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Ruskin Today Former home of John Ruskin, Brantwood is the most beautifully situated house
in the Lake District. Brantwood is both a treasure house of historical
importance and a lively centre of contemporary arts and the environment.
Displays and activities in the house, gardens and estate reflect the wealth of
cultural associations connected with Ruskin’s legacy, from the Pre-Raphaelites
and the Arts and Crafts Movement to the founding of the National Trust and the
creation of the welfare state. The Friends of Ruskin's Brantwood support the work of the Brantwood Trust. By
joining the Friends you help to continue that support. In exchange, Friends
receive complimentary admission to Brantwood during public opening hours,
discounts in the bookshop, Jumping Jenny restaurant and on Coniston Launch, use
of the Friends Reading Room for study, newsletters and a programme of lectures
and trips throughout the year. There has been a Ruskin Museum in Coniston since 1901, when W.G. Collingwood, a
local artist and antiquarian who had been Ruskin's secretary, set it up both as
a memorial to Ruskin and a celebration of the area's heritage. Therefore,
although the museum has a Ruskin collection, there are also exhibits relating to
the coppermines, slate, geology, lace, farming and Donald Campbell. The Ruskin Collection, also known as the Guild of St George Collection, was
originally formed by the John Ruskin as an educational resource for the people
of Sheffield. The Collection includes over 900 paintings, watercolours and
drawings by various artists, as well as 26 works by Ruskin himself. There are
over 6,300 ornithological prints and twelve medieval manuscripts. The Ruskin
Library contains books such as Flora Londinensis, Flora Danica and Thomas
Bewick’s British Birds, which has been extensively annotated by Ruskin. The Ruskin Centre is a dedicated research centre that carries out research into John Ruskin and his circle, focusing on the uniquely comprehensive holdings of the Ruskin Library. The Ruskin Library, Lancaster University The home of the Whitehouse Collection of Ruskin materials, the Ruskin Library contains a Reading Room, for those using the Collection for research, and a public Gallery. The award-winning building was designed by Sir Richard MacCormac especially to house the collection. The collection is a fascinating mixture of pictures, books, manuscripts and photographs relating to John Ruskin who spent his later life at Brantwood, near Coniston in the Lake District. At least three themed displays are arranged each year. The Ruskin Library is currently engaged in a project to make the Complete Works of John Ruskin available in pdf format: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/ruskinlib/Pages/Works.html The Eighth Lamp The Eighth Lamp is a double-blind refereed journal of Ruskin Studies.. The Pre-Raphaelite Society The PRS is the international society for the study of the lives and art of the
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Visit the PRS blog:
http://preraphaelitesociety.wordpress.com
Visit the Pre-Raphaelite Society’s Facebook group to keep up-to-date with
events, news and discussions. The Victorian Society champions the preservation of Victorian and Edwardian
buildings in England and Wales. The William Morris Society is a charitable organisation whose aim is to promote the life and work of William Morris, one of the most outstanding figures of the nineteenth century whose influence and ideas remain as important today as they were in his own lifetime. The society is based in Kelmscott House, Hammersmith. |
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