Wild and Cultivated: Fashioning the Rose

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/ 

Fan Leaves: Between Europe and Japan – 1st October 2021 to 31st January 2022

Fan Leaves: Between Europe and Japan – 1st October 2021 to 31st January 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).

The Regency Wardrobe at Firle Place (East Sussex) – Sunday 29th August to Tuesday 26th October 2021.

The Regency Wardrobe at Firle Place (East Sussex) – Sunday 29th August to Tuesday 26th October 2021.

This promises to be an extraordinary exhibition of Regency costume and accessories (including fans) created entirely from paper (and thread) by the artist Stephanie Smart. The press release here gives details of opening hours and various related events taking place during the exhibition. We show here images of one of the fans that will be…

Rethinking the Fan – The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers

Rethinking the Fan – The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers

The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers is a Livery Company based in the city of London, incorporated by a Royal Charter in 1709. While rooted in history, today the Company is keen to create a wider awareness of the fan. To open new markets and discover new fan practitioners, they are supporting emerging designers and…