Ornaments are one of the most popular souvenirs for tourists to purchase when visiting a new place. It’s a physical reminder of their travels and adventures over the years each time they look at their Christmas tree.

Old World Christmas creates a variety of ornaments that can be featured in science museums, art museums, zoos and aquariums, museums of industry, auto museums, location specific and more.

Since 1979, Old World Christmas has been handcrafting its ornaments using age-old techniques, with the intention of making holiday celebrations magical. The company has one of the most extensive blown-glass ornament collections in the industry. Old World Christmas exists to
celebrate every occasion, for every family.

“Old World Christmas products make new memories and commemorate old ones — they help bring ‘meaningfulness’ to the season,” said Julie Stern, senior vice president of Brilliant, a firm representing Old World Christmas.

To create its ornaments, Old World Christmas starts with art renderings that show all four views: front, back and both sides. The drawings are then taken and sculpted into 3D clay models. This process takes seven to 10 days to ensure that all details are captured. Once the clay is finalized, a steel mold is made of each ornament. Glass tubes are heated and blown into the mold to form the ornament’s shape.

The glass goes through a cooling process before the silvering process takes place. A solution is then poured into the glass, coating the inside of the glass and giving it a silvery appearance. After the glass has been cured, it is ready to decorate. Each ornament is meticulously hand-painted and glittered by skilled artisans, boxed and shipped out to stores.

“At Old World Christmas our goal is simple: to offer the best in quality, design and value,” Stern said. “We pride ourselves in having high-quality, traditionally designed, hand-crafted ornaments that are created with even more attention to detail than those produced 100 years ago.”

Old World Christmas ornaments aim to help people preserve memories.

“With over 1,600 ornaments, we have something for everyone everywhere,” Stern said. “And if we don’t have it, we can potentially work with a museum gift shop to create a custom ornament just for them.”

Old World Christmas offers more than 1,600 ornaments, so there is something for every museum. If the company doesn’t have it, it can potentially work with a museum gift shop to create a custom ornament just for them. Check out some of their bestsellers for a variety of museums:

SCIENCE MUSEUMS:

• Stack of Books
• Science Beaker
• Saturn V Rocket
• Microscope
• Astronaut
• Space Shuttle
• NASA Earth

MUSEUMS FOR KIDS:

• Hasbro Toy Ornaments

ZOOS & AQUARIUMS:

• Marine Life & Fish
• Reptiles & Insects
• Bird Ornaments
• Beekeeper’s Hood
• All Animal Ornaments

ART MUSEUMS:

• Artist’s Palette
• Box of Crayons
• Watercolor Palette

MUSEUMS OF INDUSTRY:

• Sewing Machine
• Record Player
• Vehicles
• Airplane

AUTO MUSEUMS:

• Classic Motorhome
• Santa in Antique Car
• Classic Car
• Camper Van