What Do You Collect Absolutely Bagulous

What Do You Collect Absolutely Bagulous
Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery

When: 09 July 2020 to 06 October 2020
Where: The Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Time: 10.00 - 17.00
Cost: free
Suitable for: Any age

Finders Keepers? Gallery

Can you ever have too many bags? Not according to one Exeter-based collector, whose fascination with a bygone era of glamorous travel has led to this amazing collection of vintage box bags, vanity cases and homemade bags from the last century. Most of these bags are still regularly used by their current owner, who likes to wonder about the adventures they have seen and the secrets they have contained. The bags’ time on display at RAMM is just a short and restful interlude in their colourful lives.

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Do you have a collection that you would like to exhibit? We would be love to hear from anyone who has a collection that could fill the case at RAMM.

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