From 11th April-13th July the Marmottan library in Boulogne-Billancourt, on the outskirts of Paris will be hosting a fan exhibition curated by Georgina Letourmy-Brodier: “From Joséphine to Eugénie, handfans in France during the XIXth century”.
To discover the historical house of Paul Marmottan, an important first Empire collector, follow the link: http://www.marmottan.fr/page.asp?ref_arbo=2509 …

Part of the collection of fans housed in the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas of Madrid can be seen at the following link : http://ceres.mcu.es/pages/SimpleSearch?Museo=MNAD

Use search term (Busqueda General) Abanicos (fans in Spanish). Select all (Todos los términos), press Buscar to search the catalogue.

The fans were catalogued by the former curator of  …

The de Young Museum in San Francisco will be showing ‘Fans of the Eighteenth Century’ from 31st March 2018 to 28th April 2019. See: https://deyoung.famsf.org/exhibitions/fans-eighteenth-century …

In February 2018, several FCI Northern members will be displaying fans in the Garden Rooms at Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn, North Yorkshire. The exhibition, in the wonderful new, purpose-built surroundings of Tennants’ Auction Centre will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (to 6 p.m. on sale view days) and  …

Fans also feature in the exhibition Visitors to Versailles – at Versailles from 24th October 2017 to 25th February 2018, and thereafter travelling to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

See: http://en.chateauversailles.fr/news/patronage-news/visitors-versailles-1682-1789#versailles,-a-royal-destination …

Fans are on show in an exhibition currently on show – from 14th October 2017 to 4th March 2018 – at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague. The exhibition, entitled Art Deco puts a large focus on Paul Poiret. Further details to be found at: https://www.gemeentemuseum.nl/en/exhibitions/art-deco …

The exhibition organised by FCI members in France was a great success. It was opened by the Mayor of the commune and received a steady stream of visitors and some good press coverage (in French).

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An important sale of fans in the Coutau-Begarie auction, Paris on 23rd October 2017

Full details at: http://www.coutaubegarie.com/html/infos.jsp?id=86424 …

There are three fans on show in ‘Royal Gifts’ currently exhibiting at Buckingham Palace – until 1st October 2017.

Full details on their website:  https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/royal-gifts/buckingham-palace …

NOTE the change of Date from March to April!

Just so you can note your diaries before we feature the flyer for the Fair, the Annual Textile Fair held by the Textile Society at Fallowfield, Manchester, will be held on Sunday APRIL 30th 2017.

No excuses then ( no snow, no cold, just April Showers!),  …