- London Transport Museum
- Times New Roman
- A24
- New Museum
- South London Gallery
Locations
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- London
- United Kingdom