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A Legacy in the Making: From Philadelphia to the Future

It is incredibly ﬁtting to gather in Philadelphia for MSA:Forward 2026. As America celebrates its 250th birthday in this iconic, revolutionary city, we are also celebrating a pivotal piece of our own history.

Forty years ago, Wood started Museum Store Products with a single customer: the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Wood and his wife, Beirne, often share fond memories of those early days— hand-assembling magnets on their living room ﬂoor using photos of the museum’s masterpieces. From those humble beginnings, Wood spent decades building more than just a company; he built a community where customers are treated as friends. What started with glue and magnets has

evolved into a diverse collection of mugs, notebooks, journals, and stationery—all proudly designed and manufactured in the USA.

It has been three years since Wood entrusted the future of the business to me and my partners. In that time, we have expanded our operations to both the East and West Coasts, now actively supporting over 1,000 museum stores.

While we honor the foundation Wood built over the last 40 years, we are even more excited about the next 40.

We remain deeply thankful for your continued support of our small business and are committed to meeting the evolving needs of your institutions.

Stop by Booth 3104 and say hi.

1000Museums Sales Team Announcement

Amelia O’Dell, 1000Museums Sales Team Manager, is going on maternity leave starting in June 2026 after the birth of her second child.

She has been training Tyler Ryder, Museum Store Products director of Marketing, since January 2026 to take over her accounts while she is on leave.

“I feel great knowing my customers will be taken care of and nothing will fall through the cracks,” shares Amelia.

Amelia has been running the sales team for 1000Museums for 3 years and has been a part of the sales team for 7.

We wish Amelia and her growing family the best.

Tyler joined the Museum Store Team in April of 2025 as director of Marketing.

He spent the ﬁrst 9 months focused on marketing 1000Museums after we merged the division into Museum Store Products.

Tyler has decades of experience working with museums, images, rights, and customers at Bentley Global Arts Group, ATX Art Group, and New Method Marketing.

Tyler has a BA in Advertising Design from the University of Denver, CO and is a gifted artist himself.

Tyler will be available to meet Amelia’s clients at MSA Forward. Email him at tyler@1000Museums.com to set up a time.

When we merged 1000Museums.com into Museum Store Products in 2025, it made sense. Not only was the word Museums in both our names; both companies proudly worked with the world’s best museums and it was evident that together we were better and stronger.

That merger also fulﬁlled a milestone for both companies. Together we worked with over 1,000 Museums.

We are not a print shop or promotional material shop looking to break into the Museum Store market, we focused on the unique and special needs of Museums and Museum Stores.

Midway through the year, America250 reached out to us and they told us they

loved our products and asked if we would like to license the brand so that we could work with Museums on high quality items that celebrated the Art and History of our once-in-a-lifetime event.

We have also been thinking about creating a collection of OpenStock that our customers could order from us and the America250 line was a perfect way to test the waters.

Around the same time we were invited to have a booth at “The Gathering” and we used that to launch our America250 OpenStock line.

It was there that we saw and spent most of our time with Museum Stores that were invited buyers and I realized that we are all stronger together.

We are proud to announce the launch of MuseumStrong™, a brand initiative designed to bridge the gap between retail and philanthropy.

MuseumStrong is a mark of resilience.

It signiﬁes to your customers that their purchase goes beyond the register to fund the preservation of your institution’s history and the future of your community. When they buy MuseumStrong, they aren't just taking home a piece of the museum—they are ensuring the museum is here to stay.

When they see the MuseumStrong seal, they’re looking at a philanthropic purchase. They are choosing to invest in your archives, your educators, and your

ability to remain a vibrant cultural sanctuary for generations to come. When customers see this brand they will know they are doing more than buying a souvenir, they are helping your institution directly.

We will market this brand and encourage and promote unity among museums, patrons and communities. We will educate and inspire across generations.

We will be transparent in our efforts and will invite you to be a part of our journey.

We hope to launch in October 2026 and encourage you to follow along at MuseumStrong.com

Museum Store Products makes everything to order. We specialize in custom, short run products for the Museum Store market.

This guide shows the steps for a normal order to go through our process.

Step 1: Customer develops ideas for new custom products for upcoming exhibitions or collections. Ideally, customers should enter this phase at least 3 months prior to needing the order, especially when it is a show order or a large order.

Step 2: MSP designers work with customer to design mockups of products. We call these proofs. This process is very iterative and goes back and forth. Allocate enough time for this process.

Step 3: Customer chooses which products to have made by approving proofs and places order. This should be done at least a month prior to needing product.

Step 4: MSP manufacturing takes the order and creates each piece in our own factories. These are custom products made to order.

Step 5: MSP Quality Control reviews each piece to make sure it meets our standards.

Step 6: MSP Shipping will box and ship each product order directly to the customer. Depending on how you want it shipped, it can take a week to get your shipment.

Reorders can skip directly to step 3-4 and need at least two weeks.

Shorter timelines may be rush orders.

Art Saves Lives

When you choose a vendor for your museum store, you deserve more than just a transaction.

You should expect fair pricing, exceptional quality, and a partnership with good humans.

At Museum Store Products, those values are our foundation. We provide pricing that respects your budget while ensuring our team earns a living wage. We take immense pride in our craftsmanship, constantly innovating to improve every product we deliver.

But our mission goes deeper. Giving back is in our DNA. We invest our time and resources into the communities

we serve: from the leadership roles held by Wood and me at the NJ and Oregon Shakespeare Festivals to funding cancer research and local education.

With the launch of our MuseumStrong™ Initiative (see page 4), we are doubling down on our commitment to the cultural sector.

We love art, we love museums, and we love what we do.