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Local Community Open Day

We’re hosting a Local Community Open Day on Saturday 16th December to encourage residents from the Royal Boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham to explore and discover our historic and contemporary collections for FREE*.

The Open Day will offer free entry to the museum (with valid ID*).

Free activities will include:
– Festive fan decorating for children
– Short tours of our current exhibition Street Fans and permanent displays
– Activity trails

We will also be offering limited discounted places on two festive fan making workshops. For further details and to book your place on a fan making workshop please click here.

The orangery will be open for festive afternoon teas throughout the day (walk-ins only).

*Local residents from the Royal Greenwich and Lewisham boroughs are required to present identification with their current address to receive free entry (e.g. driving licence, utility bill etc.)

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Museum Admission Pricing

Adults: £5.00
Children (age 7-16): £3.00
Family ticket (up to 2 Adults and up to 3 Children, also 1 Adult and 4 Children): £10.00
Concessions: £3.00
  • Students (with vaild student card)
  • Senior citizens
  • English Heritage
  • Friends of The Horniman
  • Friends of The Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Staff/Volunteers of the National Maritime Museum
Free Entry for…

Children under 7, Disabled visitors and carers, Art Fund Members and London Pass Members

Wednesday Special:

Free entry for senior citizens.

Please note that the discounts listed above cannot be applied when visitors are part of a large group visit or guided tour group.  Please click here for further details.

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The Museum is open Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00am – 5:00pm, last entry at 4:30pm

From 14th to 19th December 2024 from 4:30pm – 7:00pm, The Fan Museum welcome its visitors for Museum by Candlelight, a ticketed event.

During this ticketed event, the Museum will be open for general entry from 11:00am-3:30pm, with strict last entries at 3:00pm.

The Museum’s last day open of 2024 will be Thursday 19th December, and it will reopen to the public in February 2025.

We thank you all for your continued support, wishing you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


 

For any enquiries please contact us on 0208 305 1441 or by email info@thefanmuseum.org.uk .