Lectures, classes, conferences & events

Welcome to our library of recordings of talks, lectures, conference proceedings, classes, discussions and other events hosted by the Guild or associated partners.

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11 May 2018
Whitelands Ruskin Lecture 2018 In 2017, Guild Companion Beate Howitt celebrated the 60th anniversary of her election and crowning as the Whitelands May Queen, in a tradition instigated at John Ruskin's suggestion in 1881. In this year's Ruskin lecture, Beate shared her story of her crowning as May Queen in 1957, her perspective having come to this country as a refugee from Nazi Germany and her lifetime of interest in Ruskin's ideas since. Read more
22 Mar 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
04 Nov 2017
2017 Ruskin Lecture The 2017 Ruskin Lecture, GENIUS AND HELL'S BROTH: A tale of two artists - Frank Randal and William Hackstoun, was given by the Curator of the Ruskin Collection, Louise Pullen. Read more
23 Sep 2017
How we live and how we might live A symposium at the Swedenborgian Church, San Francisco. Given the present divisive social and political climate in the US, we believed it was important to consider what we might learn from an exploration of the sort of society Ruskin proposes. Read more
12 May 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
05 Nov 2016
2016 Ruskin Lecture The 2016 Ruskin lecture was given by Companion Dr Bernard Richards, Emeritus Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, who spoke on 'The Sombre Robe': Ruskin and Birmingham. Read more
13 May 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
07 Nov 2015
2015 Ruskin Lecture The 2015 Ruskin Lecture RUSKIN AND CRAFTSMANSHIP, was given in Sheffield by Marcus Waithe, Magdelene College Cambridge Read more
08 Nov 2014
Ruskin Lectures 1978 - 2014 TItle of Ruskin Lectures given between 1978 and 1994 Read more