4256 x 2831 px | 36 x 24 cm | 14,2 x 9,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
12 marzo 2012
Ubicazione:
The Fan Museum, Greenwich, London, UK
Altre informazioni:
The Fan Museum is the only museum in the world devoted entirely to every aspect of fans and fan making. The Fan Museum is home to a collection of more than 3, 500 predominantly antique fans from around the world, dating from the 11th century to the present day. Its collection and fans on loan from other collections are displayed in changing themed exhibitions in which fans are presented in their historical, sociological and economic contexts. The Fan Museum holds an internationally significant collection of fans, fan leaves and associated material which numbers over 4000 objects. A programme of temporary exhibitions - changing about every four months - offers a chance to view a selection of the world's rarest and most exquisite fans. The buildings at 10-12 Crooms Hill in Greenwich that house The Fan Museum are themselves of great interest and beauty. A pair of Grade II* listed buildings, constructed in 1721, have been lovingly and authentically restored to retain their original character and elegance.