Photology and The as-yet unseen at the Herschel Museum

The two exhibitions reveal the close relationship between astronomy and photography, showing how light, observation and experimentation have driven and influenced both scientific discovery and artistic practice. Through historic objects and contemporary artworks, visitors are invited to consider new connections between the Herschel family’s work and the ways we record, interpret and understand the world around us.

Discover how Herschel refined photographic techniques, developed new processes such as cyanotype, and coined many of the terms still used in photography today examining his influence through the work of pioneering figures. The as-yet unseen, intervention by Grace Weir, considers observation grounded in the rhythms of domestic life.