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Support The Brinton Museum on Museum Store Sunday
On November 23, the Brinton Museum in Big Horn announced that on Sunday, December 1, 2024, the Museum Store at The Brinton Museum invites shoppers to participate in Museum Store Sunday, an annual holiday shopping day supporting cultural institutions and their stores. This year, more than 2,100 museum stores representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 25 countries and five continents will celebrate Museum Store Sunday and offer unique gifts for the holiday season—with all purchases supporting its parent institution and the artisans and craftspeople who create many of the gifts found in museum stores.
Also, the Brinton Museum encourage shoppers to kick off the holiday shopping season at The Brinton Museum! Visit them for special holiday events, discounts, and unique shopping opportunities.
Friday, November 29 – Sheridan Christmas Stroll Night (Black Friday) one can shop their holiday sales and enjoy lunch at the Bistro (reservations recommended). They can also spin the Holiday Wheel for discounts and gifts. Member discounts apply on top of any spun discounts.
Saturday, November 30 – The Deals Continue, Enjoy extended holiday sales on items including Holiday Items, Jewelry & Accessories, Books, Gifts, and more!
Ongoing through Monday, December 23, visitors wearing Sheridan Stroll buttons will receive a complimentary book, The Dickens of the Bradford Brinton Memorial & Museum (one per customer, while supplies last). Shoppers spending $125 or more will receive a free glass ornament featuring The Brinton Museum (valued at $19.99). Complimentary gift-wrapping is available. Donations are appreciated to support The Brinton Museum.
Start your holiday season with The Brinton Museum and discover unique gifts while supporting local art and history!
Beginning on Friday, November 29th, The Museum Store will have Black Friday sales on all products. The Holiday Sales Event will run through Monday, December 2nd on-site and on www.thebrintonstore.com. Orders can be mailed across the U.S. or picked up in the museum’s store.
The number of participating cultural institutions has tripled since the Museum Store Association launched Museum Store Sunday in 2017. The global advocacy campaign’s new slogan, “Shop with Purpose,” reflects the organization’s mission to promote economic sustainability and cultural engagement for museums and the communities they support.
Kate Schureman, board president of the Museum Store Association and chief operating officer and vice president of administration of the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria, Illinois, explains how shopping at cultural institutions during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend strengthens communities and their financial well-being.
“Purchasing locally made gifts at museum stores circulates money within shoppers’ communities,” Schureman said. “In turn, artists, businesses and museums in their neighborhoods have more funds to reinvest into their communities and foster local economic growth”
While there is only one Museum Store Sunday every year, consumers are encouraged to shop at and support museum stores all year. Approximately 91% of shoppers said they would return the following year to shop during Museum Store Sunday and 89% of shoppers said Museum Store Sunday encourages them to shop at museum stores throughout the year [Source: Museum Store Sunday 2023 Shoppers Survey].
For more information on events and promotions during Museum Store Sunday at The Brinton Museum, please visit https://thebrintonstore.com/ and follow us on social media https://www.facebook.com/TheBrinton
For up-to-date information on Museum Store Sunday, including a list of global museum store participants and online museum stores, visit www.museumstoresunday.org
