Opened on July 19, 2012, the Simone Handbag Museum in Seoul, South Korea is a museum dedicated to handbags. 300 bags are on display at the museum, dating from 1550 to the present day. “Simone Handbag Museum”is for sure a timeless showcase that is so committed– it is even shaped like a purse.
The museum is divided into two halves, Twentieth Century and Contemporary, and Historic (1500-1900). The collection was established by Kenny Park, CEO of Simone Handbags, and was assembled and curated by Judith Clark, Professor of Fashion and Museology at the London College of Fashion. The collection was assembled at a cost of £1 million. Most of the handbags are European in origin, with some contemporary bags from the United States.
The museum is housed in a 10 storey building called Bagstage. As well as the museum Bagstage incorporates a shop selling bag materials; workshops where new Korean designers can work rent-free; a section where craftsmen will produce bags; and two shops. You can create our own bag, there are workshops which people to create a bag of their own and use the tools needed to make a purse. This is a great chance and experience as well for the experts and for beginners in “design job” also.