Holiday shoppers looking to avoid the malls can find unique gifts, member discounts and special events during the Austin Museum Partnership's annual Museum Store Holiday Sale.  The Museum Store Holiday Sale takes place the first weekend of December, but you'll want to check with individual museums for exact dates.

            While each museum is offering different discounts and special events, a member of a participating museum of AMP can receive a reciprocal member discount. For example, a member of the Friends of the LBJ Library can get a member discount at the Museum Store at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum , just by showing their member card.

Please see below for participating Museum Stores and hours.

MUSEUM STORE HOLIDAY SALE EVENTS

Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado Street, 472-2499
November 30 - December 2
Shop for the holidays at your downtown toy store! You’ll find educational toys, games, art supplies and stocking stuffers. Tax-free shopping at the Museum Store is Friday, Nov. 30. AMP members will receive 10% off any purchase during all three days of the sale.

Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Avenue, 477-0766
December 1 - 2
The AMOA Museum Store always has the perfect gift for that hard to shop for person on your list! Whether it's robot cufflinks for eclectic Dad, miniature designer chairs for Eame's loving Mom, or Fine Art Go Fish for your younger brother, you're sure to find something that's unusual and affordable. Whatever you do, make sure to make time to browse through our 36 drawers of jewelry! All Members of ANY Austin Museum receive 10% off!

Blanton Museum of Art, MLK at Congress Ave., 471-7324
November 30 - December 2
Sale begins Friday, November 30 at 12 and goes until Sunday, December 2 at 5 pm 10% discount for members of other partnership museums Become a Blanton member and receive a double discount on store items from December 1-9.

Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 N. Congress Ave., 936-8746
November 29 - December 1
It's Fiesta Time at the Museum Store! Come discover colorful glass and mixed-media ornaments that capture the spirit of the Hispanic heritage of Texas, plus fresh renditions of the "It's so Texas" styles you love. It's also the perfect time to save on the 2007 collectible ornament from the treasured Capitol Ornament Series…all at a 20 percent discount. Visitors can see the special exhibit In Citizen's Garb: Southern Plains Native Americans, 1889-1891.

Capitol Visitors Center, 112 East 11th Street, 305-8404
November 29 & 30, 8:30 am-5 pm; December 1, 10 am-5 pm
All items are 20 percent off and you can choose from the 2007 Capitol Ornament as well as a great selection of Capitol and Texas related items, executive gifts, educational toys and games, T-shirts and caps. The reproduction series of Texas historical maps are a cartographers delight.

French Legation Museum, 802 San Marcos St., (512) 472-8180
November 29 - December 1
Choose from unique gift ideas, including State Capitol Ornaments and a large selection of topical books and Texas-themed merchandise…at a 10 percent discount.

Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms, 11418 Sprinkle Cut-Off Road, (512) 837-1215
November 30 - December 2
For unique and history-related special gifts this holiday season, come to the Pioneer Farms General Store. Authentic reprints of an assortment of fascinating 1800s books, including "The Night Before Christmas," "Prairie Traveler" from the 1870s, "Poems of Abraham Lincoln." Hand-made ornaments from the Texas frontier. Unusual children's toys, books, crockery and giftware. 10621 Pioneer Farms Drive, Austin. Open Friday and Saturday nights 6-10, Sunday 1-5.

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Avenue, 292-4300
17th Annual Holiday Shopping Event:
November 30 - December 2
 Don’t miss the discounts, book signings, special events, exhibits, demonstrations, and artists & artisans at the 17th Annual Holiday Shopping Event. Free Admission. Friday: 20% off all general gifts. Morning: Pick up a copy of the new paperback edition of Lady Bird Johnson’s A White House Diary, as well as our limited edition 2007 hand painted ornament, showing the LBJ Ranch abloom with wildflowers, personalized today from Noon to 4 pm by artist Jo Pollock. Afternoon: Jen Ohlson signs Every Town Needs a Trail, and photographer Laurence Parent signs Austin Impressions, both from 1-3 pm. And a special Dalhart Windberg framed giclée exhibit is in our carriage house all weekend. Saturday: 20% off all apparel and accessories. UT Discount Day. Jill Nokes signs Yard Art and Handmade Places: Extraordinary Expressions of Home, and novelist Susan Wittig Albert signs her Book of Days, a wonderful gift for the coming year, 1 to 3 pm. Sunday: 20% off all books. J. David Bamberger signs Water from Stone, and Doug Welsh signs Doug Welsh’s Texas Garden Almanac, 1 –4 pm. Weekend Artists and Artisans (Saturday and Sunday) will include: New WF Days™ official artist-TBA Sue Kemp- watercolors Patti Johnson- Pattikakes Glass Shou Ping - scissor art Mary Lou Gift- Dos Mariposas

Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum, 2313 Red River, 476-0029
December 1 & 2
Embrace Lady Bird Johnson's "can do" attitude with a commemorative paperweight. The LBJ Library Museum Store will be selling replicas of the paperweight that once graced Mrs. Johnson's desk, etched with the slogan "can do." Shoppers may also purchase White House china and a selection of patriotic/presidential memorabilia. Shipping is available.  Admission & parking are free.

Mexic-Arte Museum, 409 Congress Ave., 480-9373
November 30 - December 1
Named by USA Today as one of the top 10 places in the U.S. to buy museum-quality gifts, the Mexic-Arte store will carry festive Mexican-style ornaments and nativity sets for the holidays. Come buy one-of-a-kind jewelry by premiere Austin jeweler Luz Angela Norton as she hosts her annual holiday trunk show November 30 and December 1. The store also carries folk art by Mexican masters such as Tiburcio Soteno & Gorky Gonzalez; luxurious silk scarves and ties by Pineda Covalin of Mexico City; and a variety of books and children’s items. Show your Participating Museum Membership Card and receive free admission and 10% off your purchase of most items. The store will be open late on Saturday night for the Downtown Stroll and will be featuring mariachi’s playing outside, Mexican hot cocoas and children’s book readings from 7-9.

Texas Memorial Museum, 2400 Trinity St., on the UT campus, 232-5505
November 29 - December 2
Choose from a new selection of jewelry, educational toys, puzzles, books, t-shirts and much more! 20% off all purchases during sale days! All proceeds go to the Texas Natural Science Center’s educational programs for children.

Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum, 605 Robert E Lee Rd., 445-5582
December 1 - 2
The Umlauf will be selling autographed copies of a book of poetry, Under the Sycamore Tree, by Angeline Umlauf, sculptor Charles Umlauf's widow. She wrote poetry through all the 55 years that they were married, mostly about nature, occasionally about his sculptures. She is 93 now and will be autographing the books between 2 - 4 pm on Sunday, December 2, in addition to live music by the Frontier Brass Quintet and mulled cider.