Ballarat’s Gold Museum will play host to a rare and glamorous historical soirée next week.
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Gold Bar will give visitors the chance to wander through the museum with a cocktail in hand, indulging in a 1950s-inspired canapé menu, and gaining a special view of behind-the-scenes collections.
A performer will channel the famed seductress Lola Montez, offering 1850s beauty advice from her book, The Art of Beauty.
Curators will take visitors on a unique tour of the museum’s new fashion exhibition, House of Lucas plus Undercover Story, a fun look at 1850s underwear.
Gold Museum curator Snjez Cosic said the event would surprise Ballarat locals and visitors with its extensive fashion, jewellery and ethnographic collections.
“We want to give people the chance to discover some of our unique collections in an informal setting,” she said.
Gold Bar will be held November 3 from 6pm to 8pm. Tickets are $25 from Eventbrite.