Director's Choice
THIS ARCHIVED EVENT ENDED ON THE 4TH OCTOBER 2009
ADDRESS
Fan Museum, 12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London SE10 8ER
TELEPHONE
020 8305 1441
Dates:
23rd June 2009 until 4th October 2009
OPENING TIMES
Tue to Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 12noon-5pm
PRICES
£4 (Adults), £3 (Concessions), FREE (Under 7s), FREE (OAPs and Disabled, Tues 2-5pm, except for groups)
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The Fan Museum, a delightful homage to bygone times when ladies fluttered these hand-held works of art, puts some of its most
spectacular models on display for Director's Choice, an exhibition which includes one elegant fan thought to have belonged to the Queen Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent. This fan which features a small watch within it is not the only one with a royal connection to be featured in this display. Among the seventeenth and eighteenth century fans shown in the first gallery is a jewelled fan carried by Princess Stephanie of the Belgians in 1881 when she married Prince Rudolph of Hapsburg, heir to the
Austro-Hungarian Empire, a wedding present from her aunt and uncle. Also on exhibition are marabou feather fans and painted fans kept in pristine condition, some still with the paper wrapped around alternate sticks to prevent the tortoiseshell from being worn away.
About Fan Museum
This unique museum houses the world's finest collection of fans including exquisite examples from the 18th and 19th centuries. The Fan Museum is housed in a beautifully restored 1721 building which provides a superb and elegant setting for the exhibits. Visitors can also explore the landscaped Japanese-style garden, a spectacular orangery with much-admired mural, and fascinating gift shop. More about Fan Museum
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