The 2019 AGM will be held in The Netherlands. Utrecht has a lovely old city centre with canals and historic houses, and no doubt our local members will find many fans to show us. …

The Judith Kennedy Collection of fine Antique Fans will be sold at Tennants in Leyburn on March 9th 2019. The collection will be the main focus of the auction, which is supplemented by Part 3 of fans from an ongoing collection dispersal, and some entries from local vendors.

Judith Kennedy joined the FCI in 1977,  …

FCI member Serge Davoudian will be hosting an exhibition entitled ‘Eventails de Créateurs, XIXème, XXème et Contemporains – Icones, Face-à-Face et Univers‘ at Marché Biron, Saint-Ouen, Stand 126 from 1st December 2018 – 14th January 2019.

View the poster here. …

Two parts of the Blackborne Collection of Antique Fans were offered in auction by Tennants in Yorkshire in April and July 2018. 
FCI Members were treated to a view of some of these fans in 1997 and again in 2010, when AGMs were held in Yorkshire. However, in total there are actually more than 450  …

The Fan Circle AGM in 2018 will take place in Edinburgh between 17th and 21st May 2018. The hotel selected is in a very central location near Holyrood and, in addition to the usual ‘AGM’ events, one day will be spent visiting attractions outside the Scottish capital and there will also be a visit to  …

There will be study day for both FCI members and other members of the public on Thursday 8th February entitled Fans From The Royal Courts, see link:

http://tennantsgardenrooms.com/?post_type=events&p=5151

This event is part of the wider Exhibition from 3rd to 26th February 2018, where several FCI Northern members will be displaying fans in the Garden Rooms  …

Tuesday 19 Sept to Sunday 31 December 2017 (closed Saturday 30 September) – view details at https://www.thefanmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/street-fans or view a Poster here. …

Clouds in a Bag: The Evelyn Way Kendall Ballooning and Early Aviation Collection, The Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, Virginia, January 2017-2018. Includes some ballooning fans.

https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/clouds-in-a-bag-the-evelyn-way-kendall-ballooning-and-early-aviation-collection-6154 …

A second annual exhibition in this small commune near Annecy, mounted by the FCI Publicity Officer. Entitled “Ouvrages De Dames” (Made by Women) this small but attractive exhibition will showcase fans and textiles from 18th century to the present day.

Click on the Press Cutting on the left to read the coverage (in French). …

The Museum’s twenty fifth anniversary year finishes with an unusual perspective on a fascinating theme: an exhibition of fans which depict the built environment.

This exhibition brings together fans which depict both domestic and stately houses, famous architectural landmarks, bustling city squares, parks and grand hotels.

6th September – 31st December 2016 …