Past News and Events

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Join us on Zoom on Thursday 29th January 2026 at 19.00 (7 p.m.) UK time.
A talk to be given by Linda Vogel will be titled ‘From Fashion Accessories to Experimental Objects: Fans in the Work of Berthe Morisot and the Impressionists’
To register for the talk (tickets are £5.00), please click the following – https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/3QLA2N27AGMLU
The Zoom link will be circulated shortly before the talk.

Join us on Zoom on Wednesday 3rd December at 19.00 (7 p.m.) UK time.
To celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen (1775-1817) Mary Kitson, an art/fan historian will be giving a talk entitled ‘Fans in England in the time of Jane Austen’.
To register for the talk (tickets are £5.00), please click the following – https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WJJBX5H566C2C
The Zoom link will be circulated shortly before the talk.

The Fan Museum brings you an exhibition, showcasing a variety of fans depicting a range of themes surrounding the 18th century and early 19th century society, many of which were experienced by the celebrated Jane Austen and as seen through her works. This is our homage to Jane Austen as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of her birth this year!

Fans on display highlight the significant transformations that took place during her lifetime and offers insights into the domestic life and leisure activities in England. This was a dynamic transitional era marked by expanding material consumerism, technological advancements, war heroes, social events and themes of romance.

Jane Austen (16 December 1775-18 July 1817) lived through this unprecedented and accelerated transformation that saw Britain’s turbulent entry into the modern age, which impacted not just her life but her work as well. Some of our exhibition highlights include a fan commemorating George III’s recovery, a metal and mother-of-pearl fan depicting domestic life, a 20th century miniature fan marking the 100th anniversary of Napoleon’s death, fan depicting 18th century couples promenading and a brisé fan shaped like a flintlock gun.

For more details visit the Fan Museum website

Birds of a feather explores the fascination for birds as a source of decoration and embellishment on fans in many cultures around the world for millennia. Birds are depicted strutting around, caught in mid-air and resting on branches, in charms or in solitude. Familiar birds like swallows and ducks are featured, while hummingbirds and macaws provide glimpses of faraway lands. Serving both functional and decorative purposes, feather fans and those adorned with bird images were popular accessories for balls and other formal events.

Sadly, birds were killed extensively for fashion purposes, especially in the nineteenth century, and with fans depicting a range of use of common and exotic birds as illustrations or their whole bodies and parts, this exhibition aims to discuss the carnage and craftmanship as seen between fashion and birds.

For more information see https://www.thefanmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/birds-of-a-feather

Event on June 6th at the Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 East Coast Hwy, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625, USA

View the website here for full details and tickets.

This exhibition in Tokyo celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Fujiko Abe Akasaka Class