Welcome to the Ruskin Library and Research Centre

About the Centre

Welcome to the Ruskin Library and Research Centre. We are a dedicated research centre that carries out research into John Ruskin and his circle, focussing on the uniquely comprehensive holdings of the Ruskin Library. We publish the outcomes of that research, and organise and support related exhibitions, conferences and colloquia in addition to running our own seminar series and publishing an in-house journal The Ruskin Review. More»

Prospective Students

A research degree with us is suitable for those wishing to explore the multidisciplinary nature of the work of John Ruskin, with access to one of the world’s greatest collections of Ruskin material, held in the Ruskin Library

We also offer MA modules and MA by Research, in association with the

Department of English and Creative Writing.

Find out about Postgraduate opportunities

Postgraduate Funding Information for 2009 entry

Featured Events

John Ruskin and the Modern World: Art and Economics 1860-2010

6th February 2010 Symposium

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booking form

poster

‘The Laws of Life’: Ruskin and Cultural Value

18th and 19th June 2010

An international conference hosted by the
University of Liverpool and the Ruskin Library and Research Centre, Lancaster University

Further details

The Mikimoto Memorial Ruskin Lecture

2009 Lecture

Ruskin Research Seminar Series

The Ruskin Centre holds weekly research seminars during term time. More»

From time to time we will advertise external and related activities of interest.

About John Ruskin

Ruskin was the greatest British art critic and social commentator of the Victorian Age. More»

Visit the Ruskin Library for information on The Collection and forthcoming exhibitions. If you wish to use the reading Room , please contact the Ruskin Library to make an appointment.

The Ruskin Centre has links with the Ruskin Foundation, a charitable trust set up to care for, conserve and promote the legacy of John Ruskin.

Latest News

Ruskin's Venice. New exhibition at the Ruskin Library, 13 January 2010

Why not escape the cold winter weather and lose yourself amongst the many splendours of Venice? The gallery in the Ruskin Library is open Monday - Sat ...Read more»

Events

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11 February 2010, Ruskin Research Seminar-Reading Group