Museum Shop Around is Strathmore's art-inspired holiday treasure hunt, where 18 of Washington's finest museums are setting up shop in the historic Mansion from Thursday, Nov. 8 through Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. The Mansion galleries will be bursting with heartfelt holiday gifts, toys, unique jewelry, one-of-a-kind art, décor and more from museums including The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Phillips Collection, National Geographic, Shakespeare Theatre Company Shop, the Popcorn Gallery at Glen Echo, President Lincoln's Cottage, Hillwood Museum Shop and the Audubon Sanctuary Shop. Admission is $9 (Stars Price $8) paid at the door each day; proceeds benefit arts and education programming at Strathmore.
Hours for Museum Shop Around are:
Thursday, Nov. 8: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 9: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Mansion at Strathmore is located at 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, one half-mile north of the Capital Beltway and immediately adjacent to the Grosvenor-Strathmore station on Metro's Red Line. For further information or tickets, call 301-581-5100 or visit
Among the abundance of fetching finds at Museum Shop Around are commemorative holiday ornaments, as well as decorations made from fused glass and recycled military metals; plush stuffed animals and vintage toys for kids; fun family games and mind-bending brain teasers; literature, such as the cookbook Chef Supreme honoring the husband of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; fused glass and unusual wood serving utensils and tableware; leather goods; and limited edition totes and accessory pouches. Adornments for holiday hosts includes quirky copper jewelry and baubles that incorporate heirloom broken china, scarves and skirts made from notorious kitsch Christmas sweaters, ruffled and hand-painted silk scarves and felted wool outerwear. To have real impact with their holiday cards, shoppers will also find irreverent and nostalgic letterpress cards, as well as Tiffany-inspired address books and stationary Free parking is available in the Mansion lot on a space-available basis, located at 10701 Rockville Pike. Additional parking is available in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage. A SmarTrip or credit card will be required for payment to exit the Metro garage on Thursday, Nov. 8 and Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Parking on Saturday and Sunday at the Metro garage is free. To provide ease of movement for shoppers, Strathmore asks that visitors do not bring strollers to Museum Shop Around.
About Strathmore
Strathmore presents and produces exemplary visual and performing arts programs for diverse audiences; creates dynamic arts education experiences; and nurtures creative ideas and conversations that advance the future of the arts. The Mansion at Strathmore is located at 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD, one half-mile north of the Capital Beltway and immediately adjacent to the Grosvenor-Strathmore station on Metro's Red Line. For further information or tickets, call 301-581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.