Halfway to Hollywood

This event is organised by the Friends of Bassetlaw Museum. Free Admission. Suggested donation £5 (cash only).

Grove Street Methodist Church, Retford

Wednesday 18th March 2026, 6.30pm - 7.45pm

Light refreshments will be available

Exciting raffle prizes

Free Admission. Suggested donation £5 (cash only).

Join dress historians Lucy Adlington and Meridith Towne of History Wardrobe for a presentation showcasing original garments and accessories.

Films gift us iconic gowns and trend-setting styles. Whether it’s the nostalgia of ‘Gone With the Wind’ or the sassy fashions of Katharine Hepburn, women have long been inspired to recreate the glamour of film stars, hoping to feel halfway to Hollywood themselves through movie-imagined clothes.

Like picture-goers of the thirties and forties Lucy and Meridith invite you to escape into the world of cinema’s golden age as they explore sensational styles, as well as stories from behind the camera, before revealing their own show-stopping transformation…