Ruskin Museum
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Ruskin Museum is a small local museum
in Coniston
, Cumbria
, northern England.
It was established in 1901 by W. G. Collingwood
, an artist and antiquarian who had worked as secretary to art critic John Ruskin
. The museum is both a memorial to Ruskin and a local museum covering the history and heritage of Coniston Water
and the Lake District
.
The museum is a registered charity in England & Wales, constituted as The Coniston Institute and Ruskin Museum.
.
A larger collection is devoted to the life and work of John Ruskin.
A specialist collection covers the achievements of Donald Campbell
, who died while attempting a new water speed record
on Coniston Water. In December 2006, his daughter Gina Campbell donated the salvaged remains of Bluebird K7
to the Ruskin Museum.
Local museum
A local museum is a museum that covers local history. Its collection normally includes objects with a local connection of some sort. Such museums are often small in nature and have a low budget for their running costs...
in Coniston
Coniston
-Relating to Coniston, Cumbria, England:*Coniston, Cumbria, a village*Coniston Fells, a chain of hills and mountains in the Furness Fells, in the Lake District**Coniston Old Man , the highest peak in the Coniston Fells....
, Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, northern England.
It was established in 1901 by W. G. Collingwood
W. G. Collingwood
William Gershom Collingwood, was an author, artist, antiquary and Professor of Fine Arts at Reading University....
, an artist and antiquarian who had worked as secretary to art critic John Ruskin
John Ruskin
John Ruskin was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects ranging from geology to architecture, myth to ornithology, literature to education, and botany to political...
. The museum is both a memorial to Ruskin and a local museum covering the history and heritage of Coniston Water
Coniston Water
Coniston Water in Cumbria, England is the third largest lake in the English Lake District. It is five miles long, half a mile wide, has a maximum depth of 184 feet , and covers an area of . The lake has an elevation of 143 feet above sea level...
and the Lake District
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
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The museum is a registered charity in England & Wales, constituted as The Coniston Institute and Ruskin Museum.
Collections
Its collections include material on the copper and slate mines of the region, geology, lace making, farming, and writer Arthur RansomeArthur Ransome
Arthur Michell Ransome was an English author and journalist, best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books. These tell of school-holiday adventures of children, mostly in the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads. Many of the books involve sailing; other common subjects...
.
A larger collection is devoted to the life and work of John Ruskin.
A specialist collection covers the achievements of Donald Campbell
Donald Campbell
Donald Malcolm Campbell, CBE was a British speed record breaker who broke eight world speed records in the 1950s and 1960s...
, who died while attempting a new water speed record
Water speed record
The World Unlimited water speed record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle. The current record of 511 km/h was achieved in 1978....
on Coniston Water. In December 2006, his daughter Gina Campbell donated the salvaged remains of Bluebird K7
Bluebird K7
Bluebird K7 was a turbo jet-engined hydroplane with which the United Kingdom's Donald Campbell set seven world water speed records during the 1950s and 1960s. Campbell lost his life in K7 on January 4, 1967 whilst making a bid to raise the speed record to over on Coniston Water.-Design:Donald...
to the Ruskin Museum.