Ministry Christmas Gift Guide!

Is there anywhere better than London for Christmas? We think not - although we aren't the biggest fan of the present shopping crowds! So don't spend your time searching on Oxford Street - you can get all the cool gifties you need from museums and galleries! Every year we try to post our favourite museum-y objects for your friends and family - and 2015 is a bumper year for cool stuff! Here are just a few of our favourite picks:

You could probably get everything you need from Tate's amazing online Christmas shop (complete with gifts sorted by price) but here are some we absolutely must have!

Mapplethrope Skull Framed Print £30

Tatty Devine Brush-stoke Necklace £22.50

Calder tote-bag £30
























For all things London you needn't go further than the Museum of London!

Sherlock Holmes inspired tea-cup and saucer set £32

Ok we know he's expensive but look at this little Sherlock bear! £35

Ladies Tonic Jar £10

London the Illustrated History £20























Kew Gardens has an amazing gift shop- especially great for gardeners, mums and those tricky mums-in-law

Flowers of Love colouring book £10

Vintage French Herbs Planter £15

Bone China Milk Jug £5

Kew Oven Glove £12


















The British Library has a new Alice in Wonderland range and we are losing our minds!

Alice Notebook Limited Edition Moleskin £12

Queen of Heart's Cushion £30

Wonderland Necklace £30

White Rabbit Tie £25
























London Transport Museum always has a strong gift game- especially for culture vulture guy friends!

After Dark Rum £40

Tatty Devine Gin Cufflinks £30

All Blacks vs. London Mug £10

The Moving Metropolis: History of London's Transport £25























For kids you really needn't look further than the Natural History Museum. #dinosaurs plus some cool things for big kids too

Dinosaur Babygrow £25

Reindeer Poo in a Box £6

Kissing Squirrels Necklace £32

Don't forget museum memberships always make a great gift if you just can't think of anything! 

The Ministry's Gift Shop Guide.

Here at The Ministry we love the gift shop just as much as the exhibition. How else can you feel like a collector on a Museum professionals salary? Well, we have found ten of the best pieces in London Museum's Gift Shops for under £30

Thanks to That Fall by Naomi Campbell in the 90's
I'm far too scared to ever wear platforms this high but I
can still ogle Viv Westwood's beautiful shoes with
this postcard 
70p @  V&A

Who doesn't want a giant pen lid as a desk tidy.
At least you can't choke on it.
£11.95 @ Design Museum

It looks like she needs a cuddle. 
Grab this cushion cover for only £15 from Tate

Make a mistake and let David Bowie
correct it with this rubber
£1.50 V&A

Every Cabinet of Curiosity needs an indication that
you have been somewhere or are planning to travel.
This book is the perfect starting point and its colourful!
'Folio Society: What are the Seven Wonders of the World'
£24.99 @ British Museum

Isn't Vintage style apothecary a darling?
 For only £10 @ Museum of London
you pretend you're a medical collector like Henry Wellcome.

It couldn't get any cuter! Influenced by Ice Age Art
Exhibition the British Museum have these Mamommoth Tagua
Necklaces for £24.99. And it's fairtrade.

It's a Lego Lunchbox!
£10 @ Science Museum

Ermmm, so I found this 'Poo in a Box'
 @ Natural History Museum for £5
It's basically a great fertile starter to grow the sunflower seeds provided.

We all need a momento like this so we can ask ourselves
What Would Darwin Do?
This 11cm high Charles Darwin Bust is only
£18.00 from @ National Portrait Gallery