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.

Early photograph of William Henry Fox Talbot who owned Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire
Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village   Wiltshire

A window into photographic history

The Fox Talbot Museum explores the history of photography, while the South Gallery at the abbey reveals the famous oriel window.

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Photographs from 'First Women UK' exhibition
Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village   Wiltshire

‘First Women UK’, a photographic exhibition by Anita Corbin

‘First Women UK’ is on display at the Fox Talbot Museum from Saturday 15 September to Sunday 3 February.

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A Kodak no 2. Bulls-eye box camera with leather case; c.1900.
Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village   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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