PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Museum stores in the United States are trying to market themselves during a week when so many people are shopping for holiday gifts. The Oregon Historical Society and the Portland Art Museum are no exception.
Between Small Business Saturday and Cyber ââMonday, museums throng in the âMuseum Store Sundayâ.
About 1,700 stores inside museums across the country celebrated with special discounts.
âWe are very grateful to the community for helping the museum survive during the pandemic, for supporting us, and we are very grateful to be able to welcome people back to the museum during this holiday season,â Ian said. Gillingham of Portland. Art Museum.
âFor the Oregon Historical Society, you can browse our exhibits and really scratch the surface of a bunch of different pieces of history through our exhibits. Come visit our store, you can browse the thousands of titles that we have in our museum store and really delve into any of those topics, âsaid Rachel Randles of the Oregon Historical Society.
The Portland Japanese Garden, the Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals, and the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum also participated in the Museum Store Sunday.