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Dimbola Museum & Galleries

Dimbola Museum & Galleries, originally home to pioneering Victorian photographer, Julia Margaret Cameron, was saved by from demolition by a band of volunteers and enthusiasts. It’s now home to a museum and galleries on the Isle of Wight.

The Freshwater location has stunning views making it easy to understand why Cameron and her husband were based here.

Bargeman's rest live musci for joe ellis

5, July 2014·1 min read

Celebrate Joe’s life this Sunday and help the campaign reach £100,000 target

There are three live music events taking place on Sunday, all raising funds for the Joe Ellis Trust. One in Newport, one in Freshwater and another in Ryde.

26, May 2011·1 min read

Dimbola AGM Rescheduled

New date set for Dimbola AGM after it was postponed last week

Woman in Victorian clothes reading under a tree - image used on the Book cover of Arresting Beauty

18, September 2023·2 min read

Arresting Beauty book launch’: A peek into Victorian struggles, romance and ambition

Don't miss local author Heather Cooper's book launch where she presents 'Arresting Beauty', a novel on Mary Ryan's transformative Victorian journey

12, November 2009·1 min read

Nurit Yardeni, A Dream of Fair Women

A new exhibition a Dimbola Lodge

4, July 2012·1 min read

‘Ocean Seen’ Photography by Nigel Millard, Rick Tomlinson and Jason Swain

Fantastic new exhibition at Dimbola Museum and Galleries atm, bringing together three great oceanic photographers to celebrate the way we interact with our great British coastline.

John Giddings, Brian Hinton and Julia Cameron De Villiers

13, July 2022·2 min read

Isle of Wight Festival visit for Dimbola Vice President

Julia thanked John Giddings for the space at Isle of Wight Festival and helped promote Dimbola Museum and Galleries

andreas polaroids of a woman looking away

1, October 2020·2 min read

‘Polaroid originals’ exhibition opens at Dimbola this week

Andrea Muendelein’s early Polaroid work explores her engagement with portraiture and painting during her time at Central Saint Martins College of Art between 2003 and 2005

8, January 2019·1 min read

‘Art and Identity’ portrait exhibition of ‘outstanding quality’ ends cultural project

Time & Tide has paired local history and the arts to bring opportunities for older people to engage with cultural pursuits. All are welcome to the Private View this Friday.

9, October 2014·1 min read

Annie Leibovitz comes to Dimbola in 2015

World renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz will be bringing her ‘Pilgrimage’ exhibition to Dimbola next spring.

9, October 2013·2 min read

Andy Peebles: Hanging with Hendrix

Andy Peebles was 'deeply impressed' with the newlt refreshed Festival exhibition at Dimbola Museum and Galleries. Have you seen it yet?

15, January 2019·1 min read

Isle of Wight’s pioneering Victorian photographer featured on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Tune into BBC Radio 4 Extra on Sunday or catch up via the Sounds App to hear how Julia Margaret Cameron changed portraiture forever, thanks to her life-size reproduction of the head.

13, March 2013·1 min read

Wayne Levin ‘Through a Liquid Mirror’

This is a first for the UK, well worth putting in the diary and checking out at the end of the month.

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