October 20, 2009

Shop at Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Atlanta

  Bellwood, Culture, Artsy, Modern Art

October 15, 2009

The Photographers' Gallery London

The largest public gallery for contemporary and historic photography has multiple exhibition spaces as well as a print sales room, bookshop and cafe.

  West End, Culture, Artsy

April 10, 2009

Eighth Veil Los Angeles

Referencing the infamous Seventh Veil strip club next door, the new space lives up to the edginess of its name. Handcrafted, high-quality art books and posters for its featured artists are printed next door.

  Hollywood, Culture

December 2, 2008

WonderRoot Atlanta

A scruffy community arts center with a heart and plenty of indie eye candy. By day, they help needy kids and raise funds for cultural causes. By night, they host conceptual shows and basement concerts with dollar beers.

  Cabbagetown, Culture, Do-Gooder, Live Music

November 24, 2008

Henessey + Ingalls Los Angeles

Not for the faint of art and architecture, here’s where you’ll find hefty design, fashion, and photography coffee table books and creative types who like to throw their weight around.

  Hollywood, Culture

December 4, 2007

New Museum Store New York

After your visit to the contemporary museum, stop in the ground-floor shop for items that range from academic (architecture and art books) to quirky (journals made from vinyl records, David Shrigley postcards, graphic tees). For serious design aficionados, special-edition prints and books.

  Bowery, Culture

June 18, 2007

Mimi & Hy Los Angeles

  Studio City, Beauty, Good for Gifts, Kitschy

January 25, 2007

National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C.

Home to the country’s only da Vinci, the NGA houses antiquity and modern art with everything in between. Take a break at the underground gelateria.

  Judiciary Square, Culture, Free