The Moca Store

One of the best gift shops in the Los Angeles. This is the spot for creative, artful and unique gifts for kids and adults. The prices can seem somewhat high, but it is for a good cause, supporting the museum.
Nearest Metro Station: Red and Purple Lines at Pershing Square Station

I love all museums shops and this one doesn’t disappoint.
If I had the money I’d splurge on their unique jewelry or beautiful books.
They also have limited edition shirts and cool canvas bags.
But I ended up buying some postcards and geometric socks. I can’t resist a good pair of socks.

Giving 5 stars for amazing customer service. Was unable to attend a book signing event, so I called the MOCA store to see what my chances would be of them having a copy signed for me. Spoke with Bennett the day of the event, and explained my situation. She was very kind and accommodating over the phone. Took my personal contact info, and called me the following morning to confirm that she had the book on hold for me to come pick up. Haven’t received kind attention to detail service like this in Los Angeles in quite some time. Very impressed, and I look forward to returning on my next visit to the museum. Thank you again, Bennett, you are amazing!

Cute store. Fabulous book selection. Quirky souvenirs and gifts. Practical art tools. Journals, postcards, pens, watches and mugs.
Customer service = non-​existent. I mean there were workers in there, but who were they? Maybe they blended in with shoppers.
I wanted to buy a memento, but I didn’t want a coffee mug or some colored pencils. I was looking for something that had MOCA engraved or stamped on it, but there wasn’t anything. Did I miss it? I don’t know. It was kind of hot in there, so I didn’t want to linger too long.
The shelves and tables are adorned with colorful and vibrant objects. It’s just too bad (that during my in-​store visit) they didn’t have associates spritzing the store with lively guest service to match their general merchandise. Had that element been present, I would have spent my money here.

Do you ever need a present that says «I love you and I know where to buy the best stuff in LA» or «I am more cultured than you, let me show you the way» or maybe «this is so cool, I have no idea what it means», this is that gift shop. I recently stopped in even before hitting the museum to peruse the supplies and found a $ 300 sweatshirt I totally wanted and a pencil I needed. I ended up walking away with only three posters but thats the magic of this shop. Everything is adorable and every screams art & LA, there are no better presents than these.

Stopped in here after we saw the museum. Got 2 cards and a postcard. They have a little bit of everything for all ages. Some items are really expensive and the postcards were $ 1. They have dishes, jewelry, clothing, toys, books, and little knick knacks. Good store for gifts.

They have such a great collection from everything to vinyl to home décor. I love coming here it is a great place to get gifts for a friend. It is a bit pricey but all of the books are very unique and are hard to find anywhere else. The staff is very helpful and hip.

(Thanks MOCA store for saving my ass many times over in the gift giving department.)
When you buy a gift from the MOCA store it accomplishes two swell things:
1. It flatters the recipient of your gift.
2. It makes YOU look far smarter and erudite than the «last-​minute– can not– figure-​out what– to get– this person» shopper that you really are!
This has to be one of my favorite places to buy presents for house-​warmings and co-​workers that I know well enough to know that they love design, but not well enough to truly know who their favorite author or artist is.
Wonderful book selection that reflects the collections and exhibits of MOCA
Whimsical silly fun presents
Elegant stationary
Items and wares by noted designers
Unusual accessories
There is always new stock– be it fiber art, jewelry or licensed merchandise of a 1op 40 artist.
Warrants a visit if you are downtown.

Cool books and knick knacks to choose from. Prices are decent, considering it’s a museum shop. The customer service was lacking… huge turn off.

I wanted more Weegee merch like a replica bag or postcards/​prints of his more famous pictures. I understand that there might be rights issues, but still.

I dunno, there’s not much in here that was interesting to me. It was a smallish store with lots of books and some nicknacks.
I would come it just to look around, but not much else to see. :(Everything was pretty pricy too.
Maybe it has to do with me not liking «contemporary art»? I dunno.

The store at MOCA is one of the most well-​curated museum shops I’ve seen in my day (and I’ve seen many). The balance of books and gift items is perfect. The books on offer include plenty of mainstream contemporary art titles as well as rare and foreign selections. As far as gift items go, the selections are interesting and true to MOCA’s mission, from an Ed Ruscha-​designed towel to unique jewelry and interesting cards.
I didn’t encounter any of the customer service problems that others have mentioned here, and I did notice a sign near the entrance stating that photography was not allowed. As someone who works in the publishing industry, I sort of understand this rule, as it would otherwise be easy for a customer to photograph a book and then purchase it elsewhere (cough, Amazon).
Support the arts by supporting this store — and remember, as with many of the best museum stores in the country, members get a discount on their purchases. This is yet another reason to patronize one of the most interesting cultural institutions in Los Angeles.

I wanted to find some unique boxed Christmas cards so I came here yesterday. I LOVE THIS STORE! It’s so fun to browse through all of the unique items they sell.
If you buy 3 boxes of their Christmas cards right now they will give you one free box and if you are a MOCA member like me you get a discount on top of that. It is located upstairs from the ticket booth and you do not need a ticket to visit the store.

Awsome bookstore with great books of art, however, with the rude woman that works here, it’s a turn off coming here. I received the evil eye with the eyeglasses nodded down and a harsh warning from the woman who works here not to take photos of book covers. Anyways, even with her watchful eye, I was able to sneak one in. No signs, no posted rules.
I did buy some Obey (Shepard Fairey) items that are harder to find, but would of bought more if someone was just a little nicer.
MOCA bookstore lady (who had her application rejected for the museum position) this photo is dedicated to you. Plus, you get to be on my «rude places list». Congratulations!

If you need a gift for the friend who’s got everything, this is a great store for those artsy fartsy types. All sorts of tchotchkes ranging from purposes of merely eye candy to clever and useful. Eclectic, modern, and quirky products — there’s gotta be something here for everyone.
The parking situation here sucks because the museum parking is $ 9 with museum validation. There is metered street parking in front but it is very limited, so it’s only realistic to shop at the Moca store if you’re also visiting the museum. If all else fails you could always shop online.

A great variety of merchandise including t-​shirts to any coffee table books you can imagine. It is so good, this store could stand alone without the museum.
Whether you need something touristy like postcards or a poster to put on your wall, you can get it here. I love their wide variety of art magazines, including Giant Robot and Juxapoz. The books area is a little too hard to navigate. It seems really difficult to find what is good on the wall. Included is a lot of Murakami merchandise like pillows and plushes, probably from when his exhibit was at the Geffen. But the selection of t-​shirts is very nice indeed. You can also get DVDs, toys, and a lot of other little trinkets.
Like you would expect from a museum gift shop, it is pricey and sometimes random. But this is a great museum gift shop. You can easily just come here without even visiting the museum itself.
And the clerk even offered me to take those noisy kids in there with me.

Right now some MUJI stuff is ½ off. I bought a Louise Bourgois poster that says BE CALM on it which I was very pleased with. Lots of murakami stuff and books jewelry and other stuff. One of the better museum stores. I bought earrings here in 2000 that I still wear.

They failed to have mocha for sale at a store which bears its name. Pish!
Perhaps you’d like to relieve me of cash for an art set I can buy for a relative I clearly do not know while I’m here, not drinking a mocha.

MOCA is currently teetering on the brink of financial ruin. Their investment portfolio took a significant hit (no surprises here), they’ve exhausted their budget and donor revenues have deteriorated. They temporarily closed the Geffen Contemporary (where the Murakami exhibit was) in an attempt to cut operating costs, and their endowment has allegedly dwindled down from $ 40M to $ 7M. Rumor has it that board was looking to sell off some of the collection in an effort to keep the museum afloat.
So how do you save a world renowned contemporary art museum from the threat of eminent financial peril?
You have a bake sale of course!
And that’s just what a group of industrious, concerned supporters decided to do today in front of the museum. Complete with cupcakes, pies, cakes and cookies, they were selling all items for $ 1.00. Gold bar financiers were going for a paltry $ 1million! Chump change. Where’s Eli Broad and his $ 30mil bailout?
I opted to pledge my support to the MOCA store. Here they have an incredible collection of books, magazines, cards, and gift items. For a unique gift, I suggest coming here, it’s great for the holidays! I fell in love with some hand blown bud vases and picked up a few for my staff.
Eli Broad recently gave an interview about the importance of MOCA, Art and its ability to transport us from the harsh realities of the current economy. I think Broad is onto something here. I really wish he would step in with an investment while cleaning house in the board of trustees. It would be a shame to let this flagship cultural institution slip into obscurity. L.A.‘s burgeoning Art scene simply cannot afford this kind of blow.

Totally flippin awesome.
You must check out this store. Bigger than the Geffen’s, it’s got everything from art books to kid’s stuff to stuffed animals, to books on depressed apathetic artist teens to stick drawings on why the world sucks to little organizer bags you can store your weed in to ceramic eggs you crack open and little plants like basil, strawberry, and lavender come out.
It’s a total «OMFG KEWL» moment.