Museum of Bags and Purses
Fashion Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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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, 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.
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