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Fan Museum (Greenwich)
 Fan Museum (Greenwich) ... only museum in the world devoted entirely to every aspect of fans and fan making. The Fan Museum has more than 3,500 predominantly antique fans from around the world dating from the 11th century to the present day. Its collection and fans on loan from other collections are displayed in changing themed exhibitions in which fans are presented in their historical, sociological and economic contexts. Visitors can enjoy the designs of these unique items which have served many purposes over the centuries: ceremonial tools, fashionable accessories, status symbols, commemorative presents or advertising giveaways.Newest Review: ... On arrival into the first room of the downstairs we were greeted by a very friendly attendant and we were offered the choice of interpretation in the form of a booklet or an audio guide for us to make sense of the permanent collection. I chose the audio guide as I find them easier to use. There were also labels on the walls adjacent to exhibits giving further information. The permanent ... more ... collection is made up of mostly antique fans dating as a far back as the 13th century. The tour starts off by explaining the development of fans in Europe and showing a selection of fans both intact and displayed stretched out without the pivots that ho...more |
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Fan Museum (Greenwich): Are you a fan of the fan Museum? (1217 words)
by - written on 12/06/07 (Very useful, 225 readings)
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A fashionable woman in the past needed a number of accessories, shoes, hat, and a fan. recently reviewed Stockport's hat museum. So I thought I would also review the Greenwich Fan Museum as it would compliment the previous review nicely. The Fan Museum at Greenwich is the first and only museum to be dedicated to fans. It was founded by Helene Alexander in 1991 to share her life long passion for the subject. She has a collection of 3500 objects which are not all on show at the same time due to the fragility of many of the fans. It's housed in two adjoining skilfully restored Georgina houses on Royle Hill in the centre of Greenwich. The museum is just ... Read the complete review
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