Dimbola Museum & Galleries
Terrace Lane, Freshwater, United Kingdom
Contact information
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- +44 1983 756814
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Opening hours
- Tuesday
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Admission
- Adults
- 7.6 GBP
- Seniors
- 7 GBP
- Students
- 7 GBP
- Children
- 3 GBP
- Small children
- Free
Museums nearby
- Sunken History Exhibition; Fort Victoria Museum
- 3,87 km / 2,40 mi
- St. Barbe Museum and Art Gallery
- 9,83 km / 6,11 mi
- Carisbrooke Castle Museum
- 14,28 km / 8,88 mi
- Newport Roman Villa
- 15,96 km / 9,92 mi
Dimbola Museum & Galleries
Dimbola Museum & Galleries, located in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, is a historic house museum dedicated to the pioneering Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. Once her home and creative studio from 1860 to 1875, the building is now preserved by the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust and showcases both her influential photographic work and rotating exhibitions by contemporary artists. It is also home to a permenant exhibition dedicated to the iconic 1970 Isle of Wight Pop Festival held at Afton Down.
The museum retains many original Victorian features, including Gothic architectural elements and recreated interiors, offering visitors insight into Cameron’s life and artistic process.
Today, Dimbola serves not only as a tribute to one of photography’s early innovators but also as a vibrant cultural venue celebrating the past and present of photographic art.
Exhibitions and events
Dreams - Yana Barabash
Temporary exhibition until 07.06.2026Three and a half years ago, Yana and her mother fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine, leaving their home in Odesa and settled in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. Originally from Odesa, Yana received...
Eavesdropping on the Other World - Syd Buron
Temporary exhibition until 07.06.2026This exhibition is on display in the Studio Gallery and features new work by local photographer and artist Syd Buron . “I am honoured to once again be exhibiting in the room, which was...
Julia Margaret Cameron
Permanent exhibitionJulia 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...
Solo Isle of Wight Festival Exhibition
Permanent exhibitionA permanent 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...
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