Our Favourite Things at the Manitoba Museum Shop

Our Favourite Things at the Manitoba Museum Shop

Posted on by Rebecca Watson
Posted on: Friday December 12, 2025

The holiday season is upon us once again! Are you looking for unique ideas for loved ones in your life? For gifts ranging from STEM kits for young learners to unique Manitoban-made jewelry, look no further than the Manitoba Museum Shop! We’ve gathered a few of our favourite things for everyone on your list!

Two red Manitoba Museum Membership cards alongside a red felt stocking decoration.

Our Favourite for Epic Fun All Year Long

Give the gift of epic fun! A Manitoba Museum Membership is so much more than just unlimited admission to the Museum Galleries, Planetarium, and Science Gallery. Museum Members enjoy many benefits throughout the year: Member-only events; deals at local businesses; discounted memberships at organizations such as Fort Whyte and the Children’s Museum; and more! Plus, Members always receive 10% off at the Museum Shop!

And, all Manitoba Museum Memberships are 25% off until January 4, 2026!

Gift a Membership

Our Favourites for Book Lovers

Did you know that the Manitoba Museum has a collection of publications for every reader on your list? For your budding botanist, check out the newly released Manitoba Flora, a guide to our province’s plant-life compiled by Museum Curator Dr. Diana Bizecki Robson; for the younger language learners, be sure to check out the “Do’s and Don’ts of Anishinaabe” colouring book; and for those who love historical non-fiction, learn the remarkable story of the Nonsuch, the ship that launched an empire – available in both paperback and hard cover.

 

Buy Manitoba Flora: $35.99

Buy Do’s and Don’ts of Anishinaabe: $8.95

Buy The Nonsuch: Paperback: $14.95; buy The Nonsuch: Hard cover: $19.95

Three books in a row on a white background:
Three bags of loose lead tea from Cornelia Bean in Manitoba Museum themed flavours - Aurora Borealis, Nonsuch, and Prairie Grove. In front of the teas are three candles from Leilani Candle Collection in scents of the same themes.

Our Favourites for Cozy Afternoons

The weather outside may be frightful, but your loved one can stay warm with this gift! We’ve teamed up with local tea shop, Cornelia Bean, to create a line of custom loose-leaf teas. Pair your tea with a complementary candle by local candle maker, Leilani Candle Collection!

Museum Teas: $15.99
Museum Candles: $29.99

Shop tea and candles

Be sure to stop by the Manitoba Museum Shop before December 24 to take advantage of our annual Holiday Sale – 15% off everything in store, 25% off for Museum Members! Our Pop-Up Shop is located next to our temporary Box Office in Festival Hall.

 

You can also find our full stock of gifts online at ManitobaMuseumShop.ca. Happy Shopping!

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