Ally Capellino/Tate bagsThe designer's bespoke line for the nation's favourite gallery: distinctive, durable canvas chic - for lovers of functional design. Bag £35. Also available in same range: pencil case £10.50; apron £20. www.tate.org.uk/shop  Adopting a book at British LibraryHelp protect the world's greatest book collection for future generations by 'adopting' a title, and present a bookworm with a unique and ethical gift that will last a lifetime. You can select from a range of books on the library's revamped website. £25-£500, bl.uk/adoptabook  ArtkerchiefAn edition of 1,000 hand-edged illustrated handkerchiefs by artist Emma Magenta, silkscreened and embroidered on soft cotton. £20, www.tate.org.uk/shop Art study days A gift for the art lover who has everything: see Britain's treasures in a new light and learn from the experts. Topics range from Hogarth to London Transport posters to the art of the picture frame. £30-£60 a day, www.inscapetours.co.uk  Andy Warhol - Enormous Picture BookWeighing over four pounds and measuring 42cm by 32cm, this is a beast of Andy Warhol homage, from reproductions of his work to rare archive documents and photos of the man himself. Definitive - and lovely to look at. Andy Warhol: Giant Size £75, Phaidon Press  A 'Ballot Box' of knowledgeOne for the news junkies: stylishly presented box set of 'Very Short Introductions' - to Politics, Capitalism, Democracy, Socialism and Fascism - written by leading experts. Brilliantly concise and up-to-date. Also available: The Picture Box (art and architecture), The Brain Box (science), The Boom Box (music). £25, Oxford University Press  'Best of' CDsThis is surely a record year for money-spinning greatest hits collections. Perfect for the musical completists in your life - choose from U2, Sugababes, Girls Aloud and Oasis for pop lovers, George Michael, Depeche Mode and Robert Plant for nostalgists and Tori Amos and Mercury Rev for frustrated indie kids. George Michael, Twentyfive (Sony BMG £12.99); Oasis, Hit Collection (Big Brother £7.99); Sugababes, Overloaded (Island £8.99); Tori Amos, A Piano (five CDs, Rhino £34.99); Robert Plant, Nine Lives (nine CDs, Rhino £48.99); U2, 18 Singles (Mercury £7.99); Depeche Mode, Best of Vol 1 (Mute £8.99); The Sound of Girls Aloud (Fascination £8.99); Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes (V2 £11.99)  Camouflage 'Hero' pet cushionThe Imperial War Museum has thought of everything - not least this army themed bed for brave cats and dogs. Squidgy, machine-washable, and cool! £39.99, www.iwmshop.org.uk  Colouring booksFail-safe options for budding Traceys and Damiens: do-it-yourself painting, drawing and doodling book kits, fun for children and adults alike. Watercolor for the Artistically Undiscovered (Klutz £12.99); Drawing for the Artistically Undiscovered (Klutz £12.99); Do you Doodle? (Buster pounds 9.99); Johnny Joe's Colouring Book (Now & Then pounds 5.99). All on www.amazon.co.uk  Cultural mugs Quirky, pretty or just plain colourful - arty mugs for a more refined cup of tea. Wind in the Willows mug (£3, www.rohshop.org ); Blue stencilled Royal Opera House mug (£7, www.rohshop.org ); Blue, turquoise and red De La Warr Pavilion mugs (£9.99, www.dlwp.com); Shakespeare's Signature mug (£5.50, www.rsc.org.uk); Churchill with tommy gun mug (£9.99, www.iwmshop.org); ' Your Country Needs You' mug (£4.99, www.iwmshop.org); Sandra Blow mug (£9.95, www.royalacademy.org.uk); Edward Bawden hare and tortoise mug (£12.95, www.royalacademy.org.uk); 'Modern' mug (£5, www.tate.org.uk/shop); Holbein map mug (£7, www.tate.org.uk/shop); Hockney mug (£7.99, www.npg.org.uk, phone order only); Lace detail mug (£35, www.vandashop.com) Francis Torond silhouette mug (£10, www.vandashop.com); Henry Raeburn's Reverend Walker mug (£7.99, www.natgalscot.ac.uk, phone order only).  Classy calendars Forget wild flowers of Britain and cuddly pets: some year planners have real design nous. Rotate your favourite postcard images on the Tate's 'Perpetual Postcard Calendar' for a different look whenever you fancy (£15, www.tate.org.uk/shop) or try the V&A for eye-candy calendars featuring Leonardo Da Vinci drawings or Sixties kitsch (£10 and £5, www.vandashop.com)  'Collecting Contemporary Art' courseA tailor-made five-week course for 20 participants involving lectures from international artists, advice from influential collectors and much more. £595, www.whitechapel.org  Charlie and Lola lunchboxFour DVDS and four colour-it-yourself postcards from the kids' TV favourites - the lunchbox tin will bring some envious looks in the playground. £34.99, www.bbcshop.com  Dirty Dancing bib! Not quite what Jonny had in mind when he uttered the film's famous line: 'Nobody puts baby in the corner', but makes for a great joke at feeding time. For thirtysomething mums still harbouring Patrick Swayze fantasies. £8, www.dirtydancinglondon.com  Donut broochWitty and unusual: this brooch, hand-made by artists Paige Gratland and Rayne Baron, is so realistic you'll want to dip it in your coffee. £25, www.tate.org.uk/shop, phone order only  Door signs Charming choice of two door warnings for stroppy teens: 'Do Not Disturb the Star' and 'Thou Canst Not Enter But By Death'. pounds 2.99, www.rsc.org.uk  Dick Cavett Show DVDsRock Icons is a selection from Cavett's witty and wonderful late Sixties/early Seventies US talk-show chats with Janis, Joni and Jefferson among others. The John & Yoko Collection contains three complete Cavett Show episodes featuring Lennon and Ono's most candid interviews and rare live performances. Rock Icons £22.99/ The John & Yoko Collection £16.99 (Vital Distribution)  Diva make-up bag Aspiring divas will love the silky red make-up bag from the Royal Opera House - where they know a thing or two about star appearances. £15, www.rohshop.org Dalek cookie jar Chomp down your chocolate-chips (while hiding behind the sofa) from this limited edition hand-painted china Dr Who jar. Also available - Tardis and cybermen. £35.99, www.bbcshop.com  Diaries Give a culture vulture a head start on their bookings: Royal Opera House diary (includes mini-directories, composers' births/deaths, music venues, festival, lists of musical terms and more, £5.99, www.rohshop.org) ; British Museum pocket diary (hard-cover week-to-view, £4.99, www.britishmuseum.co.uk), Royal Academy diary (features high-quality reproductions of work by 14 Royal Academicians, £6.95, www.royalacademy.org.uk)  Earth on film The Complete Planet: Planet Earth/Blue Planet is a special edition nine-disc BBC box set of David Attenborough's definitive series - quite possibly the best wildlife DVD you could ever own. £54.99 (2 Entertain Video)  Ella Doran bowl and plateTasty colour-soaked striped products from the designer's range of colourful products for children. £3.50 each, www.tate.org.uk/shop  Elvis Presley Ed Sullivan DVD Box set of three legendary live performances from The King. (Sony BMG £19.99)  Fashion origami kits An ideal gift for any fashionista who enjoys handicrafts. Stick your pop-ups on greeting cards or in your own fashion scrapbook. Heels £9, skirts £9, jackets £9, www.vandashop.com  Four-shot cameraIngenious four-lens camera, which gives you four sequential images with just one press of the shutter. Designed by the artist known as Dalek, it comes with a book full of inspiring lomographic photos. £40, www.balticmill.com/shop  Fancy strip pokerPurveyors of saucy-but-classy lingerie Agent Provocateur tap into Britain's poker addiction. Includes playing cards and chips for six players and a steamy story. For naughty fashionistas. £15, www.agentprovocateur.com/  Graffiti stencilsPerfect for teenagers, who can pretend to be Bansky and produce their own piece of street art. Designs by Stencil 1 for Newcastle's Baltic gallery. £5.95, www.balticmill.com/shop  Grayson Perry samplerA limited-edition (of 250) of a work from the Turner Prize winner's recent London show: silk sampler embroidered with a poem and illustrations. £500, www.victoria-miro.com/recipeforhumanity  Glowing light cubeFrom the V&A's 'Designing a New World' show. See in the dark with this Modernist light cube. £6, V&A (www.vandashop.com, phone order only)  Honey by Joseph Beuys Art, naturally: honey collected from the bees on the 'Omnibus for Direct Democracy', Beuys's living art sculpture in Germany. £13, www.tate.org.uk/shop, phone order only  Henry VIII wives tree ornaments Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived - or hanging on your Christmas tree, thanks to the National Portrait Gallery. £6.50, www.npg.org.uk  iPod guideEvery family's got an iPod refusenik: this book can help them. The Perfect Thing, by Steven Levy (£14.99, Ebury Press)  Ice rink tickets Become a skating star at the Natural History Museum, or just sit on the sidelines watching everyone fall over. Until 21 Jan, £30 for a family of four (two adults and two children or one adult and three children; www.nhm.ac.uk). Or try: Somerset House until 28 Jan (www.somerset-house.org.uk); Eye of York, until 7 Jan(www.icefactor.co.uk); or East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, until 17 Jan (www.gildedballoon.co.uk.)  Jokes! With jokes, toasts and put-downs for every occasion, a juicy compendium that is perfect ammunition for when the stir-craziness sets in. The Mammoth Book of Jokes £7.99, Constable and Robinson  Julie Verhoeven cup and saucer Litho prints on fine bone china, inspired by an oil painting A Family Taking Tea, attributed to Richard Collins. Limited edition of 200, exclusive to the V&A. £40, www.vandashop.com  James Bond in a briefcaseLethally cool limited edition attache case-style box set, housing all 20 of the two-disc Bond ultimate edition  James Bond DVDs. Completely remastered with oodles of new extras for each film. £299.99, MGM Home Entertainment  Keeler chairFeaturing famous images of Christine Keeler taken at the height of the Profumo Affair, a witty 'semi-disposable' chair made from recycled paperboard. Designed by Factum, £29.95, www.balticmill.com/shop  Kylie bookFodder for every little girl's dreams, a sumptuously illustrated book following Kylie through a night on her 'Showgirl Princess' tour. Kylie the Showgirl Princess £12.99, Puffin  Leonardo Da Vinci model kits Bring Leonardo's original inventions to life with these self-assembly kits. Camera Obscura £11, Perpetual Motion Kit £20, Wings Kit £21, www.vandashop.co.uk/  LOVE sculptureA pint-sized steel reproduction of Robert Indiana's LOVE sculpture. Will look great on any coffee table. In gold, red or silver. £60, tate.org.uk/shop/, phone order only  Lego artistsExecutive toys with a twist: mini Lego sculptures of some of the world's most famous artists, including Dali and Jeff Koons, each in a limited edition of 10. £325, tate.org.uk/shop/, phone order only  Magic Numbers dolls The Stodart and Gannon siblings release their inner superhero: plastic figurines for fans of the pop's chirpy romantics. £20, www.playbeast.com  MySpace guideWhat do you mean you haven't got your own myspace page and 376 myspace friends? A useful guide to online communities by boffin Peter Buckley, for addicts and beginners alike. Rough Guide to MySpace £6.99, Rough Guides  Magazines for art loversPeriodicals for culture junkies: Modern Painters (year's subscription £53.90, www.modernpainters.co.uk/); Paris Review (£26.90, www.parisreview.com); ICON (£54, icon-magazine.co.uk).  Mighty Boosh DVD Those for whom Christmas is not quite surreal enough. A feast of zaniness from this year's hottest comics, recorded live at Brixton Academy. (£21.99, Universal Pictures Video)  Nostalgia animals Guaranteed to get ladies (and gents) of a certain age all misty-eyed: 'Best of' annuals of the finest teen weekly magazines from one of history's finest decades (the 1980s). Best of My Guy (£12.99, Robson Books), Best of Jackie £12.99, Jackie Problem Pages £6.99, Best of Girl £16.99 (all Prion Books), Best of Smash Hits (£12.99, Little, Brown). All available on www.amazon.co.uk  Nostalgia games Simple games for those seeking solace from video games and hi-tech toys. Flipping Fishes £7.99, Laripino £6.99, Slinky £4.99, Tweedledum and Tweedledee £6.99, Beetle game £9.99, all from www.iwmshop.org.uk  Opie fridge magnetsEvery fridge worth its pickled herrings will want a few - or indeed all nine - of these magnetic portraits by artist Julian Opie, the man who immortalised Blur. £4 each, tate.org.uk/shop/, phone order only  Penguin books deck chair Perfect for settling down with a novel on a lazy summer's day. A modern classic. £59.95, balticmill.com/shop/  Poetry on CDPoems by TS Eliot, Philip Larkin, Emily Dickinson and others read by a cast of famous actors including Ralph Fiennes and Harold Pinter. Catching Life by the Throat: How to Read Poetry and Why £15.99, Time Warner AudioBooks  Punk DVDAll the new-wave greats are on The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk and New Wave , including Johnny Rotten (in a notorious interview), Iggy Pop and a nervy Patti Smith. £24.99, www.roughtrade.com  Punk Sleeve-art Guide Know any nostalgic punks? Treat them to this comprehensive and colourful guide to the single-sleeve art of the era. Punk on 45: Revolutions on Vinyl 1976-79, by Gavin Walsh, £16.99, Plexus  Peep Show box setAll three seasons of one of the funniest British comedy shows of recent years. £29.99, Channel 4 DVD  Paint-it-yourself kitA proper canvas (with outlines) and a paint set to keep the future Turners and Warhols in the family occupied over the holidays. £25, tate.org.uk/shop/  QuizzesFrom Noel Edmonds to Barry Norman, via the Prince of Wales pub in Highgate, north London: the best books and interactive DVDs.  Q: The Essential Music Quiz DVD (£19.99 Dernon Vision); Deal or no Deal interactive game (£19.99, Channel 4 DVD); Barry Norman's Interactive Film Quiz (£12.99); Tom Baker's Ultimate Sci-Fi Quiz (£12.99, Liberation); Prince of Wales pub quiz Book (£12.99, Hodder)  QuillsFor retro-writing: pack of five goose-feather ballpoints from the home of the bard. £9.95, www.rsc.org.uk  Reference booksGreat ideas for know-it-alls: Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable (£30, Cassell); Stephen Fry's QI: Book of General Ignorance, (£12.99, Faber); New Penguin Dictionary of Music (£15.99). Russell Ash's The Top Ten of Everything: The Ultimate Book of Lists (£14.99, Hamlyn)  Rodin luggage tagsCarry around a little piece of genius. Choose from The Kiss or The Thinker. £19.95, Royal Academy of Art shop (available in shop only)  Richard Wentworth measuring glassHelp someone measure their Christmas drinking in 'liquid time' and 'oral temperament' with these quirky glasses from artist Richard Wentworth. £6.50, tate.org.uk/shop/  RSC membership Ticket offers, newsletters and priority booking on top productions for the Shakespeare buff. From £15, www.rsc.org.uk  Spamalot rabbit slippersWho said bunnies were cute? Not this pair of Killer Rabbits of Antioch, surely the snappiest thing for dads this Christmas. £15, www.dresscircle.co.uk/  Seventies style book From polyester paisley to avocado bathroom sets, the crimes of the Seventies are laid bare by Tracey Turner in all their hideous glory in The 1970s: The Decade That Style Forgot (£9.99, Prion)  Sound of Music companionIncludes photos from the film and stage productions across the world, song lyrics and the story of the real Maria von Trapp. £25, Pavilion  Superman DVD box set 13 DVDs, covering five films of superhero action and including stage versions and the previously unseen Richard Donner cut with Marlon Brando as Superman's father. Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition, £76.99, Warner Home Video  Stephen Fry alarm clockBring a bit of PG Wodehouse gentility to your mornings. 'I'm so sorry to disturb you, Sir, but it appears to be morning,' says a respectful Mr Fry. How could anyone refuse? £28.45, www.amazon.co.uk  Showbiz pants You wait all year from some stage-star knickers, and ... canny merchandisers from Spamalot , X Factor and Dirty Dancing all produce a pair at once. Classy. Dirty Dancing shorts, £16, dirtydancinglondon.com; Spamalot boxer shorts, £15 www.dresscircle.co.uk/; X Factor trunks, £11.99, www.xfactor.tv  Simon Schama box set Relive the Beeb's extraordinary exploration of eight of the world's most famous pieces of art. Power of Art box set, £25.99  Shrigley stickers Stocking fillers with a twist: stickers with oddball David Shrigley phrases including 'I Am A Skanky Whore'. (Not recommended for granny.) £3.50, balticmill.com/shop/  Shakespeare jigsaw An image of Shakespeare made of hundreds of randomly chosen faces. Look closely and you might spot someone you know. £9.99, www.rsc.org.uk  Terry frost socks Sexy circle-square socks, suitable for the corporate exec (with a creative soul) or the casual dude (with a sensitive sole). £9.95, royalacademy.org.uk/  Theatre CDs Relive this year's top shows: Sondheim's Sunday in the Park With George (£13.99, Etcetera ) to Pinter's The Caretaker (£7.99, CFP) and Tony Kushner's Caroline or Change (£20.99, Hollywood)  'Understand Art' breath sprayInstantly comprehend complex modern art theories with just one spritz. We kid you not ... £4.50, balticmill.com/shop/  Umbrella from WickedFrom the hugely successful stage show: you'll never get wet again with Madame Morrible to protect you. £19.99, www.dresscircle.co.uk/  Vintage Fashion BibleOver 200 pages of inspirational images and fashion history covering every decade of the 20th century from 1900-1980. Vintage Fashion: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics by Emma Baxter-Wright, Karen Clarkson, Sarah Kennedy and Kate Mulvey £20, Carlton  Velasquez tickets Help someone beat the crowds at the year's most celebrated art show with a ticket for late night opening (6-9pm, Wednesdays and Saturdays). £13, nationalgallery.org.uk  Village Voice Film Guide A compendium of alternative film reviews from the past 50 years edited by New York's peerless critic Dennis Lim. Village Voice Film Guide £9.99, John Wiley  Wallace and Gromit in a tinThe Wrong Trousers , A Grand Day Out and A Close Shave on DVD, all in a handy storage tin - ideal for cheese and crackers. Tin with DVD and postcards, £17.99, www.amazon.co.uk  Wallpaper city guidesUltra-glam, uber-chic pocket-size new range of insider guides aimed at the design-conscious traveller. Barcelona; LA; NYC; Tokyo; Milan and 20 others. £4.95, Phaidon  'Wicked' baby groWe're not quite sure why this exists - but a combed cotton one piece with 'Green Babies Rule' printed on the front will certainly stand out down the nursery ... £15, wickedmerch.co.uk/  War of the Worlds on DVD After this year's live UK stage tour, Jeff Wayne's 1978 musical is released on DVD for the first time. War of the Worlds, recorded at Wembley Arena, £19.99, Universal Pictures Video X is for ...  Xmas tree poster Racked with guilt at the thought of another dead tree outside your house come New Year? This handsome life-size Christmas tree poster designed by Udo Peterges makes the perfect mess free eco-friendly alternative. £12.95, 2dchristmastree.com (includes a £1 donation to the Coram Family Children Charity)  X Factor Karaoke Kit Didn't make it on the show? Who cares? After a few sherries, you'll have the whole family recreating The X Factor in the living room. Karaoke machine, £89.99, www.argos.co.uk  Xmas music with a twistPlease your party guests by replacing Slade with something less predictable: Sufjan Stevens Songs for Christmas (Asthmatic Kitty £16.99), Fron Male Voice Choir, Voices of the Valley (Soundline £8.99), Billy Idol's Happy Holidays (Bodog £7.99)  Yoshitomo nara dogA perfect piece of retro-desirable design: fetching wooden pull toy dog by Japanese artist Yoshimoto Nara, better known for his images of children brandishing weapons. £60, tate.org.uk/shop/  Zidane filmArt meets cinema meets rock music: Turner Prizewinner Douglas Gordon's mesmerising movie tracks French footballer Zinedine Zidane though a whole match via 17 cameras. Beautifully scored by Mogwai. £19.99, Artificial Eye  Books, CDs and DVDs available from all good book or music shops or online.  Order by 5 Dec Dress Circle  6 Dec National Portrait Gallery  11 Dec Royal Academy, Imperial War Museum  15 Dec V&A, Victoria Miro (phone order only)  16 Dec Baltic Art Gallery (phone only)  18 Dec British Library, British Museum, De La Warr Pavilion (phone order only), National Galleries Of Scotland, RSC, Whitechapel Gallery  19 Dec Royal Opera House, Rough Trade  21 Dec 2-D Christmas Tree (online only), Agent Provocateur, Magic Numbers Dolls (online only)  22 Dec Argos, Stephen Fry Clock (3pm), www.amazon.co.uk (6pm)
Killer Rabbit slippers, anyone? Dalek cookie jar? Stephen Fry alarm clock? We've trawled the best galleries, museum shops and websites for the best cultural gifts.