A reminder that as from 6th June 2022 and in line with the Ivory Act 2018, trade in elephant ivory will be banned in the UK. For details of the ban and exemptions, see: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/dealing-in-items-containing-ivory-or-made-of-ivory
Past News and Events
A Bouquet of Fans, 20th April – 20th August 2022
The Fan Museum, Greenwich, UK.
An exhibition celebrating flowers in all their beauty. See https://www.thefanmuseum.org.uk/
The Magical World of Fans, 25th March – 3rd July 2022
Central Bohemian Museum, Roztoky (near Prague), Czech Republic.
An exhibition presenting the fan not only as a fashion accessory but also considering its historical development and production in Europe during the 18th century. For more information visit https://www.muzeum-roztoky.cz/akce/1476-carovny-svet-vejiru
Diseñar el aire/Design the Air
22nd April to 26th June 2022 at Museo Nacional de Ceramica, Valencia
An exhibition showing how the traditional Valencian fan can be made with reinvented designs and modern technological methods.For more information see https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/mnceramica/en/actividades/exposiciones-temporales/en-curso/disenar-el-aire.html
Wild and Cultivated: Fashioning the Rose
Exhibition at The Garden Museum, London. 16th March – 19th June 2022
This exhibition, which examines how fashion and roses are entwined, includes many fashion accessories among its exhibits, including fans – and the accompanying events include a fan making workshop on 30th April.
See https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/wild-cultivated-fashioning-the-rose/
The Fan Museum launches partnership with Art UK
The Fan Museum is delighted to announce the launch of a new partnership with Art UK, the ‘online showcase for art in every UK public collection’. The project facilitates broader digital access to the Museum’s outstanding collections and spotlights our treasures on a platform which attracts a global audience of art, history and culture enthusiasts. https://www.thefanmuseum.org.uk/news/the-fan-museum-launches-partnership-with-art-uk
The Fan Museum “The Allure of Lace” Exhibition
The Fan Museum reopened on 16th February 2022 after a short winter break. The exhibition The Allure of Lace runs until 16th April 2022. See https://www.thefanmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/the-allure-of-lace
Fan Leaves: Between Europe and Japan – 1st October 2021 to 29th May 2022
This exhibition at the Musee d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva will feature fans and fan leaves drawn from the museum’s own collections which (for those who will not be able to travel to Geneva) are viewable on https://collections.geneve.ch/mah/recherche?search_api_fulltext=eventail. The press release for this exhibition is available here (in French).
