Museum shop

Patches of natural and artificial light highlight the curved layers of the National Museum of Qatar’s recently completed gift shop. The massive undulating walls were constructed from over 40,000 pieces of timber that tower high above visitors’ heads and imitate the shape and feeling of the Dahl Al Misfir or Cave of Light. The Qatar landmark is an underground formation that contains a wealth of gypsum deposits, which illuminate the cave with a phosphorescent glow and often form clusters of…

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EMMA Museum Shop at WeeGee Exhibition Center. Design by Aivan. Photo Iiro Muttilainen.

With Reveal walls and tables tailored to maximize merchandising space, the Philadelphia Museum of Art's gift store provides an elegant shopping experience.

A postcard pit-stop? No longer. These days, many museums are blurring the line between shop and exhibition space, and products on hand–often limited edition or collector’s items–are expected to stand out almost as artfully as pieces in the permanent collection.

Retail design to deepen the museum experience