Gifts aplenty

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Still searching for holiday gifts? The Chicago campus offers plenty of shopping options, starting with museum gift shops. The Oriental Institute's Suq, for instance, sells hieroglyph jewelry, Mesopotamian battle-scene paperweights, and "a soft padded pyramid that unzips to reveal a map of the Nile River and six soft toys." The Smart Museum store has art books, Indian paper products, jewelry, and Tigo leather goods. The Renaissance Society sells special-edition art crafts.

Local bookstores, meanwhile, offer more academic gifts. The Seminary Co-op stocks all manner of U of C authors and also recommends this year's notable children's books. The University of Chicago Bookstore has general-interest books as well as a slew of Maroon clothing and other items. The store also has a stack of boardgames near the register.

Of course, you can always make a gift to the University—holiday or otherwise. No wrapping required.

A.B.P.

Photo: Pockets Of Learning made the pyramid gift for the Suq.

December 11, 2006