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Ruskin Museum is a small local museum in Coniston
Coniston

Coniston can refer to a number of geographical featues and one historical event:...
, Cumbria
Cumbria

Cumbria is a non-metropolitan county in the North West England of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, northern England
England

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It was established in 1901 by W. G. Collingwood
W. G. Collingwood

William Gershom Collingwood, was an author, artist, antiquary and was also Professor of Fine Arts at the Reading University. He was born in Liverpool....
, an artist and antiquarian who had worked as secretary to art critic John Ruskin
John Ruskin

John Ruskin was a British art critic and social thought, also remembered as an author, poet and artist. His essays on art and architecture were extremely influential in the Victorian era and Edwardian period eras....
. 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 1.89 square miles ....
 and the Lake District
Lake District

The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes and its mountains , and its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the Lake Poets....
.

The museum is a registered charity in England & Wales, constituted as The Coniston Institute and Ruskin Museum.

collections include material on the copper and slate mines of the region, geology, lace making, farming, and writer Arthur Ransome
Arthur Ransome

Arthur Mitchell Ransome was an England author and journalist.He is best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books....
.

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, Order of the British Empire was a United Kingdom automobile and motorboat racer who broke eight world speed records in the 1950s and 60s....
, 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.






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Ruskin Museum is a small local museum in Coniston
Coniston

Coniston can refer to a number of geographical featues and one historical event:...
, Cumbria
Cumbria

Cumbria is a non-metropolitan county in the North West England of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, northern England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
.

It was established in 1901 by W. G. Collingwood
W. G. Collingwood

William Gershom Collingwood, was an author, artist, antiquary and was also Professor of Fine Arts at the Reading University. He was born in Liverpool....
, an artist and antiquarian who had worked as secretary to art critic John Ruskin
John Ruskin

John Ruskin was a British art critic and social thought, also remembered as an author, poet and artist. His essays on art and architecture were extremely influential in the Victorian era and Edwardian period eras....
. 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 1.89 square miles ....
 and the Lake District
Lake District

The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes and its mountains , and its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the Lake Poets....
.

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 Ransome
Arthur Ransome

Arthur Mitchell Ransome was an England author and journalist.He is best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books....
.

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, Order of the British Empire was a United Kingdom automobile and motorboat racer who broke eight world speed records in the 1950s and 60s....
, 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 hydroplane with which Donald Campbell set seven water speed records. Campbell lost his life in K7 on January 4 1967 whilst undertaking a record attempt on Coniston Water....
 to the Ruskin Museum.

Redevelopment

In the 1980s, the museum was at risk, and a project was launched to secure its long-term future. An £850,000 development scheme (funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, European Regional Development Fund, Foundation for Sport and the Arts, the Rural Development Commission and others) was started, and the restored museum with a new extension re-opened in May 1999.

See also

  • Armitt Library
    Armitt Library

    Armitt Library is an independent library and museum, founded in Ambleside in Cumbria by Mary Louisa Armitt in 1909.In 1997 the library and collections moved to a new building in Ambleside, known as The Armitt....
  • Brantwood
    Brantwood

    Brantwood is a country house in Cumbria, England overlooking Coniston Water . It has been the home of a number of prominent people, including John Ruskin....
  • Ruskin Library
    Ruskin Library

    The Ruskin Library is a library on the campus of Lancaster University which houses material related to the England poet, author and artist John Ruskin....


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