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ArtReview's 2023 Holiday Gift Guide Features Unusual Museum Shop Items and Artist Merchandise

publication · 2026-04-20

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

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