The Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock

Lacock's most famous owner made many contributions to scholarship but the museum in his honor celebrates his world-changing breakthroughs in photography.

The lawns in the Botanic Garden at Lacock Abbey
Lacock   Wiltshire

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A visitor looks at the display in the Fox Talbot Museum in Lacock in Wiltshire
Lacock   Wiltshire

Fox Talbot Museum

The Fox Talbot Museum explores the history of photography, housing a collection spanning photographic developments up to the present day.

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A white woman's cheek, neck and red hair turned away from the camera
Lacock   Wiltshire

'Adornments' by Carla van de Puttelaar

While the Fox Talbot Museum is temporarily closed, you can still enjoy a selection of works by Dutch artist, Carla van de Puttelaar, from her current exhibition in the museum, 'Adornments'. (Please note that the exhibition contains nudes.)

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A Kodak no 2. Bulls-eye box camera with leather case; c.1900.
Lacock   Wiltshire

The Fenton Collection

Discover how the Fenton Collection, a historic photographic collection of international significance, has found a home at the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock.

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