The Paris Fan Shop, known in France as Musée de l’Eventail, is registered as a historical monument. It’s now being forced to close its doors permanently due to rent arrears of 117,000 euros (about $139,200).
Workshop owner and fan-maker Anne Hoguet explains that “in the past few years, the museum had been managed by an association that was responsible for contributing to at least half of the rent” but that they had refused to pay, she told The Epoch Times French edition. This fact, coupled with closures related to the coronavirus, had resulted in a heavy debt to be paid off by the owner by Jan. 23. But public support and a campaign to save the museum has delayed, and may stave off, a permanent closure.
