Long Beach Museum Gift Guide
For holiday gifts that celebrate Long Beach arts and culture, why not shop in our local museum gift stores? Delight friends and loved ones with gifts from the Aquarium of the Pacific, historic Ranchos, and world-class art museums. We have selected a few of our favorite things from these shops to help you artfully check off the loved ones on your gift-giving list.
AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC
For the animal and nature lover in your life, the Aquarium of the Pacific (100 Aquarium Way) stocks ocean-inspired toys, books, clothing, housewares, artwork, holiday ornaments, and a large collection of plush animals in its gift store, Pacific Collections. Fun featured items this holiday season include a color-changing lamp/speaker shaped like a sea jelly. Connect it via Bluetooth to play your favorite songs while glowing in one of seven colors and swaying its tentacles. Or, add a fun and fanciful touch to your kid’s bedroom with a neon sea star-shaped lamp with LED 3D infinity mirror light effect.
RANCHO LOS CERRITOS
Holiday shoppers who love Long Beach will enjoy discovering treasures at the Rancho Los Cerritos (4600 N Virginia Rd) gift store, which offers books for all ages, hand-woven baskets, candles, soaps, teas, and greeting cards. Also, you can share a piece of Long Beach’s local flora, fauna, and history with your loved ones this season, as some items are made from fruits, flowers, and wood harvested from the Rancho’s gardens. These hyperlocal products include flower seed packets, dried persimmons, simmering pot kits, wood spreaders and bowls, and pomanders.
LONG BEACH MUSEUM OF ART
The Long Beach Museum of Art’s (2300 E Ocean Blvd) gift shop is located just inside the entrance of the Hartman Pavilion and stocks a fun selection of gifts inspired by the museum’s collections and artmaking. In celebration of LBMA’s 75th anniversary in 2025, the gift store is currently selling limited edition prints by Lori Lamont and Judith Hendler. Lamont’s watercolors depict the museum’s exterior and Long Beach’s famous green parrots, while Hendler’s black and white sketch of standing figures celebrates LBMA’s past exhibits. See these and all the gifts available on Museum Store Sunday, November 30, when the shop will offer pastries, coffee, and tea to shoppers between 11 AM and 2 PM.
QUEEN MARY
Take a journey into the past with a shopping trip on the historic Queen Mary (1126 Queens Hwy). Its shops stock a variety of souvenirs, apparel, toys, books, and other items for Anglophiles, history lovers, and maritime enthusiasts. Many of us know and love the ship’s cuddly Captain and Bellhop Bears, which make perfect gifts for little ones on your list. Another gift idea exclusive to the Queen Mary is a kit to build a model of the historic ocean liner. Briefly discontinued during Covid, the bestselling Level 3 model kit focuses on historical accuracy, but is also a good choice for beginner model makers or for parents to build with kids.
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