The Frick Pittsburgh Launches Online Museum Shop
Pittsburgh, PA – The Frick Art & Historical Center announces the launch of a new online museum shop, which offers select merchandise from the Museum Shop as well as a sampling of items to be sold at The Fabergé Shop, set to open October 23, 2011 at The Frick Art Museum, during the presentation of the exhibition Fabergé: The Hodges Family Collection. In addition to museum shop merchandise, shoppers may also purchase memberships to the Frick, including special Fabergé membership packages. Frick members receive a 10% discount on all purchases, as well as a many other benefits. The Frick’s online museum shop’s first day of business is Tuesday, August 30, 2011.
Items for sale at the new online shop include Frick Museum Shop customer favorites, such as the Clayton Parlor Scarf, which features a pomegranate motif inspired by the flocked velvet wall covering of the Clayton parlor; and the Clayton Breakfast Room Tote Bag, which is decorated with a Celtic interlace pattern adapted from the ornamented plaster of the Clayton breakfast room ceiling. Housed in the Frick children’s playhouse, the Frick’s Museum Shop offers a distinctive selection of gift items, books, exhibition catalogues, Frick souvenirs, and more. The Museum Shop inventory is hand-picked, changes often and includes exclusive items found only at the Museum Shop at the Frick. Proceeds from the sale of Museum Shop items benefit the Frick Art & Historical Center and its programs.
