08October
Wednesday

Lecture Programme
The Art and History of Folding Fans from Antiquity to the 20th Century – Scott Schiavone
Time: Wednesday, 8 October 2025
10:45 am -
12:00 pm
/
Mercure Preston Hotel, Samlesbury, Preston New Road, Preston PR5 0UL
Fixed Fans have been used for millennia, principally for cooling but also for religious and ceremonial purposes. The earliest known fixed fan was found in the tomb of Tutankhamun and dates to around 1323 BCE. In Europe, the folding fan was preferred and later developed into a ubiquitous accessory for the fashionable elite. They were […]