About this event:
Following on from the success of last year’s event, The Fan Museum is holding an Open Day on Saturday 08 August 2015.
Since its inception over twenty years ago The Fan Museum has strived to foster a positive connection and increase engagement with the local community, and the forthcoming Open Day provides an opportunity for Lewisham and Greenwich residents – particularly those who have yet to visit – to get a taste of one of the UK’s most unique cultural institutions.
Located in the heart of historic Greenwich, The Fan Museum occupies two handsome Grade II listed Georgian townhouses – lovingly restored internally and externally. It is the only museum in the UK devoted in its entirety to the history of fans and the ancient craft of fan making. The museum houses in excess of 5,000 objects (not all on show at any one time) including works by Salvador Dali, Paul Gauguin and Walter Sickert.
The museum comprises two distinct displays. One is permanent, and serves as an introduction to fans: their history, manufacture, types and sources. The other is thematic, and changes several times a year. The museum’s current exhibition, Fans of the Belle Époque features a glittering array of fans dating from 1890s-1910s.
ON THE DAY
FREE admission to all local residents will include
- entry to the museum for all Royal Greenwich and Lewisham borough residents*
- Curator-led mini tours throughout the day
- fan-making demonstrations throughout the day
- activity trails for children
- refreshments in the Orangery: a sample taster of our popular Afternoon Tea
* Local residents are required to present identification with their current address for FREE entry (e.g. Driving Licence, utility bill etc.)
For further information contact:
Jenni Munday, Operations Manager
The Fan Museum
12 Crooms Hill
Greenwich
London SE10 8ER
Tel. 020 8305 1441
Email the team here!
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