Museums · London
Fan Museum
Fan Museum — museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich · 0.4 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Fan Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1991. Part of Numbers 6, 8, 10 And 12 Including Forecourt Piers In Front And Walls, Crooms Hill. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in London, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.4786°, -0.0078°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Fan Museum, which opened in 1991, is the world's first museum dedicated to the preservation and display of hand fans. It is located within two grade II* listed houses that were built in 1721 within the Greenwich World Heritage Site on Croom's Hill in southeast London, England. Along with the museum, there is an orangery decorated with murals, a Japanese-style garden with a fan-shaped parterre, a pond, and a stream.
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Background
Description
The museum owns over 6,000 fans and other fan-related cultural materials as of 2023. The oldest fan in the collection dates from the 11th century and the collection of 18th and 19th-century European fans is extensive. The entire collection is not displayed permanently due to conservation concerns, but there is a permanent educational display which teaches about fan history, manufacturing processes, and the various forms of fan. The Fan Museum also contains a reference library.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4786, -0.0078
- District
- Greenwich
- Parish
- Greenwich, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE10 8ER
- Parliamentary constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Phone
- +44 20 8305 1441
- Established
- 1991
- Nearest railway station
- Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich — 0.4 km
- Opening
- Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00; Jan off
- Official site
- www.thefanmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5433566 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fan Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Fan Museum (3400819225).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fan Museum?
- Fan Museum is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE10 8ER), in the parish of Greenwich, unparished area.
- When was Fan Museum built?
- Built or established in 1991.
- How do I get to Fan Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE10 8ER.