[1] It is located within two grade II* listed houses that were built in 1721 within the Greenwich World Heritage Site on Croom's Hill in southeast London, England.

[2] Along with the museum, there is an orangery decorated with murals, a Japanese-style garden with a fan-shaped parterre, a pond, and a stream.

[3] The museum owns over 6,000 fans and other fan-related cultural materials as of 2023.

[7] The entire collection is not displayed permanently due to conservation concerns, but there is a permanent educational display which teaches about fan history, manufacturing processes, and the various forms of fan.

[7] Exhibits include a fan with a built-in ear trumpet and one with a repair kit built into the design.