Wednesday : 11h00 -17h00 (last admissions 16h30)
Thursday : 11h00 -17h00 (last admissions 16h30)
Friday : 11h00 -17h00 (last admissions 16h30)
Saturday : 11h00 -17h00 (last admissions 16h30)
The Fan Museum
12 Crooms Hill,
London, SE10 8ER
The 2 stations closest to the Museum are :
The Fan Museum is the only museum in the UK devoted to the history of fans and the art of fan making.
The Museum is housed in two grade II* listed houses - particularly important buildings of more than special interest - that were built in 1721. In addition to the building itself, the museum includes an orangery, a Japanese-style garden, and a pond.
The Museum has a collection of over 5,000 fans and other fan-related cultural materials. The oldest fan dates from the 11th century.
The permanent display teaches the visitors about fan history, manufacturing processes, and the various forms of fans.
27 March - 29 June 2024
This exhibition aims to present a picture of Paris as a cultural hub of inventiveness and entrepreneurship. The diverse themes showcasing French fans from the 18th to the early 20th centuries shine a light on 18th century fan craftsmanship and on 19th century fan painters as well as depicting Paris as a city at the cutting edge of architectural, aviation and fashion development. The turmoil of the end of the 18th century and the more peaceful social revolution of the 1920s are also highlighted.