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Announcing Open House 2013
On Saturday 21st September 2013 The Fan Museum will once again be taking part in Open House London.
Read MoreCommunity Open Day
On Saturday 27th July 2013 The Fan Museum is holding a Local Community Open Day with the aim of encouraging residents from nearby boroughs to visit the museum.
Read MoreRoyal Greenwich Fan
The Fan Museum’s patron, The Duchess of Cornwall, recently gave our Royal Greenwich fan the royal seal of approval.
Read MoreLondon Volunteer Awards 2012
London is a city which is renowned for its cultural and artistic diversity. Hosting more museums than any other major city, we are privileged to be able to enjoy these Wunderkammern of knowledge, both large and small. But without the generous help of volunteers, who give their time, dedication, enthusiasm and knowledge, many smaller museums would struggle to survive.
Read MoreDiamond Jubilee Commemorative Fan
Continuing a long-held tradition of producing commemorative fans, The Fan Museum has commissioned a supremely elegant fan to mark the occasion of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee.
Read MoreThe Duchess of Cornwall visits the museum
The Duchess of Cornwall viewed an exhibition of military-themed fans during a visit to The Fan Museum in Greenwich, south-east London.
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Upcoming Events
''In Celebration!' - Admiral Sir William Parker of Crooms Hill
Monday 1st April 2019, 7.30pm
An illustrated talk by Daphne Joynes on the life and times of Admiral Sir William Parker, who with his large family lived at 12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich (now home to the Fan Museum) in the late eighteenth century.
”In Celebration!’ – Song of Myself : A 200th Birthday Celebration of Walt Whitman
Friday 31st May 2019, 7.30pm
Advance booking is now open for the showcase of Song of Myself, a celebration of the great American poet Walt Whitman, written for the 200th anniversary of his birth by Wayne Adrian Drew.
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