‘MUSEUM STORE SUNDAY’ AT CLARK ART INSTITUTE OFFERS DISCOUNT ON ALL STORE PURCHASES

November 9, 2017

Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute announces its participation in Museum Store Sunday, a new international shopping and cultural campaign launched by the Museum Store Association (MSA), on Sunday, November 26 from 10 am–5 pm. Visitors receive twenty percent off all purchases made in the Clark’s Museum Store—including jewelry, home decor, gifts, and fine art books—and can enter to win a family/dual membership valued at $100. No purchase is necessary to enter the drawing.

In partnership with the United Kingdom’s Association for Cultural Enterprises and the Museum Shops Association of Australia and New Zealand, MSA’s Museum Store Sunday promotes shopping conscientiously and supporting museum stores and their missions worldwide.

“The general public already loves shopping in museum stores, because they know they can find something different,” says Julie Steiner, president of the MSA Board of Directors and director of retail operations at the Barnes Foundation. “Museum Store Sunday gives people a chance to support local businesses, give back to the community through local non-profit museum, support good causes, find unique holiday gifts, and enjoy an entertaining and educational experience at favorite museums, all at the same time.”

More than 300 museums from three continents, five countries, and forty-seven states are slated to partake in Museum Store Sunday with special events and promotions. For a complete list of participating museums and institutions, visit www.museumstoresunday.org.

ABOUT THE CLARK

The Clark Art Institute, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Opened in 1955, the Clark houses exceptional European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver, and early photography. Acting as convener through its Research and Academic Program, the Clark gathers an international community of scholars to participate in a lively program of conferences, colloquia, and workshops on topics of vital importance to the visual arts. The Clark library, consisting of more than 270,000 volumes, is one of the nation’s premier art history libraries. The Clark also houses and co-sponsors the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art.

The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm. Admission is $20; free year-round for Clark members, children 18 and younger, and students with valid ID. For more information, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303.

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