Royal Gifts at Buckingham Palace until Oct 1 2017
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 …
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Save the Date! Manchester Antique Textile Fair 2017
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!), …
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LâEventail et La Mode – report
Just a quick pic of the Exhibition we have just mounted.
Successful weekend ( September 3rd and 4th) with members of the Public enjoying fans, asking questions, bringing their friends, and fun for those of us from the FCI hosting the event. Mary and Gordon Cooper, Anne Moulinier-Krebbs ( who devised a children’s quiz and …
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LâEventail et La Mode…..fans and fashion in September 2016
LâEventail et La Mode
A unique opportunity to view museum quality antique costume and fans will be presented to the Public in France on September 3rd and 4th !
The Comite des Fetes in Saint-Eustache ( a small village above Lake Annecy) will mount a special exhibition of costumes and fans from …
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LONDON goes to the USA!
No, not another London bridge crossing the Pond, far more exciting!
The following information has been ( rather belatedly) received from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Hopefully FCI/FANA members will be there in their hordes and can report back to us.
As part of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museumâs Enid and Lester Morse Historic …
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EVENTAIL: Elegance et Utilite
Can we tempt youâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠto the South of France this summer?
Such a terrible thing, hearing about a new exhibition and then realising that it is miles away!
But, should you be down in the South of France between May 20th 2016 and October 28th, 2016, you should try make a special trip …
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Treasures at the FAN MUSEUM Greenwich UK
The UKâs only museum dedicated to the history of fans and craft of fan making celebrates its twenty fifth anniversary in 2016. To mark the occasion an exhibition of the Museumâs finest fans, Treasures of The Fan Museum, will run from 16 January to 05 June 2016.
For this celebratory show, the Museumâs curators have …
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NEW book, Meru exhibition
Due out, in tandem with the Meru exhibition, a book produced by Sylvain Le Guen and Georgina Letourmy-Bordier , full of fabulous photos!
The hardback book produced for the exhibition in Meru is
‘L’eventail – Matieres d’excellence’
and retails at 33 euros, plus postage from the museum.:
Musee de la Nacre et de la Tableterie, …
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TEXTILE SOCIETY: ANTIQUE TEXTILE FAIR
For those of you who are feeling the need to treat yourself to a fan, The Textile Society will hold their annual London Fair in October.
Several dealers are known to stock fans for sale, and of course there is a myriad of colour and treasures to enjoy, with textiles and costume from all over …
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LACE FANS Exhibited! Sebourg, France, 2015
FCI and CE Participate in the Lacemakersâ Biennial in Sebourg, Northern France
The theme: Paraguay and Nanduti Lace, and fans
The dates:Â Â June 6th and 7th 2015
The aim:Â Â Â Â Â Â To publicize our organisations and lace fans
The result:Â Â Some new members, and an excellent opportunity to exhibit fans!
Over four …
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