Museum
Esse Purse Museum & Store
18 locals recommend
Location
1510 Main St
Little Rock, AR
East of Broadway
Tips from locals
Fashion lover? This place is for you. It holds hundreds of purses with historical descriptions of how the purse has been used over the past century or so.
Hands down best museum in town. A women's history museum told through purses! Only 2 in the entire world and one of them is nestled right here in the heart of Little Rock.
This natty little building presents a homage to the humble (and not so humble) handbag. Through a clever decade-by-decade review of the 20th-century American woman’s bags, and their contents, the permanent exhibition here tells you much more about social change than about fashion. Focusing on the period between 1900 and 1999, the exhibits tell the tale of a new freedom for the American woman as she was able to leave the confines of the home and encounter big changes, gaining the right to vote, living through the austerity of the Great Depression, getting energized by Dior’s post-war New Look, and entering the office workforce. The museum also hosts regular temporary exhibitions. Tue-Sun 11am-4pm, closed Mon
This natty little building presents a homage to the humble (and not so humble) handbag. Through a clever decade-by-decade review of the 20th-century American woman’s bags, and their contents, the permanent exhibition here tells you much more about social change than about fashion. Focusing on the pe…