Talking Fans> Dance Fans and the Georgian Assembly Room

The Fan Museum is an accredited, independent museum dedicated entirely to the history, culture and craft of hand-held fans. The museum opened in 1991, in the heart of historic Royal Greenwich.The Fan Museum holds a world-renowned collection of fans and fan leaves which include the splendid Hélène Alexander Collection and further acquisitions, gifts and bequests which have been received since the museum opened to the public.

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Join TFM Curatorial Assistant Ailsa Hendry as she explores the relationship between dance, fans, and society in the 18th and 19th centuries.

<p>In eighteenth and nineteenth century Europe, assemblies and balls were the centre of the Season where complex dances and social relationships played out. A plethora of dance manuals and sheet music were created to teach the music and social etiquette of the assembly rooms, which included the popularisation of the Country Dance fan and Quadrille fan. Join TFM Curatorial Assistant Ailsa Hendry as she explores the relationship between dance, fans, and society during this period.</p>

<p>Image: Folding fan, the leaf printed with Country Dances. England, ca. 1790s; The Fan Museum Trust Collection, LDFAN2018.95</p>

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