de Young Museum Store

I stopped in here a little while back with my mom when she was in town.

I forgot what a gem this store is. I appreciate that they are continually rotating their merchandise and that they feature an array of gifts - ranging from lovely home goods, collectible art books, beautiful jewelry, stylish scarves, charming tea products - and much more.

On a beautiful or rainy day - it's nice to know that you can pop in here (you don't need to pay for museum admission to check out the store) and explore the array of thoughtful wares and finds within this spacious store (make sure to check out both levels).

Many of the products aren't cheap - but the selection is well curated, many of them quality, and it's nice to have a wide range of items to choose from - if you're looking for a special gift for a friend or family member.

Trust.

A really great museum store! It has two-storeys of art-inspired gifts. Lots of books, homeware, clothing, accessories, postcards, posters, games and other beautiful things! There are a few nooks in the Museum that sell a small selection of goods -- but make sure you go to this main store to see a FULL selection of items! Price is comparable to other museum gift shops in the city. All the staff were very friendly and check-out was smooth.

They didn't have any Rothko gifts, but other than this, the store was okay. The employees are really nice! Expensive, though.

IMHO

It's nice. Beautifully merchandised. Pricey. It was a diversion while the rest of my group took in the Ramses Virtual Reality Experience.

I love their store. So many unique gifts. We just saw the Ramses exhibit and I bought the KinTut exhibition kit. I uncovered Annubis the god of the dead. $8 minus membership discount, money well spent. I get something cool each times. Matted prints, unique cell phone holder, earrings, whale hard boiled egg slicer, and so much more. Very competitive prices, you're supporting the museum with your purchases.

The store has nice gifts for art lovers.
There are home decor items, accessories, books and gifts for the art intellectual. Father's Day is Sunday!
I stopped by and noticed several "Dad" items that would be great Father's Day gifts!
There was a chic sweatshirt (or two) for those days of unpredictable weather with a cool SF landscape silhouette or museum verbage. How about a tie with geometric patterns. If your man is not good with time, get him a desk clock in a Arts & Crafts style.
The shop itself has a picture with looking out of the building with the ferris wheel perfectly framed!
Downstairs the shop is chockfull of books. Options, options...
Stop by and check it out.

The Museum store, also purchased a few items there and Libby the cashier was amazing. She convinced us a membership would be amazing, so my dad did sign up. Libby was so helpful and friendly. She helped me locate an Anubis I wanted, made in and sent from Cairo Egypt. Also purchased a coffee mug of Rameses.

SPECIALIZED BOOKS

Even though I was an art history major in college I'm not collector or aficionado of art history books. However when I go to the de Young Museum for a specific exhibition I like to go to the store to see if there are any books I can be interested in with respects to the exhibition I saw. Last May I saw the Late Monet Exhibition. At the end of the exhibition there was a specific section-like store that was selling Late Monet memorabilia. There were items like postcards, puzzles, and books. There was a couple of books focusing on certain periods of Monet. However one book stood out - a cookbook. It focused how food influenced Monet's art. The cookbook revealed Monet's own recipes. So I decided to get it.

The books at the store show insights about certain artists and artistic periods. These books aren't academically influenced that they're used at universities or colleges. These books are easy to read for those who have a general interest in art. This store isn't overwhelmed with an abundance of art books. Being the books here are pricey you can sift through certain books that you are interested in buying.

After the tour of the Monet and Gauguin exhibitions, my husband and I stopped in the gift store to browse and shop. Well, hubby did not stay too long, so he waited for me in the lobby. Thank goodness he did not tell me to hurry up and buy. Then I did not ask him to hold my bag. We're not the Bundys. (LOL)

Most of the merchandise were memorabilias of Monet and Gauguin (tee shirts, post cards, stationary notes and envelopes, calendar, coasters, etc.) I usually like to buy a magnet from different museums for my refrigerator. Unfortunately, I did not see any magnets. Perhaps I was not looking in the right place. However, I did purchase a set of coasters and a set of stationary notes/envelopes.

Even though the cashier/employee was pleasant and helpful, I wasn't feeling the wow factor compared to other museum stores that I have been to (Asian Art Museum, OMCA, Crocker Art Museum).

Another visit with more time on hand might help me get a better feel to up the rating to 4 stars.

Great range of glass work and sculpture Lp to abstract art. A very enjoyable time spent here walking through all the galleries and seeing the observation deck.