The Ruskin Museum
Telling the Story of Coniston Since 1901
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our visitors and supporters Attached is a Christmas Card from Gina and Brian which was designed by Danny from Stuntrocket, they would also like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Ruskin Museum announces engineering partnership with WEC Group’s Engineering Academy for the Bluebird K7 Hydroplane. The Ruskin Museum are very proud to announce their partnership with WEC Group Ltd. With over 40 years of manufacturing experience and over 850 staff across 4 counties, WEC Group comprises of 14 manufacturing companies specialising in individual areas…
Following an announcement last week, it is with regret that The Coniston Institute and Ruskin Museum (“The Museum”) can confirm that its legal representatives have written to the Baton of Hope UK & Straightliners Limited regarding a proposed event in February 2023 where Donald Campbell’s world record beating jet hydroplane, Bluebird K7 was billed to…
As a mark of respect, we will be closed on Monday 19th September for HM The Queen’s state funeral. We will reopen on Tuesday 20th September 2022 at 10am. God save the Queen.
You may have seen we have launched a campaign to “Bring Bluebird Home” Please visit http://www.bringbluebirdhome.com to find out about the appeal to return Donald Campbell’s Bluebird K7 to Coniston.
Ravenstonedale-based artist Caroline A. Metcalfe-Gibson turns her attention to the rural architecture which surrounds us, but we often overlook. Caroline says: I love the old farmhouses, fieldhouses, limekilns, dropgates, becks and stone walls which still form much of the character of this area and I discovered in the medium of pen and ink drawing a…
Two Orpheus engines with spare parts gifted to Ruskin Museum for Bluebird K7 Two Bristol Siddeley Orpheus Engines have been gifted to the Ruskin Museum for the future use in Bluebird K7 by French-based Company, Global Hardware. The Company which, among other projects, restores aircraft has taken the two engines from storage as they…
We are delighted to announce that retired HM Coroner for South and East Cumbria, Ian Smith with be talking about his fascinating career and the inquests he dealt with on Thursday 3rd November at 7pm in the Coniston Institute, Coniston. The inquests include our very own Donald Campbell, The Lady in the Lake and the…
Events hosted by The Ruskin Museum. Every stone is a mountain in miniature: Ruskin, Geology & Art – A talk at the Ruskin Museum by Jamie Barnes Dates: 7th May, 11.00 And repeated on 10th May, 14.00 The Ruskin Museum’s Curator Jamie Barnes will give a short talk in amongst the Museum’s geology collection…
The Trustees rarely make comments on Social media regarding the ongoing situation with Bluebird K7. However, we feel we should at this point in an effort to address some comments made by The Bluebird Project on their Twitter feed or on their own forum. Incident on Loch Fad, Isle of Bute, Friday 10th August 2018. …
