Winter 2016/17 Opening Times
Winter 2016/17 Opening & Closing Times
at The Fan Museum
December 2016
Saturday 24 December: 11.00 – 5.00pm
Sunday 25 December: Closed
Monday 26 December: Closed
Tuesday 27 December – Saturday 31 December: 11.00 – 5.00pm
January 2017
Sunday 01 – 23 January (inclusive): Closed
Tuesday 24 January onwards: 11.00 – 5.00pm
(Closed Mondays/12.00 – 5.00pm Sundays)
The Orangery will be open for Afternoon Tea on the following days:
Tuesdays and Sundays for reservations
(CLOSED 1 – 23 January 2017)
Most* Fridays and Saturdays for walk-in service
(CLOSED 10, 16, 17 & 25 December 2016 and 1 – 23 January 2017)
Bank Holiday Tuesday 27 December
13.45 / 14.15 / 15.15 / 15.45hrs
*Occasionally, the Orangery will be closed due to private functions or museum events. Please contact the museum (020 8305 1441 or info@thefanmuseum.org.uk) directly or check the website for details of closures.
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Upcoming Events
Talking Fans > Dance Fans and the Georgian Assembly Room
Wednesday 25 May 2022 at 19.00hrs BST
In eighteenth and nineteenth century Europe, assemblies and balls were the centre of the Season where complex dances and social relationships played out. A plethora of dance manuals and sheet music were created to teach the music and social etiquette of the assembly rooms, which included the popularisation of the Country Dance fan and Quadrille fan. Join TFM Curatorial Assistant Ailsa Hendry as she explores the relationship between dance, fans, and society during this period.
Talking Fans > Art of Deception: 18th Century Trompe l’œil Fans
Wednesday 22 June 2022 at 19.00hrs BST
The French term trompe l’œil can be translated as ‘trick of the eye’ and applies to works of art which create an illusion of a real object or scene. Although its origins can be traced back to the Classical period, the trompe l’œil phenomenon is especially prevalent in the eighteenth century and is applied in varying ways to fans throughout the period. Join TFM Curator & The Arts Society Lecturer, Jacob Moss as he explores the trompe l’œil trend as seen on a variety of eighteenth century fans from the Museum’s outstanding collections.
Summer Lecture with Hélène Alexander
Wednesday 27 July 2022 at 19.00hrs BST
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