The Nicéphore Niépce Museum is a museum dedicated to the
history of photography founded in 1972, officially designated a
Musée de France, and dedicated to the inventor of photography
Nicéphore Niépce (1765–1833). The Nicéphore Niépce Museum is located in
Chalon-sur-Saône
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Saône-et-Loire
Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part.
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Collection and exhibitions
Located in the former Royal Messengers' lodgings, the Nicéphore Niépce Museum holds a collection of rare photographs and over 6,000 cameras and related items.
Additionally, the museum presents exhibits that range from early cameras belonging to Nicéphore Niépce and his associate
Daguerre, the first color photographs,
photochromes from 1868 to holographic images; as well as, early
Kodak and
Globuloscope panoramic cameras.
The exhibits at the museum inform the visitors of the invention of photography while also showcasing the immense progress made in the field of photography in last 200 years.
See also
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List of museums devoted to one photographer
References
External links
The First Photography Books - online slideshow by the Nicéphore Niépce Museum
Museums in France
Photography museums and galleries in France
Photo archives in France
1972 establishments in France
Biographical museums in France
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