One of country’s quirkiest museums will celebrate a quarter of a century with a special exhibition which begins in January.

The Fan Museum in Crooms Hill, Greenwich, is 25 in 2016 and has delved deep into its archives for Treasures of the Fan Museum, which opens on January 16 and runs until June 5.



Among the highlights are two mid-eighteenth century folding fans which are fine examples of English fan making – one with a detailed painting of Ranelagh Gardens and the other capturing a market scene at Covent Garden piazza.

The museum is the UK’s only museum dedicated to fans and fan making and, as well as displays and a collection of more than 5,000 objects from the 12th century onwards – including works by Salvador Dali, Paul Gauguin and Walter Sickert – it holds literary and theatre events, workshops and educational visits.

Founder and director Helene Alexander MBE said: “It was Papa’s sense of perfection, instilled from an early age, which has caused me to hope that The Fan Museum is in every detail a centre of excellence. Let the fans and their beauty speak for themselves…”

Treasures of The Fan Museum runs from January 16 to June 5 at 12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich. Entry is free to Greenwich residents from January 16 to 31 if proof of address is provided. Go to thefanmuseum.org.uk

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