Museum of Bags and Purses Amsterdam
By sandra. Filed in Holland, Uncategorized |
The Museum of Bags and Purses (www.tassenmuseum.nl or www.museumofbagsandpurses.com) has over 4,000 fabulous examples collected over 35 years by Henkrikje Ivo, and was a favorite of this smart shopper. It covers the history of purses, which started as loose pockets on the tops of petticoats. You’ll see armadillo purses, beaded ones, ironwork, tortoise shell, ivory, stocking purses and then the famous ones: Chanel 2.55 and Kelly by Hermes, etc.
You can have a light lunch in their café or pause for a break in their garden. And yes, you can buy purses in the gift shop (bring me home the tulip one).