The world’s first camera is currently on display in Capital Museum, Beijing, for an exhibition that presents the history of photography through Nicéphore Niépce museum collections.
It appears to be a sliding box camera, photo and more info (in Mandarin or Cantonese, I don’t know) at cctv.com
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Hey, very providential post. I’ll be in Beijing in a few weeks. I’ll report back if I get a chance to see this exhibit.
Very cool, please do! And enjoy your trip!!