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Best museum gift shops

Best museum gift shops

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Created by Carol Bridge • Updated On: August 22, 2012

Often over priced, full of tourists and unnecessary stationary, the gift shop is a important part of any museum visit. Here is a list of the ones not to avoid or at the very least look up online.

London Transport Museum is one of Best museum gift shops.

1. London Transport Museum

8.9
Covent Garden Piazza, London, Greater London
Museum · City of Westminster · 128 tips and reviews

Carol B.Carol Bridge: An Amazing collection of vintage posters

Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is one of Best museum gift shops.

2. Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)

9.5
Cromwell Rd, London, Greater London
Art Museum · Kensington and Chelsea · 656 tips and reviews

Carol B.Carol Bridge: Gift shop - A little expensive for kids bits but full of great adult accessories. And search out the separate book shop, just passed the garden.

3. Science Museum

9.1
Exhibition Rd, London, Greater London
Science Museum · Kensington and Chelsea · 445 tips and reviews

Carol B.Carol Bridge: Gift shop - Great for small/cheap bits for kids to take home as a token of the visit but be careful of the more expensive items- often not worth the price.

The Cartoon Museum is one of Best museum gift shops.

4. The Cartoon Museum

35 Little Russell St, London, Greater London
Art Museum · Holborn and Covent Garden · 18 tips and reviews

Carol B.Carol Bridge: A really nice book shop full of old childhood favorites and interesting new publications. Also has a great collection of birthday cards.

Saatchi Gallery is one of Best museum gift shops.

5. Saatchi Gallery

9.1
Duke of York Sq (King's Rd), London, Greater London
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 191 tips and reviews

Carol B.Carol Bridge: Gift shop - in spite of being tucked away in the basement it has a nice range of books and interesting objects

Wellcome Collection is one of Best museum gift shops.

6. Wellcome Collection

9.1
183 Euston Rd (at Gordon St), London, Greater London
Science Museum · Bloomsbury · 137 tips and reviews

Carol B.Carol Bridge: Gift shop - great selection of all sorts of science based books, as well as some nice photobooks and classic novels, ideal when you need something for Dad

Natural History Museum is one of Best museum gift shops.

7. Natural History Museum

9.3
Cromwell Rd (at Queen's Gate), London, Greater London
Science Museum · Kensington and Chelsea · 622 tips and reviews

Carol B.Carol Bridge: Gift shop- an all rounder, great for kids gifts and grow up toys. Not too expensive compared to it V&A neighbour