On Friday 16th February, as part of our celebration of the greats of Silent Comedy, we screen a set of shorts under the header 'Rival Clowns and Other Chaplins'.

Rescheduled from December, the evening will feature the Chaplin impersonators of 1916-18, collaborators, cartoon rivals, and inheritors, like the gentle and sometimes great Harry Langdon, in his Chaplinesque but very different Three’s a Crowd (1927).

The films will be briefly introduced by our curators, Joss & David. In previous lives, David co-wrote the ground-breaking study Chaplin: Genesis of a Clown (1977); Joss followed up (independently) with a landmark study of Chaplin's Dickens obsession, "The Tramp, the Jew, and The Kid" and a course on "Chaplin & Modern Culture" for Indiana University (which produced the funniest and most brilliant student essays of her career).

To reserve places, please email the curator info@kentmomi.org

First come, first served with a limited capacity of 30 places.

Doors open at 5.30pm for drinks & nibbles, including classic cocktails by Dr. Natasha.

The screenings will last around 1 hour 50 minutes, commencing 6.30pm sharp.

Screenings are FREE to Kent MOMI yearly ticket holders, but a £5 donation is suggested, to help us keep the lights on. Museum tickets can be bought at the door, and are valid for a year.