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Explore the art and ideas of artist, writer and radical thinker John Ruskin. Exhibitions, events and news: linktr.ee/the_ruskin

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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
8 Aug 2024
'The scallop also is a pretty radiant form' Explore John Ruskin's shell collections and shell studies in 'Radiant Form: Ruskin and Shells', curated by Sandra Kemp. Now open at Brantwood @RuskinsFriends (30 July-29 September 2024) brantwood.org.uk/exhibition/…
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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
14 Aug 2024
‘I never buy shells either for locality or rarity, but only for beauty’, John Ruskin, c.1884. See Ruskin's shell boxes, notebooks and paintings in the exhibition, 'Radiant Form: Ruskin and Shells', at Brantwood @RuskinsFriends
Photograph of a wooden box made for shell collections. Next to the box is a notebook and some smaller round individual shell boxes.

ALT Photograph of a wooden box made for shell collections. Next to the box is a notebook and some smaller round individual shell boxes.

A photograph of a small individual shell box, containing seven small snail shells.

ALT A photograph of a small individual shell box, containing seven small snail shells.

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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
14 Aug 2024
Pictured: John Ruskin's Shell Box, Notebook and Small Shell Box, n.d. © The Ruskin, Lancaster University
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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
14 Aug 2024
Read more about the exhibition here: brantwood.org.uk/exhibition/…
A photograph of a text panel in an exhibition. Next to the text panel is a small leather case containing a shell cameo portrait of John Ruskin.

ALT A photograph of a text panel in an exhibition. Next to the text panel is a small leather case containing a shell cameo portrait of John Ruskin.

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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
12 Dec 2022
The nineteenth century was one of the great ages of collectors and explorers. For Ruskin’s fascination with the fabric of the earth, see Miniature Mountains artsandculture.google.com/st… @royalsociety @RuskinsFriends #johnruskin @RuskinToday @SheffMuseums #theroyalsociety #Geology
left: John Ruskin, Diary of John Ruskin 1861–1863, MS 12. © The Ruskin, Lancaster University right: John Ruskin, Mer de Glace, Chamonix 1849, 1996P1206. © The Ruskin, Lancaster University

ALT left: John Ruskin, Diary of John Ruskin 1861–1863, MS 12. © The Ruskin, Lancaster University right: John Ruskin, Mer de Glace, Chamonix 1849, 1996P1206. © The Ruskin, Lancaster University
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‘I well remember the intense mortification of first looking down on the dirt bands of the Mer de Glace (…) That we never should have seen them before! (...) so inevitable now’ (LE 27 1907, 639) @royalsociety #johnruskin #daguerreotype #climatechange #glacier #lancasteruniversity
Mer de Glace, view ‘John Ruskin and The Science of Sight’, The Royal Society left: John Ruskin, Frederick Crawley, Chamonix. Mer de Glace, Mont Blanc Massif, 1996D0075. © The Ruskin, Lancaster University right: John Ruskin, Mer de Glace, Chamonix 1849, 1996P1206. © The Ruskin, Lancaster University

ALT Mer de Glace, view ‘John Ruskin and The Science of Sight’, The Royal Society left: John Ruskin, Frederick Crawley, Chamonix. Mer de Glace, Mont Blanc Massif, 1996D0075. © The Ruskin, Lancaster University right: John Ruskin, Mer de Glace, Chamonix 1849, 1996P1206. © The Ruskin, Lancaster University

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Professor Sandra Kemp discusses her new exhibition at the Royal Society which places the work of John Ruskin in the context of developments in science and photography: John Ruskin and ‘heart-sight’ royalsociety.org/blog/2022/1… #johnruskin #science #sight #lancasteruniversity #geology
left: Arthur Roope Hunt, Transit of Venus, 6 December 1882, 45424. © The Royal Society right: John Ruskin, Frederick Crawley, Ardon (Valais). Gorge de la Lizerne 1854, 1996D0078. © The Ruskin, Lancaster University

ALT left: Arthur Roope Hunt, Transit of Venus, 6 December 1882, 45424. © The Royal Society right: John Ruskin, Frederick Crawley, Ardon (Valais). Gorge de la Lizerne 1854, 1996D0078. © The Ruskin, Lancaster University

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‘John Ruskin and The Science of Sight’ at the Royal Society 19th century new optical devices that challenged the authority of the image and kinds of image that could serve as scientific standards. @royalsociety @guildofstgeorge @RuskinToday @SheffMuseums
left: Caleb Burrell Rose, Two specimens of fern leaf 1840 [?], MS/223/24. © The Royal Society right: John Ruskin [?], Venice. The Ducal Palace and the Piazzetta c. 1846-1852, © The Ruskin, Lancaster University

ALT left: Caleb Burrell Rose, Two specimens of fern leaf 1840 [?], MS/223/24. © The Royal Society right: John Ruskin [?], Venice. The Ducal Palace and the Piazzetta c. 1846-1852, © The Ruskin, Lancaster University

The Royal Society
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6 Oct 2022
A new exhibition at the Royal Society places the work of art critic John Ruskin in the context of 19th century developments in science and photography. Read the blog and find out more, including how to visit the exhibit in person: royalsociety.org/blog/2022/1…
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‘John Ruskin in the Age of Science, April-Dec 2022 Three exhibitions curated by Sandra Kemp, The Ruskin, with Keith Moore @royalsociety and Howard Hull @royalsociety @guildofstgeorge @RuskinToday @Ruskin_LU @RuskinsFriends #johnruskin #science #optics #lancasteruniversity
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Explore the Exhibition 'John Ruskin and the Science of Sight', part of the series 'John Ruskin in the Age of Science'. Now open at The Royal Society, London. @royalsociety @guildofstgeorge @RuskinToday @RuskinsFriends #JohnRuskin #theruskin #lancasteruniversity #theroyalsociety
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Fascinated by form and pattern, Ruskin used processes of abstraction to communicate his thoughts through the composition of his works. Find spheres, cones, planes and spirals in ‘Ruskin’s Perspectives: The Art of Abstraction’. 22 July - 25 Sept | brantwood.org.uk
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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
30 Jul 2022
Explore a cultural history of maths in ‘Ruskin’s Perspectives: The Art of Abstraction’, and discover how the geometric imagination was central to Ruskin’s work. Curated by The Ruskin with @royalsociety & @RuskinsFriends Brantwood | 22 July - 25 Sept | brantwood.org.uk
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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
28 Jul 2022
'Whenever you look at a form, [try] to see the lines which have power over its past fate, and over its futurity.’ On Now: 'Ruskin's Perspectives: The Art of Abstraction', curated by The Ruskin with @royalsociety & @RuskinsFriends 22 July - 25 Sept | brantwood.org.uk
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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
28 Jul 2022
Images: John Ruskin, Frederick Crawley, 1996D0125 (detail) © The Ruskin, Lancaster University | Plate X (detail) The Laws of Fésole (London: George Allen, 1879) | Unknown creator [Presented by Charles Hudson], Quadrature of the Circle, c.1831. Ref: MOB/048 © The Royal Society
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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
25 Jul 2022
Ruskin said, art begins with 'command of line'. ‘Ruskin's Perspectives: The Art of Abstraction’, curated by The Ruskin, with @royalsociety & @RuskinsFriends, is now open. Brantwood | 22 July - 25 Sept | brantwood.org.uk
Two drawings of geometic shapes in gold frames; and two drawings of pairs of spheres in white frames. Hanging on a blue wall.

ALT Two drawings of geometic shapes in gold frames; and two drawings of pairs of spheres in white frames. Hanging on a blue wall.

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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
22 Jul 2022
It was a privilege to give the oration for Gabriel Meyer's Honorary Degree today. Congratulations from us all! @guildofstgeorge @RuskinToday @RuskinsFriends @SheffMuseums
Lancaster University@LancasterUni
22 Jul 2022
We are very proud to award Gabriel Meyer with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters for his outstanding scholarship, award-winning war reporting and leadership of the Ruskin Art Club. Our own Professor Sandra Kemp provided the oration #Gradcaster
A raised view of the graduation stage within the Great Hall, as Professor Sandra Kemp speaks from the lectern

ALT A raised view of the graduation stage within the Great Hall, as Professor Sandra Kemp speaks from the lectern

A group photo which includes (left-to-right) Rt Hon Alistair Burt, Gabriel Meyer and Professor Sandra Kemp

ALT A group photo which includes (left-to-right) Rt Hon Alistair Burt, Gabriel Meyer and Professor Sandra Kemp
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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
18 Jul 2022
Today, Professor Dinah Birch CBE received the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters @LancasterUni. This recognises the contribution that Professor Birch has made to higher education, literary scholarship, and cultural life. 1/2 #LoveLancaster #Gradcaster
Five people standing in a line in formal dress, with four wearing academic robes, two with mortarboards and two with PhD caps. Central figure holding honorary degree certificate.

ALT Five people standing in a line in formal dress, with four wearing academic robes, two with mortarboards and two with PhD caps. Central figure holding honorary degree certificate.

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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
18 Jul 2022
It also expresses our thanks to Professor Birch for her leadership of the Ruskin Advisory Board 2017-2020, as we embarked on the ambitious project to ensure the Ruskin Whitehouse Collection's permanent home here, @LancasterUni. Thank you, Dinah! 2/2 #Gradcaster
Woman in academic robes delivers speech from lectern. Interpreter, standing, signs next to her.

ALT Woman in academic robes delivers speech from lectern. Interpreter, standing, signs next to her.

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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
14 Jun 2022
✨ 'Loved it!', they said! ✨ Thanks to woven textile designer @dalia_james, and all who joined us at #LancasterCastle, for an inspiring introduction to hand weaving. We used #naturallydyedyarn that echoed the colours of @mjparchitects's Ruskin building, dyed by Dalia.
Woman standing helps woman sitting at table tie a knot using a strand of yarn.

ALT Woman standing helps woman sitting at table tie a knot using a strand of yarn.

Woman standing shows woman sitting her small hand-held loom.

ALT Woman standing shows woman sitting her small hand-held loom.

Selection of naturally dyed yarns in ochre and rust colours.

ALT Selection of naturally dyed yarns in ochre and rust colours.

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The Ruskin@Ruskin_LU
13 Jun 2022
Until 26 June: explore Ruskin's cloud studies in ‘The Skies are for All: Ruskin & Climate Change’ An exhibition at Ruskin’s home, Brantwood. Curated by Sandra Kemp, The Ruskin with Keith Moore @royalsociety & Howard Hull @RuskinsFriends brantwood.org.uk
White text on background with gradient of grey to pink. Text reads: 'the sky is for all; … and yet we never attend to it, never make it a subject of thought.' From: John Ruskin, Modern Painters, I

ALT White text on background with gradient of grey to pink. Text reads: 'the sky is for all; … and yet we never attend to it, never make it a subject of thought.' From: John Ruskin, Modern Painters, I
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