Julia Margaret Cameron (1815 – 1879) was one of the most important early photographers and is now recognised the world over as a pioneer of photography as art. A woman ahead of her time, she was ambitious and freethinking when most Victorian women were passive…
Solo Isle of Wight Festival Gallery An exhibition focusing on the third and final of the original Isle of Wight Festivals held at Afton in 1970 within sight and sound of Dimbola and which saw Jimi Hendrix’s last major performance and his last in the…
The award-winning film director Mela Hilleard showcases her photographic work in the gift shop at Dimbola Museum & Galleries, home of the great Victorian photographer, Julia Margaret Cameron, who will be the inspiration for Mela’s next film. The exhibition is located in our gift shop…
Dimbola Museum & Galleries are honoured that Iconic Images have kindly agreed to loan us photographs of David Bowie taken by the late Terry O’Neil left over from our Iconic Bowie exhibition is 2019. Over a 20-year period, O’Neill captured Bowie’s shapeshifting artistry better than…
Dave Shrimpton is a wet plate collodion photographer who uses vintage cameras to produce his art. He cites the work of Julia Margaret Cameron as his inspiration and says that upon viewing his first Cameron exhibition his “world changed for ever”. This exhibition is entitled…
Previous slide Next slide Our popular Art & Craft fair is back on Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th November, 10am -4pm! Find a unique gift for someone special this Christmas and view the 30 stalls selling hand crafted items such as jewellery, glass work, felt…
1st February - 18th MayFashion photographer Lee Miller captured the essence of women for magazines such as British Vogue.Living in war time Britain, she turned her talents towards documenting the experience of women during the passage of World War II.On loan from Farley’s House, Miller’s…
1st February -18th May 2025 One Step Closer and Contagious, two projects by photographer Marco Sanges, mark their exhibitionary debut at Dimbola. Both projects will be on display alongside the work by legendary photographer, Lee Miller. Miller’s collection, While their work stands eight decades apart,…
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