Museum of Bags and Purses
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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,[2] the museum's collection included over 5,000 items dating back to the sixteenth-century.
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Tassenmuseum Amsterdam | |
Former name | Tassenmuseum Hendrikje |
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Established | 1996; current location 2007 |
Dissolved | April 2020 |
Location | Herengracht 573 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Coordinates | 52.365938°N 4.896782°E / 52.365938; 4.896782 |
Type | Fashion Museum |
Key holdings | Margaret Thatcher's handbag, early pieces from Hermès, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton, pieces owned by celebrities including Madonna and Elizabeth Taylor |
Collections | Handbags and accessories |
Collection size | 5,000 bags |
Visitors | 85.084 (2014)[1] |
Founder | Sigrid Ivo |
Director | Manon Schaap |
Curator | Leonie Sterenborg |
Public transit access | Rembrandtplein Tramhalte |
Website | tassenmuseum |
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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]
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.[5]