Dimbola Museum & Galleries

05/09/2026

West Wight Portraits of a Landscape is now open!

02/09/2026

WI PHOTOGRAPHY - “People at Work”
4th - 30th September

The Women’s Institute has grown into the largest voluntary women's organisation in the UK, boasting roughly 205,000 members across 6,500 individual institutes. The IOW Federation of WIs has over 900 members, belonging to 27 WIs across the Island. The Arts & Leisure group is open to all their IOW members and offers a variety of different activities, including a successful photography section.
For the past three years they have organised a photo competition for all their WI members, steadily attracting a growing number of entries each year.
To celebrate 111 years of the WI on September 16th this year, they originally chose ‘Women at Work’ as the theme. However, they thought it more appropriate in 2026 to widen the theme to include both men and women. So the photos in this exhibition display working roles portrayed by both sexes. You will see everything from street musicians to a coffee barista!

To find out more about the IOW WI, please see their website.

https://www.isleofwightwi.com/

02/09/2026

We are proud to present our next exhibition West Wight Portraits of a Landscape, a celebration of the people, places and landscapes that make the West Wight so special.

The project brings together 20 photographic portraits by Pete Johnstone, who has photographed fascinating people, connected with land and sea, who live and work in West Wight, an evocative soundscape by Nathan Holt, who has been capturing everyday sounds of milking cows, bees in hives, bell ringing, charcoal making, an artist painting, planters’ digging, and poetry reading, and Janet Owen has spent time with young learners in West Wight exploring the idea of sensory landscapes; as well as collating mini-stories about people’s connections to West Wight with more than 100 people taking part in their pop-up events.

The exhibition opens on 5th September and runs until 3rd January.

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

Dimbola hosted a tribute evening honouring Frankie Miller's music, life and Isle of Wight festival legacy

31/08/2026

Today is your final opportunity to view the fabulous Gem Bell exhibition. Don't miss it!

29/08/2026

🚨TONIGHT!🚨
Still some tickets available.

Join us for a special evening celebrating Frankie Miller's extraordinary life and music. Hear personal stories from his friend and biographer Davy Arthur, and enjoy live performances of Frankie’s best-loved songs from renowned guitarist Dick Taylor, founding member of The Pretty Things and former Rolling Stone, alongside vocalist Jo Larcombe.

Music • Stories • Bar • Book Signing

📅 Saturday 29th August, 6.30pm (doors 6pm)
🎟 Tickets £9 (+ booking fee)
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GVLJ

28/08/2026

27/08/2026

✨ Our new website is finally here! ✨

We’re delighted to announce that we have a brand-new website!

Our new site has been designed to make it easier to discover everything that is happening at Dimbola, from our fascinating exhibitions and special events to our collections, history, tearoom and much more.

Whether you're planning a visit or simply want to keep up to date with what's happening, we hope you'll enjoy exploring the new site. Take a look and let us know what you think!

And there’s more to come! Our online shop will be launching soon, so keep an eye out for updates.

For the most up-to-date information, make sure you are following us on Facebook and Instagram.

Thank you as always for your continued support. We look forward to welcoming you to Dimbola soon!

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https://dimbola.co.uk/

25/08/2026

If you missed this, you can listen here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0030m75

BBC Radio 4 revisits the 1969 and 1970 Isle of Wight Festivals, hearing from those