- World's largest collection of bags and purses dating from the 16th century to today. Pros: Polite and professional museum staff.
- The Museum of Bags and Purses was formed from the private collection of Mrs Hendrikje Ivo, who collected bags for more than 35 years.
- The Museum of Bags and Purses (Dutch: Tassenmuseum Hendrikje), located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is a museum devoted to historic handbags...
- One of only three museums across the globe specialising in this field, it housed the world's largest collection of bags and purses.[3][4].
- Well - I never thought that I would visit a museum that displayed bags, purses and many other related articles - but I did and I'm glad I did.
- Naturally, no purse museum would be complete without a museum shop where you can buy bags and accessories to remember your visit.
- Author: Bert Kknottenbeld CC BY2.0. Like a number of other museums, the Museum of Bags and Purses was born from the passion of a private collector.
- The Museum of Bags and Purses opened its doors for the first time in April 1996 in Amstelveen, a suburb of Amsterdam.
- The Museum of Bags and Purses is more than some old lady's leftover accessories in a closet full of mothballs.
- The Museum of Bags and Purses acknowledged that men should also have bags, since the oldest item in the collection was a man’s bag with secret pockets.