Museum shop

Typical offerings include reproductions of works in the museum, picture postcards, books related to the museum's collections, and various kinds of souvenirs.

Art museums often include clothing and decorative objects inspired by or copying artwork.

[2] Temporary special exhibitions often have their own gift shops.

[5] In the United States, museum shops developed after the Second World War.

[7] Indeed, some studies show that visitors spend more time at the shop, the café, and so on, than with the exhibits.