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Photography Exhibition

Musée Nicéphore Niépce

Opens Saturday at 9:30 AM

Chalon-sur-Saône

"If you're into photography it's a must do"
See Niépce's original camera and early daguerreotypes
Browse their excellent photography book library at the end

Step into the birthplace of photography. This small museum in Chalon-sur-Saône traces the art form from Niépce's 1826 heliograph to modern selfies, with ingenious displays and the actual camera that captured the world's first permanent photograph.

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What are you into?

  • Photography history
  • Calm atmosphere
  • Free entry
  • Original Niépce camera
  • Musée Nicéphore Niépce
  • Chalon-sur-Saône