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Museum of Bags and Purses

Tassenmuseum Hendrikje

museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  • TypeMuseums
  • WhereAmsterdam, The Netherlands
  • AddressHerengracht 573
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About Museum of Bags and Purses

The Museum of Bags and Purses (Dutch: Tassenmuseum Amsterdam), was a museum devoted to the history of bags, purses, and their related accessories. Located in Amsterdam's historic central canal belt, the museum's collection included over 5,000 items dating back to the sixteenth-century. One of only three museums across the globe specialising in this field, it housed the world's largest collection of bags and purses.

The Museum of Bags and Purses was the first cultural institution in the Netherlands to announce its permanent closure in April 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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1996
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tassenmuseum.nl
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