Museum of Bags and Purses

Tassenmuseum Hendrikje

The Museum of Bags and Purses was formed from the private collection of Mrs Hendrikje Ivo, who collected bags for more than 35 years. What started out as a personal fascination expanded to become a unique collection that was on display for 10 years in Amstelveen.

In April 1996, the Museum of Bags and Purses was opened in Amstelveen. When the office space was vacated, half of the villa owned by the Ivo family became available. This empty space was transformed into a museum.

Heinz Ivo, Hendrikje’s husband, made a major contribution to the founding of the museum. He took over the technical management of the museum. The museum was one of the first museums in the Netherlands to make use of glass-fibre lighting.

After 10 years, the location in Amstelveen became too small for the continually expounding collection and the increasing flow of visitors. Thanks to the help of a benefactor, the move of the museum to its present location in Amsterdam in 2007 was made possible.

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