The 20th annual Museum Shop Around at Strathmore will be held at the Mansion at Strathmore from Nov. 12-15. This yearly four-day affair allows lovers of the arts to do their holiday shopping from 16 area museum shops all in one place. Among the many items people can find are decorative arts, jewelry, CDs, books, toys and stationary. Admission is $8 each day and proceeds benefit arts and education programming at Strathmore.
The hours for the Shop Around are 11/12 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 11/13 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 11/14 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and 11/15 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Museums bringing their gift shop best are: American University Museum, Audubon Sanctuary Shop, Herb Cottage of Washington, National Cathedral, Hillwood Museum and Gardens, Just Imagine! The Shop at Imagination Stage, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Montgomery County Historical Society, National Archives Shop, National Museum of Women in the Arts, President Lincoln’s Cottage, Shakespeare Theatre Company Shop, The Shops at Strathmore, The Stephen Decatur House Museum, The Textile Museum, Supreme Court Historical Society, VisArts Too!