Julia Margaret Cameron
Cameron & Ellen Terry Galleries
Dimbola is famously home to a range of Julia’s celebrated photographs and other displays, such as a large dry plate camera which is over 100 years old.
You’ll also find a display about how Dimbola was saved and the establishment of the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust.
Exhibitions
Olympus & Charles H. Cameron Galleries
Discover our diverse programme of changing exhibitions
In these rooms you’ll find exhibitions of contemporary and historic photography from both world-renowned and up-and-coming photographers. We also host exhibitions by artists who respond to or have been inspired by Julia and her legacy. Exhibitors in recent years have included Annie Leibovitz, Chris Packham and Terry O’Neill.
In these rooms you’ll find exhibitions of contemporary and historic photography from both world-renowned and up-and-coming photographers. We also host exhibitions by artists who respond to or have been inspired by Julia and her legacy. Exhibitors in recent years have included Annie Leibovitz, Chris Packham and Terry O’Neill.
Solo Isle of Wight Festival Gallery
1970 to recent days
A dedicated exhibition on the third and final of the original Isle of Wight Festivals held at Afton in 1970 within sight and sound of Dimbola. Included are rare original posters and evocative photographs.
Included is a panoramic photograph of Afton Down which gives some idea of the vast audience of 600,000 gathered to watch Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Leonard Cohen and many others.
To complement this, there is a display of posters and images of the new Isle of Wight Festivals, revived by the leading music agency Solo in 2002, which have featured such artists as The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, REM and Paul McCartney.
Included is a panoramic photograph of Afton Down which gives some idea of the vast audience of 600,000 gathered to watch Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Leonard Cohen and many others.
To complement this, there is a display of posters and images of the new Isle of Wight Festivals, revived by the leading music agency Solo in 2002, which have featured such artists as The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, REM and Paul McCartney.
Be a Victorian
Discover our Victorian dressing up room where all ages can have lots of fun trying out our range of costumes.
Julia's Bedroom
A moment in time
Step inside our recreation of Julia's Victorian bedroom, carefully furnished and decorated to reflect the period in which she lived. As well as offering a sense of her domestic surroundings, the room features displays explaining her innovative photographic techniques and an audio commentary that brings her remarkable story to life.