Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey
Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey
Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey
4.5
10:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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10:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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10:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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10:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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10:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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10:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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wingate
London, UK2,546 contributions
Sep 2023 • Solo
I only came here because I wanted to see the museum,but I had to pay the full fee of £17 just to see that.The museum,was to say the least underwhelming,and took me just under half an hour to go round.There are far better and cheaper photographic museums in th UK.Dont waste your money.
Written 7 September 2023
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pakabay
Adelaide, Australia2,088 contributions
May 2023 • Friends
A fitting albeit modest tribute to Fox Talbot who played a critical, pioneering part in the development of photography, specifically the ability to fix an image to a medium, through the use of chemicals & light. i.e. the negative.
Whilst he is widely credited as the‘inventor’ of photography, he himself didn’t claim such. He modestly claims to have been part of the process of progressing the art.
The museum is in the entrance of the Lacock Abbey & estate, where he lived & worked.
Whilst he is widely credited as the‘inventor’ of photography, he himself didn’t claim such. He modestly claims to have been part of the process of progressing the art.
The museum is in the entrance of the Lacock Abbey & estate, where he lived & worked.
Written 2 May 2023
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Canucksontheloose
Victoria, Canada744 contributions
Jul 2022
If you are interested in the history and evolution of photography, this is the place to be. The Fox Talbot Museum follows the progress of this British man who is credited to be the inventor of photography. It adds an interesting twist by comparing Frenchman,
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, and his accomplishments on the same timeline to see who invented photography first. Well-presented albeit, a bit dry for the young ones who need more interactive displays to be intrigued enough. Lots of standing and reading through glass displays. The upstairs exhibition of ocean pollution was mind-blowing -- a must-see for anyone ignorant of mankind's massive plastic pollution and good for everyone to see and learn about. Expensive admission if you are not a NT member so go with one so you at least get free parking! Includes beautiful visit to Abbey and gardens.
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, and his accomplishments on the same timeline to see who invented photography first. Well-presented albeit, a bit dry for the young ones who need more interactive displays to be intrigued enough. Lots of standing and reading through glass displays. The upstairs exhibition of ocean pollution was mind-blowing -- a must-see for anyone ignorant of mankind's massive plastic pollution and good for everyone to see and learn about. Expensive admission if you are not a NT member so go with one so you at least get free parking! Includes beautiful visit to Abbey and gardens.
Written 14 February 2023
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boyd1952
Newton Aycliffe, UK946 contributions
Sep 2022 • Couples
A little museum with plenty of information into how Fox Talbot developed photography.
Upstairs a display of what is found in our oceans we should never allow this to happen.
Upstairs a display of what is found in our oceans we should never allow this to happen.
Written 19 September 2022
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Katie G
343 contributions
Apr 2022 • Couples
The price was including with the entrance ticket to Lacock Abbey. A very interesting display that's worth looking at. A pioneer in photography!
Written 19 April 2022
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Emily
London, UK368 contributions
Feb 2022
Great little museum, very informative adding a personal touch to the abbey as well as explaining the photographic process with some original artefacts. Photography exhibition upstairs was a lovely surprise and certainly worth a look, some of the photographs were truly amazing.
Written 5 March 2022
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cennenypedr
Wales790 contributions
Feb 2022
Sadly there were just too many people to see anything and spend time looking. Even had there not been covid around (and it still is) the museum was far too crowded. There was a queue of people going up the stairs to see the exhibit up there. We had got upstairs before the queue built up but with the uncomfortable feeling of people breathing down your neck and children kicking at your legs (unintentional but just no space) we got out without seeing anything.
Written 27 February 2022
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sarahpWiltshire
Trowbridge, UK840 contributions
Jan 2022
After visiting Lacock Abbey we visited the Fox Talbot Museum. The museum is very well laid out and very interesting. There is also an additional astronomy exhibition with some stunning photos! Certainly worth a visit!
Written 4 February 2022
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MikeyG53
Emersons Green, UK3,976 contributions
Jan 2022
Our visit to Lacock and the Abbey today began with a visit to the Fox Talbot Museum (of photography) which is a National Trust owned attraction being located just within the entrance to the Abbey grounds; thus requiring the payment of a fee. We are NT members, so our visit was entirely free. This visit was further justification of the £6 per month cost of a personal membership (as this was the 18th NT property we have visited in the last nine months).
This modern and well organised museum was excellent and very interesting. There are really good graphics describing the race to produce the first photograph using the process of negative printing. You really need to allow a minimum of 30 minutes (an hour would not be too much either) for a visit here, especially if you have an interest in photography.
The Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition, which runs until April 2022, provided additional interest and we stayed a bit longer to look at some stunning images of our own Moon and Sun, and onto some images of other planets and asteroids in our Solar System, and out to very distant galaxies. The best photographs for me were the more tangible ones of the northern lights, and cloud formations reacting with sunlight.
Much enjoyed and definitely worth the visit.
This modern and well organised museum was excellent and very interesting. There are really good graphics describing the race to produce the first photograph using the process of negative printing. You really need to allow a minimum of 30 minutes (an hour would not be too much either) for a visit here, especially if you have an interest in photography.
The Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition, which runs until April 2022, provided additional interest and we stayed a bit longer to look at some stunning images of our own Moon and Sun, and onto some images of other planets and asteroids in our Solar System, and out to very distant galaxies. The best photographs for me were the more tangible ones of the northern lights, and cloud formations reacting with sunlight.
Much enjoyed and definitely worth the visit.
Written 13 January 2022
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david n
Manchester, UK4,683 contributions
Oct 2021
... but as this was included in the entrance fee, we did visit. It was good how the entrance staff pointed this exhibition out to us (and the temporary one on the upper floor in astronomy too). Anyhow, it traced the history of photography pretty well enough and it just goes to show how this form has development so rapidly over the past century.
Written 25 October 2021
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Bernice R
London, UK12 contributions
Hi can you just buy a ticket for the museum or do you have to buy a fully abbey ticket?
SandiMike555
Malmesbury, UK58 contributions
Hi
As the other answers point out the museum is covered as part of the overall entrance to the Abbey.
This is actually no bad thing as you can also visit the exact site of the first negative/positive photograph and follow the path of Fox Talbot as he made his photographic compositions. (organised tour available see the web site for details).
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