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May 08 2024
UNTO THIS LAST Readings from Ruskin Read more
Apr 02 2022
VOICES FROM VENICE - Conference & readings Read more
Jul 06 2021
Clive Wilmer's Feb 2020 Ruskin Birthday lecture for Notre Dame University, Indiana, USA Read more
Jun 09 2021
An overview of Rachel Dickinson's talk for the Art Worker's Guild, June 2021 Read more
Mar 22 2018
John Ruskin and Venice In March 2018, the Guild arranged a four-day visit to Venice, the occasion being the remarkable exhibition John Ruskin: Le pietre di Venezia at the Ducal Palace. Read more
May 12 2017
Whitelands Ruskin Lecture 2017 The Whitelands Ruskin Lecture by David Peacock (himself a former Principal of Whitelands) offered an overview of Faunthorpe’s origins, leading to his eventual appointment as Principal of Whitelands College. It went on to chart the development of the relationship between Ruskin and Faunthorpe over the period 1877 to 1887 Read more
May 13 2016
Whitelands Ruskin Lecture 2016 The Victorian polymath John Ruskin wanted to improve the world. One of the ways he shared his vision for a better society was through the ideas of cloth and clothing. This lecture starts with his question ‘What do you mean by dressing?’ Read more