Museum of Craft and Design: The museum store stocks a unique selection of glass, ceramic, wood and paper products made by established, emerging and student artists based in the Bay Area and beyond. It’s basically handmade heaven. Curator’s pick: Large Geo planter, a faceted green glazed ceramic bowl by Kelly Lamb of Los Angeles that can be used for a centerpiece filled with fruit, flowers or foliage ($130). “My focus is on versatile handmade objects that will make great gifts for the holiday table,” says curator Zahid Sardar. 2569 Third St., San Francisco; (415) 773-0303; www.sfmcd.org. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Wed., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thurs., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day.  Museum of Craft and Design: The museum store stocks a unique...  Thank You Bag washable, reuseable tote, $28, by Lauren DiCioccio at the Museum of Craft and Design. 2569 Third St., San Francisco; (415) 773-0303; www.sfmcd.org. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Wed., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thurs., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day.  Thank You Bag washable, reuseable tote, $28, by Lauren DiCioccio at...  Vintage ruler bracelets, $64-$84 by Jacqueline von Tesmar, at the Museum of Craft and Design. 2569 Third St., San Francisco; (415) 773-0303; www.sfmcd.org. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Wed., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thurs., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day.  Vintage ruler bracelets, $64-$84 by Jacqueline von Tesmar, at the...  Best gift for the bicyclist: Rebicyclist belt ($30). Belts made in Portland from repurposed bike tires. Available at the Museum of Craft and Design. 2569 Third St., San Francisco; (415) 773-0303; www.sfmcd.org. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Wed., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thurs., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day.  Best gift for the bicyclist: Rebicyclist belt ($30). Belts made in...  SFMOMA: While SFMOMA undergoes renovations, its store remains one of the top shops for artful gifts. You can expect to find beautiful home goods, stunning accessories, adorable toys and games for kids, simply unique stocking stuffers, and so much more. Curator’s pick: Tower salt and pepper grinders, $75 and $85, by Tom Dixon. “These salt and pepper grinders are true works of art, combining the visual appeal of hard-edge painting with exceptional functionality,” says Janet Bishop, curator of painting and sculpture.” 51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco; (415) 357-4000; www.sfmoma.org. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  SFMOMA: While SFMOMA undergoes renovations, its store remains one...  Abner Toolbox, $200/$220 by Aaron Poritz, available at SFMOMA. 51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco; (415) 357-4000; www.sfmoma.org. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Abner Toolbox, $200/$220 by Aaron Poritz, available at SFMOMA. 51...  Abner Toolbox, $200/$220 by Aaron Poritz, available at SFMOMA. 51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco; (415) 357-4000; www.sfmoma.org. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Abner Toolbox, $200/$220 by Aaron Poritz, available at SFMOMA. 51...  Hex solid copper Champagne bucket, $235, by Tom Dixon, available at SFMOMA. 51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco; (415) 357-4000; www.sfmoma.org. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Hex solid copper Champagne bucket, $235, by Tom Dixon, available at...  Kahiniwalla Octopus rattles, $14, available at SFMOMA. 51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco; (415) 357-4000; www.sfmoma.org. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Kahiniwalla Octopus rattles, $14, available at SFMOMA. 51 Yerba...  Spherovelo Balance Bike, $110, available at SFMOMA. 51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco; (415) 357-4000; www.sfmoma.org. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Spherovelo Balance Bike, $110, available at SFMOMA. 51 Yerba Buena...  Bon Voyage Notebooks, $12, from Rifle Paper Co., available at SFMOMA. 51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco; (415) 357-4000; www.sfmoma.org. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Bon Voyage Notebooks, $12, from Rifle Paper Co., available at...  Asian Art Museum: The Asian Art Museum Store is a treasure trove of exhibit-inspired cultural goods. This year, the holidays align with the museum’s “Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” exhibition, so the store is stocked with spices and handmade merchandise seemingly plucked from ancient trade routes along the Arabian Peninsula. Curator’s pick: Yemeni spiced coffee by Fremont-based Oudimentary ($12/4 ounces). “I’m a total caffeine fiend, so I’m loving the Yemeni spiced coffee we have available right now,” says Dany Chan, assistant curator for exhibition projects. “It’s sort of like the coffee version of chai tea and perfect for the coffee lovers on your list.” 200 Larkin St., San Francisco; (415) 581-3500; www.asianart.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Closed Christmas Day.  Asian Art Museum: The Asian Art Museum Store is a treasure trove...  Mother-of-pearl-inlaid boxes, $15-$350, handmade in the Khan al Khalili market in Egypt. Available at the Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin St., San Francisco; (415) 581-3500; www.asianart.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Closed Christmas Day.  Mother-of-pearl-inlaid boxes, $15-$350, handmade in the Khan al...  Contemporary Jewish Museum: The museum store carries a wide range of toys, games and books about art and Judaism, but the real draw is the selection of menorahs. “We have probably the Bay Area’s largest selection of handcrafted menorahs made by artisans from all over the world,” said store director Kevin Grenon. “The biggest trend with menorahs is the combination of warm woods mixed with metals.” Nelson Crossing menorah, $180, by Jonathan Michael Nelson. 736 Mission St., San Francisco; (415) 655-7888; www.thecjm.org. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thurs.-Tues., closed Wed., until 8 p.m. Thurs. Open Christmas Day from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.  Contemporary Jewish Museum: The museum store carries a wide range...  Best gift for family time: Sweet Thrills Bakeshop chocolate gingerbread menorah kit ($29.95). Certified Kosher Pareve under the strict supervision of Vaad Hakashrus of Northern California a.k.a. Sunrise Kosher. Available at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., San Francisco; (415) 655-7888; www.thecjm.org. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thurs.-Tues., closed Wed., until 8 p.m. Thurs. Open Christmas Day from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.  Best gift for family time: Sweet Thrills Bakeshop chocolate...  Curator’s pick: Mr. Lunch lunch box ($28.95). “We commissioned this old-fashioned metal lunch box featuring Mr. Lunch and Ambrose to coincide with our 'J. Otto Seibold and Mr. Lunch’ exhibition,” says chief curator Renny Pritikin. “I just bought several.” Available at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., San Francisco; (415) 655-7888; www.thecjm.org. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thurs.-Tues., closed Wed., until 8 p.m. Thurs. Open Christmas Day from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.  Curator’s pick: Mr. Lunch lunch box ($28.95). “We commissioned...  Oakland Museum of California: The Oakland Museum Store is a perfect stop for the person on your list who lives and breathes quirky California culture. “We carry a lot of fun, iconic things that make you think of California,” said Evelyn Orantes, curator of public practice. Curator’s pick: Yes & Yes OAK necklace ($35). “Based in Oakland, Yes & Yes Designs laser-cuts old book covers into pieces of jewelry. I love these because they really speak to Oakland and the makers movement we’re experiencing right now,” Orantes says. 1000 Oak St., Oakland; (510) 318-8510; www.museumca.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Oakland Museum of California: The Oakland Museum Store is a perfect...  Best gift for the California dreamer: Surfboard cutting board made by Totally Bamboo ($29.95). Available at the Oakland Museum of California. 1000 Oak St., Oakland; (510) 318-8510; www.museumca.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Best gift for the California dreamer: Surfboard cutting board made...  Museum of the African Diaspora: The MoAD store is stocked with unique handmade and fair trade goods from local and international artisans. It seems that every piece on the shelves has a story, like the highlighted antique wedding baskets. “These wonderfully preserved baskets, originally woven from the makenge root, last a lifetime and can be passed on from generation to generation,” said Executive Director Linda Harrison. Best conversation piece: Antique Zambian makenge wedding baskets ($165-$187). 685 Mission St., San Francisco; (415) 318-7143; www.moadsf.org. 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Museum of the African Diaspora: The MoAD store is stocked with...  Curator’s pick: Mini masks ($15-$25). “We have these miniature 'passport’ masks that I just love. In the past, when you would travel from village to village in Africa, you hung a mask on your garment that identified where you were from. Now they’re great little sculptural pieces,” says Linda Harrison, executive director. Available at the Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission St., San Francisco; (415) 318-7143; www.moadsf.org. 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Curator’s pick: Mini masks ($15-$25). “We have these miniature...  Cartoon Art Museum: Contemporary and classic comic collections from the Cartoon Art Museum store will help keep you, or your bookworm buddy, busy when you’re cooped up for the winter season. Curator’s pick: “In addition to contemporary comics like the Walking Dead and graphic novels like 'Sisters’ by Raina Telgemeier, I spend most of my money on classic comic strip collections like Pogo by Walt Kelly ($39.99), Peanuts by Charles Schulz, Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed (The Complete Bloom County: $39.99) and Popeye by Bobby London ($39.99),” says Andrew Farago, curator. 655 Mission St., San Francisco; (415) 227-8666. www.cartoonart.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Cartoon Art Museum: Contemporary and classic comic collections...  A collection of early Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schulz. Available at the Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission St., San Francisco; (415) 227-8666. www.cartoonart.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  A collection of early Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schulz....  A collection of Pogo comic strips by Walt Kelly. Available at the Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission St., San Francisco; (415) 227-8666. www.cartoonart.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  A collection of Pogo comic strips by Walt Kelly. Available at the...  Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed. Available at the Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission St., San Francisco; (415) 227-8666. www.cartoonart.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed. Available at the Cartoon Art...  Sisters by Raina Telgemeier. Available at the Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission St., San Francisco; (415) 227-8666. www.cartoonart.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Sisters by Raina Telgemeier. Available at the Cartoon Art Museum,...  Large Handkerchief Vase ($140) by Tony Serviente. Available at the De Young: Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco; (415) 750-3642; deyoung.famsf.org. 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Closed Christmas day. Open 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Mon. Dec. 22 and 29.  Large Handkerchief Vase ($140) by Tony Serviente. Available at the...  Curator’s pick: Intaglio cameo necklace ($395) designed in California by Stefanie Freydont. “Delicate cameo and intaglio carvings are incorporated into this necklace, available in the exhibition store for Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English Country House. In the 18th and 19th centuries, these minute works of art were avidly collected and incorporated into treasured necklaces, rings and bracelets,” says Maria Santangelo, associate curator of European decorative arts and sculpture. Available at the Legion of Honor: Lincoln Park, 100 34 th Ave., San Francisco; (415) 750-3677; legionofhonor.famsf.org. 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Closed Christmas day.  Curator’s pick: Intaglio cameo necklace ($395) designed in...  Best gift for him: Hide and Seek wallet, $100. Available at the De Young: Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco; (415) 750-3642; deyoung.famsf.org. 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Closed Christmas day. Open 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Mon. Dec. 22 and 29.  Best gift for him: Hide and Seek wallet, $100. Available at the De...  The Tech Museum of Innovation: The Tech Museum Store in San Jose has some seriously interesting inventory. If descriptors like “gender-neutral engineering kits,” “stocking stuffers that have physical principles behind them,” and “Dr. Who” don’t get your attention, maybe the store’s impressive selection of robots will. That’s right. Robots. Best gift for the inventor: MaKey MaKey invention kit ($64.99). In the words of Michelle Maranowski, Tech Museum exhibit and content developer, “I mean, you can make musical instruments out of bananas and how cool is that?” 201 S. Market St., San Jose; (408) 294-8324; www.thetech.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun.-Sat. Closed Christmas Day.  The Tech Museum of Innovation: The Tech Museum Store in San Jose...  Zombonitron, $199.99. Available at the Tech Museum of Innovation. 201 S. Market St., San Jose; (408) 294-8324; www.thetech.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun.-Sat. Closed Christmas Day.  Zombonitron, $199.99. Available at the Tech Museum of Innovation....  Curator’s pick: Cubelets ($219.99). “I love the idea of building a robot, taking it apart, building it again and getting something different from it” — Michelle Maranowski, Tech Museum exhibit and content developer. Available at the Tech Museum of Innovation. 201 S. Market St., San Jose; (408) 294-8324; www.thetech.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun.-Sat. Closed Christmas Day.  Curator’s pick: Cubelets ($219.99). “I love the idea of...
Museum stores offer a curated list of gift ideas  Museum stores around the Bay Area are great resources for smart and stylish gifts for everyone on your list.  When you shop at museum stores, proceeds help support exhibitions and collections, and you can’t beat that.