Learn the Art of Fan Making

Try your hand at the art of fan making.  

Join experienced fan maker, Caroline Allington, for a custom fan making workshop. You will learn to construct three distinct types of fan: a fixed fan, a cockade and a fan à grand vol.  

The workshop will offer an initial insight into the history of fans and the many forms they have taken through their 4,000 year global history. Then, participants will begin building their very own fans in sequence under Caroline’s expert guidance. Whether new to fans or a dab hand, all skill levels are welcome as we seek to reinvigorate this endangered art form. 

You will need to bring along two non-glossy, A3-sized sheets of decorative wrapping paper which will be used to create the fan leaves. Forgot your paper? Pop into the gallery shop and choose from our hand-selected wrapping papers.  

Your ticket also includes entry to our latest exhibition Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism and a complementary glass of Prosecco.