Posted by The Handbag Museum in the centre of Portoroz in Slovenia is a relatively new attraction in the luxury tourist resort on the coast of Slovenia. On display are several hundred handbags from the 18th century to the present day. Anyone interested in ladies’ handbags should definitely visit the small museum.
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You can only find handbags for women. The oldest ones are from the 18th century, the newest ones only a few years old. The bags are very different. Completely different designs, materials, colours, shapes and sizes do not allow visitors to get bored. Female museum visitors in particular are fascinated by the many great handbags.
There is also a showcase with tools used to make handbags. Unfortunately, most of the signs on the bags in the Handbag Museum of Slovenia are only in Slovenian. However, according to the friendly employee at the cash desk, this should change soon. The new handbag museum is still under construction, and signage in English is planned (as of the end of 2019). The Ladies’ Handbag Museum opened in early 2019.
In front of the entrance, there are a few more handbags that have been made recently in Slovenia by different artists. They come from Maribor, Ljubljana and other cities. You can not only look at these bags, but also buy them.
The museum on the city map
Opening hours Handbag Museum Portoroz
The handbag exhibition has different opening hours depending on the season.
In summer (June to September), the museum in Portoroz is open daily in the morning from 9 am to 1 pm and in the evening from 6 pm to 10 pm.
In the low season (March, April, May, September and October), the opening hours of the pocket museum are continuous from 11 am to 6 pm. Monday is a day of rest during these months.
In the months with little tourism on the coast of Slovenia (December to February), the Handbag Museum is only open at weekends and on some public holidays (11 am to 6 pm).
Entrance fees Handbag Museum Portoroz
Admission costs 5 euros for adults. Reduced admission is 4 euros (students, pupils, etc.). Smaller children can enter the Ladies’ Handbag Museum for free.
Further information
In Slovenian, the museum is called “Muzej Torbic”. Torbic is the Slovenian word for handbag. The Italian name of the bag museum is “Museo delle Borsette”.
To our knowledge, there is only one other handbag museum in Europe, in Amsterdam. Worldwide, we found another exhibition of this kind in Seoul (Korea) on the internet.
Book day trips Slovenia online
You can book many great day trips within Slovenia by bus online.
Many of them are available on the well-known German website Getyourguide.de.
– Bus tours to the Postojna Caves: Click here
– Tours to and from Lake Bled: Click here
– Tours and bus trips Ljubljana: Click here
The Handbag Museum is very easy to find in Portoroz. You walk along the big street behind the beach. It is very central in the town, from the centre (bus station) a few metres towards Lucija.
Address Handbag Museum Portoroz: Muzej Torbic, Obala 53, 6320 Portoroz, Slovenia.
We liked the small museum very much. It fits in perfectly with the posh resort of Portoroz.