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Unique in the UK, The Fan Museum celebrates the history of hand-held fans and the craft of fan making.

Greenwich, London Katılım Temmuz 2012
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Today our conservator starts work on a fan from @Sk_Regt_Museum. This extraordinary article was carried by Arthur Challess, a Far East POW between the years 1942 & 1945. Inscriptions made by Challess during captivity decorate the pleated leaf.
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We'll be documenting the complex task of conserving this unique artefact & uploading a special feature to our website soon.
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Observations made by Challess on particular dates, such as 'Hell Train' & 'killing work' evoke the horrors endured by POWs during WWII.
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Happy birthday to contemporary fan maker, Frédérick Gay. Image shows Frédérick preparing & assembling by hand a couture feather fan for @duvelleroy1827.
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Welcome back #MuseumsUnlocked! Day 1, the #sea & we set sail with an early-twentieth century fan, the leaf printed with a striking design of a Viking long boat, its occupants valiantly rowing against the ocean waves.
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@NationalGallery @googlearts An extraordinary canvas. Look closely & you'll also see Jael & Sisera on the leaf of this eighteenth century fan captioned 'Heroick Women' from our collection.
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#Artemisia Gentileschi was a brilliant storyteller. In this deceptively simple composition she created a shockingly memorable image of female resolve, which is forever held in suspense. Get closer to 'Jael and Sistera' with @googlearts: bit.ly/3oq5VyJ
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Delighted to host Jacob Moss @fancurator on the Treasures of the Fan Museum. Fascinating lecture - online but members able to see the intricate craftsmanship in close detail on their screens!
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