Despite the apropos name, buying someone a holiday present from a gift shop can seem a bit, well, uninspired. But New York City’s museums are anything but that, and their shops’ selections include some incredibly chic and unique gift options. From unexpected conversation pieces for adults to toys that will enrich little ones, here’s a guide to the coolest museum gift-shop gifts in the city.

Fire escape ornament, $27.99, Tenement Museum Shop

The Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side is dedicated to telling and preserving the stories of New York City’s immigrants. Tour recreated tenements from the 19th and 20th centuries, or go on a New York City walking tour to learn how New Yorkers before us lived. To bring a bit of New York history and flavor to any Christmas tree, gift the Tenement

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