2022
The Royal Society, London
7pm
Joan Winterkorn “Valuing John Ruskin”
Preceded by a reception at 6.15 and private view of “John Ruskin in the Age of Science” curated by Sandra Kemp, The Ruskin, Lancaster University and Keith Moore, the Royal Society
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National Gallery, London
7pm
Professor Dinah Birch
Ruskin’s relations with universities extended throughout his adult life, and they were often turbulent. Speaking as a Professor in 1872, he told his Oxford students that a university should be a place ‘where those who wish to be able to think, come to learn to think: not to think of mathematics only, nor of morals, nor of surgery, nor chemistry, but of everything, rightly.’ That’s not how universities are seen today. Though much has changed since Ruskin’s time as student and then teacher, his challenging views can prompt serious reflection about what goes on in universities, how they are governed and managed, what their future might be, and what it should be.
The lecture will be preceded by a free reception, from 6.00pm
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In association with Sovereign Films
2023
The Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT
Sparks blown into flame’: Revisiting Ruskin’s Sheffield Museum
A lecture from Dr Stuart Eagles
The Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AT.
2:30-4:30pm
The Ruskin Society are delighted to report that our speaker for this occasion will be Dr Stuart Eagles, former Society Secretary, and author of a wonderful book, After Ruskin (https://global.oup.
Stuart will be addressing us on the subject of St George’s Museum, the museum for artisans that Ruskin established in the Sheffield suburb of Walkley. His title is ‘”Sparks blown into flame”: Revisiting Ruskin’s Sheffield Museum’.
The Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT
Professor Jeffrey Richards and Sir Christopher Frayling discuss recent portrayals of Ruskin on film,
supported by selected clips.
The Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AT.
7:00-9:00pm
Ruskin Society President, Professor Jeffrey Richards will be joined for this occasion by Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, for a discussion of recent portrayals of Ruskin on film and television.