About 30 years ago,
chanel purses Hendrikje Ivo an antique dealer from Amstelveen, bought a small antique tortoiseshell bag inlaid with mother of pearl in England, dating back to 1820 and crafted in Germany.Hendrikje's interest in discovering the history of this first bag triggered a passion for collecting handbags. Before
chanel 2.55 too long she had collected more than 3,000 bags. She soon decided to show part of the collection to the public. At first, the museum existed in two rooms of a villa in Amstelveen, but as the collection grew, the couple looked for a new location. Since June 2007, the museum
chanel sunglasses located in a 17th Century patrician house at the Herengracht, Amsterdam's most prestigious canal.Today, the Museum of Bags and Purses is a serious institution with a permanent exhibition presenting the core of the collection and temporary shows of the particular designers, mostly Dutch.