Exhibition "Everyday Companions - Handbags 1900–1950"

From the first handbag to a meaningful companion.

For centuries, people have used bags for storing and carrying necessary items but only during the past hundred years the handbag has become, especially for women, a necessary and irreplaceable accessory. 

This exhibition looks back to the history of handbags during the first half of the 20th century. The overview starts with the turn of the century when, thanks to the urbanisation and increased mobility caused by the industrial revolution, the weatherproof bag carried by the handle became a part of a woman’s wardrobe. Handbag quickly became an irreplaceable symbol of personal independence