JOHN RUSKIN – THE POWER OF SEEING
Bicentenary exhibition at Two Temple Place, London
26 January – 22 April 2019
RUSKIN LAND IN THE WYRE FOREST
is a ‘small piece of English ground, beautiful, peaceful and fruitful’.
RUSKIN IN SHEFFIELD
is an annual programme of events and activities to rediscover the legacy of John Ruskin in Sheffield. 2019 brochure here.
THE RUSKIN COLLECTION
is cared for by Museums Sheffield and displayed for free at the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield
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Event Calendar
John Ruskin – the Power of Seeing Two Temple Place, London 26th January 2019 - 22nd April 2019 To mark the bicentenary of Ruskin’s birth, this new exhibition celebrates the legacy and enduring relevance of Ruskin’s ideas and vision. Read More Beautiful, peaceful, fruitful: Ruskin in Wyre 2nd March 2019 - 28th April 2019 In celebration of Ruskin’s bicentenary, and the end of our HLF-supported Ruskin-in-Wyre project, this special exhibition showcases treasures from the Ruskin Collection, alongside work made during the project. read more Searching for Ruskin’s utopia: a Guild of St George for the 21st century 9th April 2019 The Guild reflects on its current ground-breaking work in Sheffield and the Wyre, and invites three keynote speakers to share their vision for the continued relevance of the three cornerstones of Ruskin’s Guild: the place of the arts, the environment and economic justice. read more
John Ruskin (1819-1900)
John Ruskin was a writer, artist and philanthropist. As an author he commanded international respect, attracting praise from figures as varied as Tolstoy, George Eliot, Proust and Gandhi and he was cited as an influence by Clement Attlee and the founders of the National Trust, among others.
He wrote on many things: art and architecture, nature and craftsmanship, literature and religion, political economy and social justice —a dizzying variety of subjects. He also worked tirelessly for a better society and the Guild of St George was part of that endeavour.
The depth and range of his thinking, his often fierce critique of industrial society and its impact on both people and their environment, and his passionate advocacy of a sustainable relationship between people, craft and nature, remain as pertinent today as they were in his own lifetime.