JOHN RUSKIN – ART & WONDER
Bicentenary exhibition at the Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
29 May – 15 September 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: Art & Wonder Millennium Gallery, Sheffield 29th May 2019 - 15th September 2019 The second exhibition curated by Museums Sheffield as part of 2019’s bicentenary celebrations is rooted in Ruskin’s fascination with the marvels of the natural world. Read More Ruskin's Manchester: From 'Devil's Dark' to Beacon City 24th June 2019 - 23rd August 2019 Celebrating the bicentenary of Victorian writer artist and social thinker John Ruskin’s birth (1819-1900), this exhibition is inspired by ‘The Unity of Art’ lecture he gave at the Manchester School of Art (1859). read more The John Ruskin Prize 12th July 2019 - 24th August 2019 A shortlist of 25 artists, designers and makers will have their selected works exhibited at The Holden Gallery, Manchester in a high profile exhibition from 12 July - 24 August 2019. 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.