LONDON

MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
THE FAN MUSEUM
Unusual museum dedicated to the art of the
fan with examples from the 12th century right
up to the present day. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm; Sun
noon-5pm. Adult £4; child £3; under sevens free.
12 Crooms Hill, SE10 8ER. 020 8305 1441. thefan
museum.org.uk.
Cutty Sark. Map inset.
FIREPOWER, ROYAL ARTILLERY MUSEUM
Europe’s biggest artillery collection, with
interactive galleries. Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, plus bank
holidays. 13 Feb: London Children’s Book Swap.
Swap old books for new ones. Adult £5.30; child
£2.50. Royal Arsenal, SE18 6ST. 020 8312 7103.
firepower.org.uk. Woolwich Arsenal. Off map.
FASHION AND TEXTILE MUSEUM
British designer Zandra Rhodes is behind this hub
of contemporary fashion, textiles and jewellery.
To 28 Feb: Liberty in Fashion.
Explore Liberty’s impact on British fashion,
from Orientalism in the 19th century through
to Art Nouveau in the early 20th century.
To 28 Feb: The Art of Pattern.
Original designs, sketches, swatches, lengths
and objects from Liberty. Tue-Sat 11am-6pm;
Thur 11am-8pm; Sun 11am-5pm. Adult £9; child
free. 83 Bermondsey St, SE1 3XF. 020 7407 8664.
ftmlondon.org. London Bridge. Map C8.
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GALLERY IN THE CRYPT
Find modern art and photography displayed
under the famous church. Mon-Tue 8am-8pm;
Wed 8am-6pm; Thur-Sat 8am-9pm; Sun 11am-
6pm. Admission free. St Martin-in-the-Fields,
Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ. 020 7766 1100.
smitf.org. Charing Cross. Map C6.
GEFFRYE MUSEUM
Historic almshouses with rooms recreating
English interiors. Tue-Sun & bank holidays
10am-5pm. Admission free; charges for special
exhibitions. 136 Kingsland Rd, E2 8EA. 020 7739
9893. geffrye-museum.org.uk. Hoxton. Off map.
THE GUARDS MUSEUM
Uniforms and more relating to the five regiments
of the Queen’s Foot Guards. Daily 10am-4pm.
Adult £6; child free. Wellington Barracks, Birdcage
Walk, SW1E 6HQ. 020 7414 3271. theguards
museum.com. St James’s Park. Map D5.
PHOTO
OPPORTUNITY
Sometimes on holiday, taking a photo can
be a bit of a performance. They might only be
for friends and family but they still demand
reshoots before you capture that Facebookworthy
one. Explore the relationship between
photography and performance at London’s
leading modern art gallery, Tate Modern.
Spanning 150 years, from the invention of
photography to the selfie culture of today,
Performing for the Camera (from 18 Feb;
p. 49) includes Masahisa Fukase’s From
Window (above), a striking image of his thenwife.
The display also looks at how self-image
influenced Jeff Koons and Andy Warhol.
HANDEL HOUSE MUSEUM
Anglo-German composer George Frideric Handel
lived here for 36 years. To 31 Aug: A Year in the
Life of Handel: 1723. An in-depth look at the year
in which Handel took up residence in his Brook
Street home. Tue-Wed & Sat 10am-6pm; Thur
10am-8pm; Sun noon-6pm. Adult £6.50; child £2
(free Sat & Sun). 25 Brook St, W1K 4HB. 020 7495
1685. handelhouse.org. Bond Street. Map B4.
HORNIMAN MUSEUM & GARDENS
Amazing collection of the adventuring
Victorian tea trader Frederick John Horniman.
From 13 Feb: Dinosaurs: Monster Families.
Explore the fascinating world of dinosaurs and
their babies (p. 42). Daily 10.30am-5.30pm.
Admission free; charges for aquarium and special
exhibitions. 100 London Rd, SE23 3PQ. 020 8699
1872. horniman.ac.uk. Forest Hill. Off map.
HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY MUSEUM
Explore the work of the Queen’s mounted guard,
with a working stables. Adult £7; child £5. Museum
daily 10am-5pm. Horse Guards, Whitehall,
SW1A 2AX. 020 7930 3070. householdcavalry
museum.co.uk. Charing Cross. Map C6.
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