The Fan Museum — Attraction in London

Not an expensive venue to visit, I visited this in hopes of learning more about the history of fans and seeing lots of different types of historical fans.

There are fans there, and perhaps because they are such a small Museum that the fans they have are limited as there isn't enough display units, but I left underwhelmed with the variety.

Sometimes the cases would say something about a historical fan, but it isn't there and then there isn't an image of it either.

The fans seemed to lead up to the modern era, however it felt cramped as well as limited.

Some nice displays, the main feature was their temporary exhibition which dominated the space upstairs, and indeed included fans. However so much space was given to it that I felt like the actual main Museum wasn't given enough attention.

The temporary exhibition was nice, but I left wanting more.

I thought the shop was over stuffed with items and not with as nearly as many affordable items as I'd expect. Most items were highly priced or just tacky things.

There was a small place for tea which looked nice but I didn't participate.

Overall I felt that the place was disappointing, having travelled 2 hours to specifically visit it, the staff in the shop were so busy that they didn't have time for questions and the customers were rather rude and overbearing.

The gallery staff essentially just took your money and that's it, I felt as though I was interrupting their busy day quite frankly.

I think if you're staying in the area and are bored with some time to kill and have an interest in fans and you've exhausted the historic streets and other Museums then this place is worth a visit, but only for maybe 30 minutes. If you aren't even interested in fans, then quite honestly I'm not sure what the point is.

It certainly isn't a destination, nor is it really worth the rather low amount they charge for entry (at least it is relatively cheap) especially amongst some of the best known Museums in the capital nearby, this is fairly low on the...

We had our civil wedding ceremony at the Fan Museum on 16th September 2023 and it was exactly what we’d hoped for. Our main (and larger) wedding was due to be held in Lisbon the following week, meaning we needed somewhere in London to hold a short, intimate civil ceremony to make our marriage legal. Our local Registry Office was due to be renovated on our intended wedding date and most other venues only offered package deals (inclusive of meal and drinks packages which we didn’t need). The Fan Museum however was perfect for us. We were able to hire the room on an hourly basis, in a beautiful setting and still fit in 30 of our closest friends and family. The staff were absolutely lovely, particularly Sophie who made sure everything was in order on the day. We had the perfect day in a relaxed and beautiful setting and are grateful we found this little gem when we did. We honestly could not have asked for more. Thank you to everyone at the Fan Museum and sorry it’s taken so long to write...

FANtastic museum! If you thought like me, that fans are only those made from paper when you were young , then you were very wrong. I was blown away to learn about the history of fans and the variety of these beautiful and elegant masterpieces. The collection has fans made out even from turtle shells or very rare feathers. Apart from receiving awards from aboard, the museum is linked even to the queen through the fans they provided to her. The staff is extremely friendly and will assist and answer any question you may have, especially the manager, who is an awesome guy. They also have an orangery where you can enjoy a cup of tea but you need to book it in advance. Toilets are free to use. A small shop will provide exciting souvenirs. The ticket is only £5 and you will receive a useful...