The Ruskin Gallery

Celebrates the life and work of writer, artist, social thinker and reformer John Ruskin and how he continues to influence our lives today

John Ruskin spent the last 28 years of his life in Coniston, drawn here by his love of the Lake District, its landscape and community.

He came to regard the village as his home which is why after his death his secretary, W.G. Collingwood carefully selected watercolours, drawings, sketchbooks, lecture aids, crystals and minerals of geological importance and a mix of local curiosities to be donated to Coniston Village and be housed in a purpose built Ruskin Museum

This is the collection you see today