Sedona News – On Sunday, December 1, 2024, the Sedona Heritage Museum is thrilled 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, 24 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.
The Sedona Heritage Museum is offering 10% off all purchases in the Museum Store on Museum Store Sunday.
“Museum Store Sunday is a wonderful annual tradition that supports cultural institutions right in our own back yard,” said Nate Meyers, Executive Director of the Sedona Historical Society and Sedona Heritage Museum. “Shoppers will get great deals on items made by local crafter and artisans and find unique gifts for the upcoming holiday season, all while supporting the Sedona Heritage Museum and our educational mission.”
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.”
Shoppers can look forward to Museum Store Sunday as the global annual day to “Be a Patron” and support museum stores and their missions worldwide. While there is only one Museum Store Sunday each year, everyone is encouraged to “Be a Patron” of museums and museum stores all year round.
The Sedona Historical Society operates the Sedona Heritage Museum located in Jordan Historical Park, 735 Jordan Road in Uptown Sedona, Arizona. Open daily 11 am – 3 pm. For more information call 928-282-7038 or visit www.sedonamuseum.org.
