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6th June - 9th September 2012

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Semi-Permanent Display: Part Two, Autumn/Winter 2019

02 October - 29 December 2019

The Man with the Carnation: Fans from the Gérard Lévy Collection

04 June - 29 September 2019

Semi-Permanent Display: Part One, Spring 2019

01 February - 02 June 2019

The Romantic Age: European Fans 1810-1840

25 September - 30 December 2018

A Bird in the Hand

9 May - 23 September 2018

Early Printed Fans

23 January - 6 May 2018

Street Fans

19th September - 31st December

All Creatures Great & Small

23 May – 16 September 2017

Biblical Fans

24th January - 21st May 2017

Town and Country

6th September - 31st December 2016

Fans of the Livery

7th June - 4th September 2016

Treasures of The Fan Museum

16th January - 05th June 2016

Made in China

05 September - 31 December 2015

Fans of the Belle Époque

12th May - 2nd September 2015

Waterloo Life and Times

Waterloo: Life & Times

27th January - 10th May 2015

Visions of Beauty exhibition poster

Visions of Beauty

30th September - 31st December 2014

Seduced! Fans & The Art of Advertising

Seduced! Fans & The Art of Advertising

3rd June - 28th September 2014

Globe trotting exhibition poster

Globe Trotting

3rd September - 31st December 2013

Curiosities & Quirky Fans

Curiosities & Quirky Fans

14th May - 1st September 2013

The Fan in Europe: 1800-1850

22nd January - 12th May 2013

England's Green & Pleasant Land

England's Green & Pleasant Land

11th September 2012 - 6th January 2013

Sports, Leisure & Fans

Sports, Leisure & Fans

6th June - 9th September 2012

Fans In the Age of Plastics

Fans in the Age of Plastics

29th February - 3rd June 2012

Alexandre Fan Maker to the Courts of Europe

Alexandre: Fan Maker to the Courts of Europe

22nd November 2011 - 26th February 2012

Air a la Mode exhibition

Air al la Mode: Sylvain Le Guen, Contemporary Fan Designer

2nd August - 13th November 2011

Everyday life on the leaf of a fan

Everyday Life on the Leaf of a Fan

1st March - 27th July 2011

Love in a mist

Love in a Mist

2nd November 2010 - 2nd February 2011

Oh! I do Like to be Beside the Seaside

6th July 2010 - 31st October 2010

Music of the fans

The Music of the Fans

4th March - 4th July 2010

Fans: War & Peace

Fans: War & Peace

8th October 2009 - 28th February 2010

Director's Choice exhibition poster

Director's Choice

23rd June - 4th October 2009

Adam and Eve and Pinch Me

14th January - 31st May 2009

Sleeping Beauties exhibition poster

Sleeping Beauties: Fans from Castle Friedenstein, Gotha

4th November 2008 - 11th January 2009

Fashion in the palm of your hand

Fashion in the Palm of Your Hand

6th June - 26th October 2008

A Touch of Dutch: Fans from the Royal House of Orange-Nassau

29th February - 28th May 2008

Celebrations fan exhibition poster

Celebrations

4th December 2007 - 22nd February 2008

A Wind of Change

A Wind of Change: Fans from the Victorian Era

24th July - 25th November 2007

Fanning the Senses

13th March - 1st July 2007

Top Fans exhibition poster

Top Fans

28th November 2006 - 28th February 2007

Chinoiserie Fans exhibition poster

Chinoiserie Fans

22nd August - 26th November 2006

Come to the Ball: Posy Holders and Pretty Fans

28th March - 20th August 2006

Cool fan exhibition poster

Presenting a Cooling Image

8th November 2005 - 26th March 2006

Nelsons Fans exhibition poster

Nelson's Fans

1st July - 6th November 2005

The Case of the Fan : An Exhibition of Fans with their Boxes

25th January - 26th June 2005

Pankha exhibition poster

Pankha: Traditional Crafted Hand Fans of the Indian Subcontinent

5th October 2004 - 16th January 2005

Hatch, Match & Dispatch

Past Exhibitions: 1991 - 2004

5th May 1991 - 19th September 2004

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Museum Opening Times

Tuesday - Saturday

11am - 5pm

Sunday

12pm - 5pm

Planned Closures

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12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich,
London SE10 8ER

Admission

Adults: £5.00

Concessions: Info £3.00

Children (age 7-16): £3.00

National Trust Members:

50% discount on the adult price ticket

Free Entry for...

Children under 7, Art Fund Members and London Pass Members

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Getting Here

We are just a short walk from Greenwich overground / DLR station and Greenwich Cutty Sark DLR

12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich,
London SE10 8ER

Museum Opening Times

Tuesday - Saturday

11am - 5pm

Sunday

12pm - 5pm

Planned Closures

Find out more here

What's On

Upcoming Event
Heroes: Saviours, Traitors and Supermen Thursday 20th February 2020, 2:00pm
Selling Fans in Eighteenth Century London Wednesday 25 March 2020, 19.00-20.00hrs
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Museum Admission Pricing

Adults: £5.00
Children (age 7-16): £3.00
Concessions: £3.00
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50% discount on the Adult price tickets

Free Entry for…

Children under 7, Art Fund Members and London Pass Members

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Free entry for senior citizens and disabled visitors (except for groups)

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